Couchsurfing.com is a community and website we’ve belonged to a few years. Couchsurfers can seek out each other for a cup of coffee, a party, or a place to sleep for a couple of nights. Last night we met up with our first couchsurfing host here in Queretaro, and what a treat it was! Salvador is a history buff, an all-around interesting guy, and as an added bonus he is an industrial engineer like me. He gave us a tour of a site full of statues at the top of the aqueduct, and a better understanding of the rich history of Mexico.
We started up by the aqueduct at Panteón de los Queretanos Ilustres, a historical site with statues commemorating critical persons in Querétaro’s past.
I love the fact that not all of the statues and paintings were for people who fought wars. Painters and authors and benefactors are worthy of remembrance, too.
Onward to see more sites!
During our tour Salvador treated us to a shot of mezcal at La Selva Taurina, formerly a dive bar but now a bit trendy. The bull heads on the walls are from valiant losers in the local bullfights. (Yes you can still go to bullfights here, if you’re inclined to do that.) The mezcal jar had a dead resident in it. Don’t worry, he’s been there for a long time. Pickled, pretty much.
Salvador is a great guy, and he reminds me so much of a couple of my dear friends from Querétaro who have taken good care of us over these past few years of visits. People who take an interest in outsiders, and reach out to become friends. That’s a part of what I love about this place and its people.