Partway up the mountain we came upon the outskirts of a small village. We never learned its name but from Google maps I presume it to be Las Palmas de Arriba.

The locals and their horses were all dressed up and waiting for the archbishop.
The town itself is not in any guide books, a shame since, like most Mexican villages, it is stunningly beautiful.

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