Mule's Dam

During some parts of the year, the desert welcomes the only thing that can transform it from one day to the next, water.

The place we currently call "Presa de la Mula" (Mule's dam) used to be important for thousands of years prior to the arrival of europeans, tlaxcaltecans and mestizos from central México. In this area filled with petroglyphs, one stands out amongst them.

A big monolith showing 207 lines inside a grid of 24 cells. Citing the anthropologist William Breen Murray; "the count in the rock relates to the gestation period, but it also takes into account the possibility of an eclipse during the mating season, considering that this could affect the newborn deer".