"This place was pretty cool" - I adore precision in detail, differentiated expressiveness; it is like listening to some of the old masters of literature, a pleasure for the senses, a gain for the mind.
Hello, Marc and Paulette! This is a truly great video... awesome videography, pleasant humor, and beautiful streetscapes and views. I loved the Paseo las Alamedas and the Museo de Pancho Villa, but Victoria de Durango looks charming everywhere! Inside the Mercado Francisco Palacio Gomez there is a food stand named 'Comedor Las Margaritas' which is the go-to for the other Durango specialty of Tacos de Alacran... scorpion tacos... did you have the courage to try them? The Caldillo Durangueno that Paulette had was Pancho Villa's favorite dish and it's made with a special Chile Pasado which can only be found in the state of Durango. I worked with a woman whose dad was from Durango and she raved about the place. I know it's hot there but didn't know it also gets humid. You may know that SLP and Durango are Tao of David's two favorite cities in MX. Seeing his videos and now yours, I would love to visit Durango! Thanks for the lovely video!
Great video! Durango has long been on my "Gotta see it" list. Thanks for the preview. And, your accompanying music choices were excellent! Really enjoyed it!
Excellent video, gracias. Durango is typically ignored by youtubers. I'm super interested in visiting thanks to you. But I suspect its too hot for me to live there.
Thank you so much for your kind comment Emma. Durango is amazing. So many beautiful parks, building and walkways. It's hotter there than were we live in San Luis Potosi. -Marc
What a beautiful place, and you know what,I live right next to Durango which is Coahuila, but I didn’t know it was that nice,I might end up retiring there.
Well I loved your little town of Durango I think it's pretty cool and that hailstorm was bizarre I found that town pretty interesting I I like some of the things that Paulette liked.
The Durango-Mazatlán highway opened a few years ago and makes it very easy to get between the two cities. There's a spectacular bridge, the Puente Baluarte, that's very popular with photographers. Almost all the tours to Durango from Mazatlán include the wild west town which isn't my cup of tea, so I just hopped a bus and wandered around town on my own for a couple of days when I visited. Did you take a tour there? You said you got there on a bus, but then later said you drove to the other places you visited. Thanks for the video!
Brett, you are a fountain of valuable information. We went to Durango on a bus but not with a tour. We just went out and did stuff at our pace. To get to some of the places we used Uber. -Marc
Nice trip report, I enjoyed it a lot. My wife didn't like it so much but I think it was because of the weather😂 For my part I enjoyed Paseo del Oeste, scorpion tacos, and the mining tunnels.
Those ruins are the old place to melt the metals as Iron and silver . Durango City was established in the 1500’s the so rounding areas in the wilderness is the Sierra Madre occidental with very impressive views , in other words is the continuation of the aRocky Mountains in Mexico
as a kid the place was a fraction of its size now. My father sent plenty of photos of the place, and now i finally get to go, bit different with all the development though was interested to take a horse into town like in the westerns. this was 1980s now its amazing to see. they grew alot in a very short time.
December I have family that lives there. Mezquital specifically and Mazatlán. It was a fraction of what it was, back then. Durango was the place you had to go to do your business, or get supplies and things for the house. roads was very bad you needed a Real 4x4 Truck or a sure footed Mule to get up in those mountains 1980s @@TheTwoTravelersInMexico
Thanks for all the information on Durango. We are planning on driving up there from our home in Mazatlan this summer. Loved the music you added to the video, what is it and how do you not get copyright strikes from google?
Hi Bob, I use Epidemic sound. I did get a copyright claim on this video for the music that was playing during the Indians dancing scene. I didn’t add that music it was playing over the loudspeaker system. I’m contesting it through fair use. So we’ll see how that goes. -Marc
19:50 I knew they would preserve the best for the end - I LOVE to watch when strangers push food into their eating holes, it is such a delicious sight, the climax of civilisation. What is my favorite occupation back home ?
Que padre que visitaron la ciudad mas bonita y limpia de mexico y les falto come gorditas y visitar la sierra con los paisajes mas hetmosos que he visto para la proxima Dios los bendiga
Thanks for your kind comment. You’ve been with us since the beginning then. I do the editing but Paulette gives me suggestions. I use iMovie. I use Keynote and Canva to create my special effects and add-ins. Do you post your videos on TH-cam?
Where did you find the puppy! The old castle you found was much more interesting than the archeological ruins. Oh, you did go to the old west town, cool! That's where Paulette rescued you, okay, good thing you weren't on the ground watching the possible bank robbery, all of that dust! Durango looks like a nice city.
