Camino a Ozolotepec
A very scenic road that communicates three towns, Santo Domingo Ozolotepec, San Juan Ozolotepec and San Francisco Ozolotepec, to finally disappearing in a river canyon near San Francisco Ozolotepec. One of the most dangerous area is between Santo Domingo and San Juan, where the roads narrows into the edge of the canyon and mountain, where only one vehicle can barely traverse, another dangerous section are some steep switchbacks near San Francisco where the road goes to the bottom of the canyon.
Even if you feel safer arriving to the towns, not at all, the road still rugged but the difference are some homes and people next to it, having a great risk and danger to overtake or hit people around walking in the narrow dirt streets, even the risk if trucks and cars goes into the town for brake failures, there are dangers from the people itself too. Even add the danger of constant earthquakes, the road can fall apart with mudslides, falling rocks or even a huge fissures in the ground.
Starting from the scenic Oaxaca state route 175 near El Pacifico town, at 2530 masl, in a paved route to San Sebastian Rio Hondo, the road continues up to a elevation of 3030 masl, the road starts to narrow approaching to Santo Domingo Ozolotepec at 2330 and continues descending to the next town, San Juan at 2100 masl, ascend again to a mountain pass of 2780 masl, then descending again to San Francisco Ozolotepec at 1990 masl, the road abruptly ends in the river at 1350 masl, it’s believed it’s under construction to continue at a town called San Felipe Lachilo at 960 masl and then to the coast. Near this road area is located Cerro Nube Flan, Oaxaca's state highest mountain with 3750 masl, nearest access is by Santiago Lapaguia.
Road suggested by: Eblem Torres
Pic: pasadoolvido