"The Bonfire"
On the road from Puerto Vallarta to New York. This desolate stretch is between Zacatecas and Saltillo. It is a high plain dessert. It is green ths time of year (August) because of the seasonal rains, but is otherwise dry. There are no rivers, lakes or other sources of water. When you look at this picture imagine nothing around it for miles. Nothing but scrub brush and yucca trees. I'm not sure that is their proper name, but they are not more than 20 feet tall, most being about 10 feet tall and have beautiful white flowers this time of year.
We stopped here for some lunch and they gave a us a limited choice: all meats. We chose borrego: goat and were brought 2 legs of goat about twice the length of the plates they were served on with a few very greasy french fries on top. We looked at this and had the same thought: "I don't think I can do this". We had a few bites, but had it wrapped up to go as our dog Sugar thought it was great. She finished up the last of it that evening. We stopped in Saltillo at a McDonalds.
In the end, La Fogata is best fo gotten.
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