0:46 Ah, she finally made it, but if I had not read the subtitle, I would hardly have understood what she was mumbling when she uttered the name. Reminds me of my student days. I participated in basic course of the russian language, we were an international mixed group of young people. Our lovely teacher asked us to pronounce the word сколько and everybody did, one by one. When it was David`s turn (he was from the States), he refused: "I can`t." "But David, everybody else did it." "No, I can`t." "But how can you know beforehand, when you did not even try?" "My dentist back how in Wyoming told me so." We all burst from laughing, it was so absurd - what a gorgeous language with second sight who knew years before which russian words little David was made to pronounce in the gloomy future !
Im originally from California but I live in Durango if you guys come again ill gladly give you a personal tour and show you a really Mexican experience with our family and the restaurants you guys went to are not that good theirs better
0:32 "This one here is the church, it`s called ... it`s one of the biggest church..." Apparently she was too afraid to pronounce the name - this is even better than the muppet show, let`s see what comes next.
We’ll have to do that next time. We didn’t about the gorditas. Hopefully I’m brave enough to try the scorpion taco Nile the time. Have you tried the scorpion tacos? -Marc
LOS INVITAMOS A QUE CONOZAN LA HERMOSA TIERRA DE DURANGO, DONDE ENCONTRARAS LUGARES TURISTICOS DE MUCHA HISTORIA, TE ESPERAMOS NO TE PIERDAS UNA EXPERIENCIA QUE TE ENCANTARA
Uno de los grandes atractivos de Durango es su diversidad de ecosistemas ya que estamos hablando de un estado grande en el país. Tenemos un poco de selva seca, semidesierto y bosques siendo este último el tipo de biomaa que más predomina a pesar de que muchos crean lo contrario. Durango es frío y calurosos y tiene atardeceres hermosos por ser, en términos generales, el estado con más constantes en su altitud en México. Los invito a que conozcan Mexiquillo y Salto de Agua Llovida (bosques), Mezquital sobre todo los Pigmeos (selva seca) o Nombre de Dios (semidesierto con grandes cantidades de agua).
4:05 Isn`t that shameless - she holds her reduction ticket for hours into the camera instead of remaining silent about it... When I am in countries like these, being a well-off tourist, I always happily pay the full price and I NEVER haggle on the markets or with the street - vendors; there life is surely hard enough.
Is it really so hard to pronounce the simple word "Durango" - "Duerengouh" sounds so weird. And the name of the street is sure enough not "calle constitution", but "calle de la constitución". Why do such people travel if they cannot even get the simplest words in such an easy language like spanish correctly ? Sometimes I wish I could have a look into american schools, but on the other hand the mere thought gives me the creeps.
18:20 "Our thoughts about Pancho"? Well, he was the only foreign soldier (if you want to call that bandit a soldier) ever to set boots on US-soil and this is probably the reason why the USA since then destroy half of the planet (Mexico, Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan, Corea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Grenada, Libia, Syria), proxy war against Russia now in Ukraine, stole Panama from Colombia, toppled governments, supported murderous ones, imposed sanctions on more countries than you can count, runs 800 military outposts around the world and spends more money for the military than the rest of the world combined. Bad, bad Pancho, you should have stayed on the southern side of the border....
"This place was pretty cool" - I adore precision in detail, differentiated expressiveness; it is like listening to some of the old masters of literature, a pleasure for the senses, a gain for the mind.
Durango is very cool. -Marc
Hello, Marc and Paulette! This is a truly great video... awesome videography, pleasant humor, and beautiful streetscapes and views. I loved the Paseo las Alamedas and the Museo de Pancho Villa, but Victoria de Durango looks charming everywhere!
Inside the Mercado Francisco Palacio Gomez there is a food stand named 'Comedor Las Margaritas' which is the go-to for the other Durango specialty of Tacos de Alacran... scorpion tacos... did you have the courage to try them? The Caldillo Durangueno that Paulette had was Pancho Villa's favorite dish and it's made with a special Chile Pasado which can only be found in the state of Durango.
I worked with a woman whose dad was from Durango and she raved about the place. I know it's hot there but didn't know it also gets humid. You may know that SLP and Durango are Tao of David's two favorite cities in MX. Seeing his videos and now yours, I would love to visit Durango! Thanks for the lovely video!
