Real de Catorce - Incredible Journey into the heart of Mexico ( Pictures ) - GoFuckYourself.com

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:17 PM

The history of Catorce is an old one as you may have guessed and it is more interesting as one goes back in time... and also more difficult to know how Catorce was before the arrival of hispanic people.

History starts few years before the year 1638. We have no precise information about Real de Catorce before that year. But since it is well known that it was then when the town was officially declared a "Real" settlement, we can bet it was founded years before as a minor town. How long before 1638 we don't know. The region was being conquered by the spaniards in ways well known to humanity since very old times and up to this day,

Tribes known as chichimecas were the ones that occupied this land. But chichimecas is in reality the name central nahuas, namely aztecs, used to call the nahua and non-nahua tribes to the north. It is known that Comanches have raid more than once Catorce country, and at least once the Real de Catorce itself. One of the last raids came in 1744: Real de Catorce was set in fire and all papers of the first century of its history were reduced to plain ash. So, nobody knows for sure the details of this first period, unless the good god cares about till today. In 1772 -or around- the major mines were discovered and it became one of the more prosperous minning town of the americas. A history of wealth and also a history of up and downs developed continuously until now. At about the middle of the last century Real de Catorce was still in its "golden" age, although I must say its "silvery" age because it was mainly silver what was coming out of the earth here -the gold came mainly from Concepción del Oro in the neighboring state of Zacatecas. At around year 1888 the main plaza was remodeled, the streets repaired, and the town looks today quite the way it looked then, and not better. It was few years later, at the turn of the century, when the Tunnel was finished as the main way-in and out of town. The church and the biggest buildings are a century older than that... And by the begining of this century when every body thought that wealth were going to last forever, it then came the mexican revolution and the wealthy people ran out of here. The town entered its period of abandonement that lasted until our days. At the beggining of the last century there were about 15,000 people living here -and hardly more than that at any given time of its history- and all of a sudden only two or three hundred remained.

Today there are probably not more than 200 people living here. The present period of revival the town is enjoying started very slowly during de seventies of last century. The main attraction being its condition of nearly a ghost town. It never was a ghost town though. And now certainly it is far from that eerie existence, it is far from being a noisy town as well. It is just a very pleasant and quiet place to live if you like spartaan ways. Being a touristic and pilgrimage place around the year, the floating population is certainly part of it. Some people lives here year 'round while others are real regulars over the long run.

Sly_RJ · 03-20-2004, 10:19 PM

I bet you guys are having a blast down there. Looks fun!

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:19 PM

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:20 PM

Basic information:

9,000 ft. high, with peaks over 10,000 ft.
Climate: rather dry, or very dry (even coming from Sonora, you may find Catorce area very dry..). There is rain, mainly at the beginning and xxx end of summer. There are frequent rains in Spring and occasionally in Winter.
Catorce is located few miles north of the Tropic of Cancer.

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:21 PM

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:22 PM

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:23 PM

Rico · 03-20-2004, 10:27 PM

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I bet you guys are having a blast down there. Looks fun!

Ya know it!

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:28 PM

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:29 PM

Rico · 03-20-2004, 10:29 PM

dav555add · 03-20-2004, 10:29 PM

Damn !!!
Great Pictures

Seems like you're having lotsa fun

Any good looking women in that little village though

Rico · 03-20-2004, 10:30 PM

Dugmor · 03-20-2004, 10:31 PM

We are having a blast................. they phones here sucks ass.............. but we can get a 56k connection !

DeanCapture · 03-20-2004, 10:58 PM

Great pics Dugmar - thanks for sharing

hottoddy · 03-20-2004, 11:05 PM

Sweet. That's where they filmed a lot of "The Mexican" with Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

El Camino ...

Dugmor · 03-21-2004, 03:17 AM

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Originally posted by hottoddy
Sweet. That's where they filmed a lot of "The Mexican" with Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

El Camino ...

The sad thing is they flimed a lot ..................... but never shown everything in the movie !

Dugmor · 03-21-2004, 03:18 AM

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Originally posted by DeanCapture
Great pics Dugmar - thanks for sharing

Amazing experience !

CumSensei · 03-21-2004, 03:25 AM

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Originally posted by Dugmor

Damn thats one fat ass man!!!

DarkJedi · 03-21-2004, 03:29 AM

Very interesting pics.
Thanks for the info

JFK · 03-21-2004, 03:30 AM

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Originally posted by Dugmor

Amazing experience !

Enjoy man , and keep the furry side up

Love the pics

Trax · 03-21-2004, 03:33 AM

nice pics

BiggleJones · 03-21-2004, 03:35 AM

You guys have been posting great pics. Keep up the adventures...livin' life like it should be. Congrats.

Dugmor · 03-21-2004, 04:12 AM

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Originally posted by BiggleJones
You guys have been posting great pics. Keep up the adventures...livin' life like it should be. Congrats.

Just keepin in real in the field !

