Did you know? Even "microwaves" are signposted along Mexico's
roads One of Mexico's best kept travel secrets for people
driving their own vehicle is the multitude of road signs all
beginning with the word "microondas" (literally “microwaves”).
Even visitors with good Spanish and a bilingual dictionary in
their glove compartment may puzzle over the meaning of this
frequently occurring sign, which invariably seems to lead onto a
cobblestone track leading, so far as one can see, absolutely
nowhere! There is no distant churchtower, no sign of habitation,
but just a radio mast on the distant skyline. And that (rather
than microwave ovens) is precisely what the sign refers to: a
short-wave communications post! One of the numerous benefits for
the road traveler is that virtually any microondas station
offers a short, usually interesting side-trip, ideal for a brief
respite from the demands of high speed highway driving. The well
maintained, cobblestoned tracks that provide access to the
communications towers serve n