The Secrets of San Marcos: Petroglyphs, pottery, white-water swimming and more
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- Published on Tuesday, 29 November -0001 17:23
- Written by John Pint
If you search for San Marcos, Jalisco in Google Earth, you will be transported to a small town near the Sayula Salt Flats. This San Marcos is a bit of a curiosity because all the houses there have naturally hot water pouring out of the faucet, thanks to hot springs located under the town. For some reason, GE completely ignores the “other San Marcos,” located along the western border of Jalisco, near Etzatlán. Too bad, because “San Marcos of the West,” if I might call it that, has more than one surprise to offer visitors.
First of all, people have been making pottery here for years and if you ask to see the locally made mugs and bowls, you will probably end up getting a personal tour of someone’s back yard where you can watch every stage of the ceramic-making process from preparing the clay to firing the pieces in a kiln.
A few days ago, I got a phone call from a former resident of San Marcos mentioning petroglyphs and a picturesque river just outside the town. “If you have problems finding them, you might call upon William and Katie Cooke who run a small Casa de Niños there.”
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