03-21-2004, 04:48 AM

Nice pics

Lykos · 03-21-2004, 05:05 AM

Hahaha,interesting

Ross · 03-21-2004, 05:07 AM

Great pics man, looks like an adventure!!!

sexsup · 03-21-2004, 05:36 AM

Quite place it seems, it could be good for an alternative vacation, nice!

ozmatt · 03-21-2004, 05:47 AM

looks like an interesting place, so different to anywhere i have been. What are the locals like? friendly?

Firehorse · 03-21-2004, 05:51 AM

Great pics Dugmor, keep having fun!

Trippekdick · 03-21-2004, 07:05 AM

nice pics

TheMob · 03-21-2004, 07:09 AM

great pics!

Jer · 03-21-2004, 07:21 AM

Damn nice pictures!

goth · 03-21-2004, 07:27 AM

Great pics!

Brujah · 03-21-2004, 07:36 AM

beware the vampires down there

TweetyBird · 03-21-2004, 07:38 AM

nice pics

Dugmor · 03-21-2004, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by ozmatt
looks like an interesting place, so different to anywhere i have been. What are the locals like? friendly?

There are not many locals............but they are VERY VERY nice..............more than helpful.

SL|M! · 03-21-2004, 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by ravinwall

That is sooooo wrong!

johnbosh · 03-21-2004, 02:46 PM

nicee

Dugmor · 03-21-2004, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by ozmatt
looks like an interesting place, so different to anywhere i have been. What are the locals like? friendly?

There are not many locals............but they are VERY VERY nice..............more than helpful.

Indeed · 03-21-2004, 03:08 PM

nice looking pics

biglou · 03-21-2004, 03:13 PM

I still waiting for pics from the Titty Twister, with psycho Mexican vampires,

Dugmor · 03-30-2004, 12:49 AM

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Originally posted by SL|M!

That is sooooo wrong!

I agree............. the photographer should learn to frame the shot.......... he totally missed the jesus and the cross......... I was too scared to lay on it agian !

pimplink · 03-30-2004, 12:57 AM

What an incredible journey......
cool pics!

foolio · 03-30-2004, 01:02 AM

damm, those pics make me wanna go there!

stephanie m. · 03-30-2004, 01:05 AM

great pics

SleazyDream · 03-30-2004, 01:07 AM

awesome pics man - i sooo envy you - that's an incredible journey!

Dugmor · 03-30-2004, 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by SleazyDream
awesome pics man - i sooo envy you - that's an incredible journey!

I am going back for sure.............maybe organize a webmaster tour !

eiht_98 · 03-30-2004, 02:45 AM

great pics

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Dugmor The Traffic Cowboy Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BP4L - Vice Prez Posts: 7,596	Real de Catorce - Incredible Journey into the heart of Mexico ( Pictures ) The history of Catorce is an old one as you may have guessed and it is more interesting as one goes back in time... and also more difficult to know how Catorce was before the arrival of hispanic people. History starts few years before the year 1638. We have no precise information about Real de Catorce before that year. But since it is well known that it was then when the town was officially declared a "Real" settlement, we can bet it was founded years before as a minor town. How long before 1638 we don't know. The region was being conquered by the spaniards in ways well known to humanity since very old times and up to this day, Tribes known as chichimecas were the ones that occupied this land. But chichimecas is in reality the name central nahuas, namely aztecs, used to call the nahua and non-nahua tribes to the north. It is known that Comanches have raid more than once Catorce country, and at least once the Real de Catorce itself. One of the last raids came in 1744: Real de Catorce was set in fire and all papers of the first century of its history were reduced to plain ash. So, nobody knows for sure the details of this first period, unless the good god cares about till today. In 1772 -or around- the major mines were discovered and it became one of the more prosperous minning town of the americas. A history of wealth and also a history of up and downs developed continuously until now. At about the middle of the last century Real de Catorce was still in its "golden" age, although I must say its "silvery" age because it was mainly silver what was coming out of the earth here -the gold came mainly from Concepción del Oro in the neighboring state of Zacatecas. At around year 1888 the main plaza was remodeled, the streets repaired, and the town looks today quite the way it looked then, and not better. It was few years later, at the turn of the century, when the Tunnel was finished as the main way-in and out of town. The church and the biggest buildings are a century older than that... And by the begining of this century when every body thought that wealth were going to last forever, it then came the mexican revolution and the wealthy people ran out of here. The town entered its period of abandonement that lasted until our days. At the beggining of the last century there were about 15,000 people living here -and hardly more than that at any given time of its history- and all of a sudden only two or three hundred remained. Today there are probably not more than 200 people living here. The present period of revival the town is enjoying started very slowly during de seventies of last century. The main attraction being its condition of nearly a ghost town. It never was a ghost town though. And now certainly it is far from that eerie existence, it is far from being a noisy town as well. It is just a very pleasant and quiet place to live if you like spartaan ways. Being a touristic and pilgrimage place around the year, the floating population is certainly part of it. Some people lives here year 'round while others are real regulars over the long run. __________________ JesusEmpire - The Most Trusted Mobile Marketing Service SMS Verification codes for 345 websites including: Tinder - Bumble - Twitter - TikTok - Instagram - Facebook

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