Thank you Maria’s for your kind comment. We did not try the scorpion tacos, maybe next time. It can be a little humid there. -Marc
Great video! Durango has long been on my "Gotta see it" list. Thanks for the preview. And, your accompanying music choices were excellent! Really enjoyed it!
It’s definitely worth checking out Karla. -Marc
First video we've seen from here. Thank you! 😊
We really enjoyed our time in Durango. You should check it out when you get the chance. -Marc
Fantastic video as always!! Beautiful park, artwork and town! Also loving the drones eye view! 👏
Thanks Joe and Britt. Durango was amazing, you should check it out sometime. -Marc
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico Yes! We should! 😀
That's really cool! Two of my younger brothers were born in Durango. I'd love to go back and visit someday.
Hi Saul, Durango is really beautiful, you should check it out some day. -Marc
Hermoso video, lo estamos disfrutando mucho, saludos Marc y Paulette; bonito Durango 😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍👍
Gracias Car. Durango es bonita. -Marc
Excellent video, gracias. Durango is typically ignored by youtubers. I'm super interested in visiting thanks to you. But I suspect its too hot for me to live there.
Thank you so much for your kind comment Emma. Durango is amazing. So many beautiful parks, building and walkways. It's hotter there than were we live in San Luis Potosi. -Marc
What a beautiful place, and you know what,I live right next to Durango which is Coahuila, but I didn’t know it was that nice,I might end up retiring there.
Durango is an amazing and beautiful place. It far exceeded our expectations. Thank you for watching and commenting Robert. -Marc
Waoooo is amazing.
Durango is amazing. Thanks for watching and commenting Juan. -Marc
Well I loved your little town of Durango I think it's pretty cool and that hailstorm was bizarre I found that town pretty interesting I I like some of the things that Paulette liked.
I’m so re you and Paulette like many of the same things. Durango was amazing. -Marc
Thanks for visiting my hometown
Durango is amazing and flying under the tourism radar. -Marc
Beautiful video
Thank you Juan, Durango is a beautiful city. If you haven't been to Durango you should check it out. -Marc
The Durango-Mazatlán highway opened a few years ago and makes it very easy to get between the two cities. There's a spectacular bridge, the Puente Baluarte, that's very popular with photographers. Almost all the tours to Durango from Mazatlán include the wild west town which isn't my cup of tea, so I just hopped a bus and wandered around town on my own for a couple of days when I visited. Did you take a tour there? You said you got there on a bus, but then later said you drove to the other places you visited. Thanks for the video!
Brett, you are a fountain of valuable information. We went to Durango on a bus but not with a tour. We just went out and did stuff at our pace. To get to some of the places we used Uber. -Marc
Nice trip report, I enjoyed it a lot. My wife didn't like it so much but I think it was because of the weather😂
For my part I enjoyed Paseo del Oeste, scorpion tacos, and the mining tunnels.
We couldn’t go into a mining tunnel. Next time we go I’ll try the scorpion tacos. Thanks for watching and commenting John. -Marc
Hey that is my aunts house on the corner of Hidalgo / 5 de Feb on the corner! My uncle was the govenor in the 1950's.
Cool that you got to see your Aunts house in the Video. Have you been to Durango lately? It's beautiful. -Marc
I actually thought this might be a more interesting place than Mazatlan to witness the total solar eclipse next year...
Possibly so. I didn’t even know that was going on next year. -Marc
Mazatlán is fantastic and has the greatest seafood of if you are into food. I’m bummed I didn’t get to stay more time in Durango.
@@arturobuco We've never been to Torreon, i know the Tao of David liked Torreon. -Marc
@@arturobuco do you know the date of the eclipse? -Marc
Durango or Puebla which city is a better place to call home? 😊
I was baptized in that cathedral .. I am from Durango one day I will go back ...
Hi Miguel, Durango was amazing. Unlike any other city we've been to in Mexico. I hope you do make it back there. -Marc
Those ruins are the old place to melt the metals as Iron and silver .
Durango City was established in the 1500’s the so rounding areas in the wilderness is the Sierra Madre occidental with very impressive views , in other words is the continuation of the aRocky Mountains in Mexico
Thank you for the history lesson. Durango is an amazing place. -Marc
as a kid the place was a fraction of its size now. My father sent plenty of photos of the place, and now i finally get to go, bit different with all the development though was interested to take a horse into town like in the westerns. this was 1980s now its amazing to see. they grew alot in a very short time.
