On the way home from Baja California
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- Created: Monday, 23 November 2015 09:48
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Wednesday 18. We have the horses. Finally we advanced more in the immense territory of the Sierra de la Asamblea.
We rode for more than 4 hours following the dry channel of an ancient river. The route, after an hour's journey in open territory, was increasingly earning between two overhanging cliffs. All around the cactus "Cardon" and shrubs of "mesquite" hindered the march of our horses. After two more hours we reached the confluence with the arrival of la Asamblea, another ghost watercourse.
After another hour horseback, tied the animals for the steepness of the road, we continued on foot for another half hour. Beyond a bend of the river -so to speak because of water not even a shadow- finally we find petroglyphs, perhaps the most spectacular encountered until now. In a small space housed in the bend of the river, along a smooth slab of metamorphic rock, such as on a large blackboard, dozens of etchings and abstract designs, sculpted at the time when here the water flowed perennial and the inhabitants of these places hunted many species of wild animals then represented on cave paintings.
Completed the photographic documentation and acquired gps point we return to the camp, of course, with another 4 hours of horseback, sunburned, tired on shoulders but with great joy for the discovery.
Thursday 19. Always horseback we move on the other side for a couple of hours, in the direction of a large rocky hill formed by huge landslides blocks of granite, where on top may be some evidence of rock art. The climb is not very easy, we had to look for the way inside of the landslide. Sometimes we can proceed quickly, sometimes we found ourselves in front of insurmountable obstacles. Anyway we arrived on top, and even there we found ourselves faced with a site Cochimi testimonies.
Within a large granite boulder excavated from atmospheric agents, such as in a large room, here stand the abstract paintings ocher colored. The place was definitely considered special, because the hill dominates the valley below. It could not be otherwise as it has fascinated us thousands of years after. Only negative note, during the filming of the climb to the site, a gust of wind has precipitated our drone, smashing it on the rocks. Fortunately we were able to put it into operation using spare parts taken from Italy.
Francesco Lo Mastro
In the following days were made other excursions penetrating in areas further south to an area called "the year of Borrero", where it was reported, by the local rancheros, a big cave with cave paintings. Traveling on horseback to get there: 9 hours!
Now Ciccio, Luca and Martino are on their way back. As soon as will return they will tell us even of these last days and finally we will see the photos.
So stay tuned!
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