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Chapter 5The Herb Manin Guadalajaraaware that they are driving through lava fields and that theroad passes through old, extinct volcanic craters. In Jalaone can ascend to the top of Volcano Ceboruco, which hasinteresting fauna, old steam vents, and lava forms. Furtheralong on Highway 15D we started entering the outskirts ofDriving from Guayabitos to Guadalajara one ascendsfrom the coastal plains of Nayarit following Highway200 and then onto Highway 68, passing the towns of Compostela,San Pedro Lagunillas, and onto Highway 15, whichis the toll road for Guadalajara. As we passed Lagunillas andCerro Grande, I was reminded that this was the site wheremy father and I once observed an unexplained phenomena,which we concluded was a UFO. Interestingly, when Irecounted my UFO experience to a Compostela resident,she confirmed that many people had reported seeing unexplainedflying objects around Cerro Grande. Along Highway15 before the turnoff for the town of Jala one becomesthe town of Tequila and noticed black glass-like reflectionsalong the banks of the freeway, which had been cut throughthe rolling hills. We pulled over and examined these reflections;they were large veins of obsidian. We briefly exploredthe area and picked up several large pieces of this glass-likestone.Our drive into Guadalajara was scenic and pleasantalthough one is always reminded of the perils along theroad—we saw one dead mule and four perished dogs. Fourweeks later when I was returning to the U.S. the dead mulewas still lying by the road.After settling into our lodging near the Plaza de Liberacion,Guadalajara, we immediately set out to explorethe central historic district. Outside the hotel we saw sev-22