Durango is an amazing and beautiful place. When are you going? -Marc
December I have family that lives there. Mezquital specifically and Mazatlán. It was a fraction of what it was, back then. Durango was the place you had to go to do your business, or get supplies and things for the house. roads was very bad you needed a Real 4x4 Truck or a sure footed Mule to get up in those mountains 1980s @@TheTwoTravelersInMexico
Nice I hope you enjoy your time there. -Marc@@yanbaihuzxzxzx
Beautiful video!
Thank you for your kind comment nenaquirte4826. -Marc
Outside of the city of Durango is composed mainly of small to tiny towns with ranchers and cattle deep in the Sierra. Ahí es donde está lo más bonito.
Sí, es hermoso y los alrededores también. Gracias por ver y comentar. -Marc
Tu si sabes..y viendo que eres Gamboa..me cai que nos referimos aya por Tepehuanes. Slds.
@@DOGMAFREE1 Thanks for the comment DOGMAFREE1. -Marc
Another place to visit..
Yes in deed it is beautiful. -Marc
Thanks for all the information on Durango. We are planning on driving up there from our home in Mazatlan this summer. Loved the music you added to the video, what is it and how do you not get copyright strikes from google?
Hi Bob, I use Epidemic sound. I did get a copyright claim on this video for the music that was playing during the Indians dancing scene. I didn’t add that music it was playing over the loudspeaker system. I’m contesting it through fair use. So we’ll see how that goes. -Marc
19:50
I knew they would preserve the best for the end - I LOVE to watch when strangers push food into their eating holes, it is such a delicious sight, the climax of civilisation.
What is my favorite occupation back home ?
Thanks for commenting. -Marc
Que padre que visitaron la ciudad mas bonita y limpia de mexico y les falto come gorditas y visitar la sierra con los paisajes mas hetmosos que he visto para la proxima Dios los bendiga
Hola Veronica, Durango es muy bonito, tenemos las gorditas, estaban buenas. -Marc
Very nice video!
Awe, thank you Leslie. -Marc
I have been following since 2019, your editing is looking great. Which one of you does that? And what software do you use? I use Movavi.
Thanks for your kind comment. You’ve been with us since the beginning then. I do the editing but Paulette gives me suggestions. I use iMovie. I use Keynote and Canva to create my special effects and add-ins. Do you post your videos on TH-cam?
VISIT DURANGO IS BEAUTIFUL
Hi Gabriela, Durango is very beautiful. We really liked Durango. -Marc
Bonito lugar 👍
Durango es muy bonita. -Marc
Where did you find the puppy! The old castle you found was much more interesting than the archeological ruins. Oh, you did go to the old west town, cool! That's where Paulette rescued you, okay, good thing you weren't on the ground watching the possible bank robbery, all of that dust! Durango looks like a nice city.
That dog was the workers pet at the archeological site. Yes Paulette saved me there. It is a beautiful city Cindy. -Marc
I love your Pink Floyd tshirt 😊
Thanks, I’ve been listening to Pink Floyd since Dark side of the moon. All these years and I still don’t know which one is Pink. Lol. -Marc
0:46
Ah, she finally made it, but if I had not read the subtitle, I would hardly have understood what she was mumbling when she uttered the name.
Reminds me of my student days. I participated in basic course of the russian language, we were an international mixed group of young people. Our lovely teacher asked us to pronounce the word сколько and everybody did, one by one. When it was David`s turn (he was from the States), he refused:
"I can`t."
"But David, everybody else did it."
"No, I can`t."
"But how can you know beforehand, when you did not even try?"
"My dentist back how in Wyoming told me so."
We all burst from laughing, it was so absurd - what a gorgeous language with second sight who knew years before which russian words little David was made to pronounce in the gloomy future !
Thanks for your comment. Sometimes it's hard to pronounce things while on camera. -Marc
Im originally from California but I live in Durango if you guys come again ill gladly give you a personal tour and show you a really Mexican experience with our family and the restaurants you guys went to are not that good theirs better
Thank you for the offer Mx-Hiphop. We'll let you when we get back to Durango. -Marc
I am from Durango but I live in San Francisco ca since 1998 And I never went back there again
Durango is a beautiful city. We really enjoyed our time there. I was born in San Francisco. -Marc
Im in TEXAS but Im from Durango, long time no see.
You need to go back. Durango is amazing. -Marc
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico Yes I plan to go this year,, I will not recognize it.
Hi, did you guys go under ground? The tunnels under the main plaza de Armas ?
