A fellow writer here in our city of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, told me that the sure sign of civilization of a city, anywhere, must be in its abundance of parks, benches in the parks, and to what extent they do maintenance in the park.
I thought about this conversation I had with the writing of my friend when I was Principal at El Jardin in the Mexican city of very small, Jerez, Zacatecas.
Located seven miles northwest of the capital, Zacatecas, will find this rich agricultural region and cattle nestled in a valley mega-production of a very mild climate, the pleasant life for residents and tourists. Indeed, while there, we experienced temperatures of about ten degrees warmer than the highest amount in the capital, Zacatecas.
To arrive at Jerez, Zacatecas, use Highway 54 to Guadalajara, but take the exit leading to the city Malpaso. Or the city of Guanajuato, our place of departure to Jerez, Primera Plus you Leon for $ 33.00 pesos. De Leon in Zacatecas, take line NPE for $ 205.00 pesos. Then comes a time in Zacatecas the bus station, take bus second-class at Jerez, Travel and hours for $ 30.00 pesos.
Compared to many places we have visited and lived in Mexico, Jerez was surprisingly clean, easy to navigate on foot or by taxi, and lends itself naturally quiet. We stayed with a friend and I slept without the need for white noise machine we use in Guanajuato, where the noise factor by tourists and even the future expatriates grotesquely underestimated.
It was in the ultra-quiet main garden where I was enjoying the peaceful solitude that is so rarely found in Mexican cities.
Main size garden park was filled with more white-painted benches per square mile than any other park that I visited in Mexico. They were all meters or if the majestic winged lion legs of roses and dots banking landscape of the park.
Filled with roses, shrubs carved statue of two busts Candelario Huizar (musician) & Lopez Velarde (poet), was Rose Castilla which attracted my attention. There were roses of red, yellow, orange, apricot, white, pink and black. And if not, the park also sports lush orange fruit, which tempted me to participate. I do not know.
The fountains flowed the air purifiers and water to my surprise there was not a piece of garbage in the water or anywhere else. This lack of waste, or the immaculate cleanliness is always a shock. I am accustomed to hordes of garbage left in challenging shows I’ve been to other Mexican cities.
Founded in the second half of the sixteenth century Andalusian families, the traditions of the city offer the largest and the construction of a foretaste of the Iberian Peninsula, a fact which must be considered in addition to visiting the parks Jerez.
What we do not see in our three-day trip to Jerez fill the pages of another story: The Sanctuary of Solitude, Hinojosa Theater (we tried to see, has closed its doors), Parroquia de la Inmaculada, Rafael Paez Garden, Room Plaza Tacuba and pigeons House Museum Ramón López Velarde, Panteon de Dolores, and many more.
I would like to caution you would at least weeks to see what this town has half past eight mile tourism.
If you are in Jerez, take the time to practice civility, time to sit in parks and listen to the sound of rushing water fountains, and the smell of roses.
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