Ixtapan De La Sal

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Today, if you are traveling in Mexico, between the city of Toluca and the town of Ixtapan de la Sal, there is a lovely highway that makes the journey quick and easy. However, years ago, anyone making that journey was forced to travel along a dangerous and winding mountain road. On one side of the narrow road there was steep vertical rock and on the other side there was a sheer drop.

One evening, many years ago, a bus departed from Ixtapan de la Sal as usual, making the familiar journey to Toluca. It was an overnight trip, so the passengers on the bus took the opportunity to get some much needed sleep.

When the bus reached the base of the mountain, it started the slow climb up the slope without any problems. Most of the passengers had

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