Hi Claudia, unfortunately those were closed. Have you gone into them? -Marc
Is vin a long time since i haven't went down there
Durango is amazing. You should visit it if you ate near Durango. -Marc
Hi I'm from there
Where are you now. Durango is an amazing city. -Marc
How did you like Durango in relation to other locations?
It’s one of my top 3 or 4 places in Mexico. -Marc
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico can u give me your top 3?
@@24hrstolive27 Other then where we live in San Luis Potosi. 1) Mexico City. 2) Puebla (minus the volcanos, 3) Durango
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico is it cheaper in puebla or durango?
@@24hrstolive27 Durango is cheaper. It's still relatively undiscovered by foreign tourism. -Marc
hola amigos
Hola Wayne. -Marc
0:32 "This one here is the church, it`s called ... it`s one of the biggest church..."
Apparently she was too afraid to pronounce the name - this is even better than the muppet show, let`s see what comes next.
Thanks for the comment. The Muppet show was great. -Marc
You missed the opportunity to try them gorditas. And the scorpion taco.
We’ll have to do that next time. We didn’t about the gorditas. Hopefully I’m brave enough to try the scorpion taco Nile the time. Have you tried the scorpion tacos? -Marc
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico yes i have. Its more just for the experience. But wasn’t bad.
LOS INVITAMOS A QUE CONOZAN LA HERMOSA TIERRA DE DURANGO, DONDE ENCONTRARAS LUGARES TURISTICOS DE MUCHA HISTORIA, TE ESPERAMOS NO TE PIERDAS UNA EXPERIENCIA QUE TE ENCANTARA
Nosotros amamos Durango. gracias por ver y comentar. -Marc
Tarea 2
Si, gracias por ver y comentar Luis. -Marc
Does the city have Uber?
Yes there is Uber in Durango. Thanks for the question.
I would be very uncomfortable with the guns pointed at me loaded or not
Hey Marc, in this case we knew the gun was non operational but i know what you mean. -Marc
It’s not Dureengo , the name is Du ran go
You are correct. -Marc.
Uno de los grandes atractivos de Durango es su diversidad de ecosistemas ya que estamos hablando de un estado grande en el país. Tenemos un poco de selva seca, semidesierto y bosques siendo este último el tipo de biomaa que más predomina a pesar de que muchos crean lo contrario. Durango es frío y calurosos y tiene atardeceres hermosos por ser, en términos generales, el estado con más constantes en su altitud en México.
Los invito a que conozcan Mexiquillo y Salto de Agua Llovida (bosques), Mezquital sobre todo los Pigmeos (selva seca) o Nombre de Dios (semidesierto con grandes cantidades de agua).
Sí, el estado de Durango es asombroso. Tanta diversidad ecológica.. -Marc
I hope it doesn't get taken over by Americans and Europeans and the cost of living goes up ...
Hi Miguel, we hope so too. Durango is so unique. We loved our time there Have you been there?. -Marc
4:05
Isn`t that shameless - she holds her reduction ticket for hours into the camera instead of remaining silent about it...
When I am in countries like these, being a well-off tourist, I always happily pay the full price and I NEVER haggle on the markets or with the street - vendors; there life is surely hard enough.
Holding the discount card in front of the camera for 3 seconds is hardly hours. We are not tourists in Mexico we live here. -Marc
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico you live in Mexico and have such difficulties with the language?
I would die of shame.
@@user-yp2mw2ko9k, we continue to try to improve. -Marc
Is it really so hard to pronounce the simple word "Durango" - "Duerengouh" sounds so weird.
And the name of the street is sure enough not "calle constitution", but "calle de la constitución".
Why do such people travel if they cannot even get the simplest words in such an easy language like spanish correctly ?
Sometimes I wish I could have a look into american schools, but on the other hand the mere thought gives me the creeps.
We pronounced it that way because we were told to pronounce it that way by some Mexican friends. -Marc
great video but that Spanish really hurts my ears 🤦🏻♂
Sorry, we continue to work on our Spanish. Thank you for your comment about our video. -Marc
18:20
"Our thoughts about Pancho"? Well, he was the only foreign soldier (if you want to call that bandit a soldier) ever to set boots on US-soil and this is probably the reason why the USA since then destroy half of the planet (Mexico, Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan, Corea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Grenada, Libia, Syria), proxy war against Russia now in Ukraine, stole Panama from Colombia, toppled governments, supported murderous ones, imposed sanctions on more countries than you can count, runs 800 military outposts around the world and spends more money for the military than the rest of the world combined.
Bad, bad Pancho, you should have stayed on the southern side of the border....
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. -Marc