COMMUNITY
RDJ fosters a fun, intimate, and welcoming environment for a binational community gathering by:
limiting participation to 180 people
educational talks in Spanish and English
rides for all abilities
local cuisine, live music, AND bacanora tasting,
bird walks AND habitat tours
fundraising
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
RUTA DEL JEFE TAKES PLACE FROM THURSDAY, March 21 to Sunday 23, 2023
THURSDAY ARRIVALS: 7 A.M., 11 A.M., AND 3 P.M.
Coming from the U.S. On Thursday, March 21, Cuenca Los Ojos will host two convoys to support U.S. citizens crossing the border. The first convoy will depart from the Walmart parking lot in Douglas, AZ, at 11:00 a.m. The second convoy will depart from the Walmart parking lot at 3 p.m.
Coming from Mexico: On Thursday, March 21, a volunteer-led caravan will depart Hermosillo at 7 a.m. Details to be announced.
SUNDAY DEPARTURES: 12 - 2 P.M.
Vehicles with all-wheel drive or 4 x 4 capabilities are required.
FOOD
Agua Prieta-based caterer Tońo Gomez will serve traditional Mexican cuisine with vegan and gluten-free options for family-style breakfasts and dinners throughout the event.
MUSIC
Nalgona Superstar
Cuenca los Ojos Technician, Fernando Sobarzo Robles and his norteño band from Agua Prieta will preform during happy hour on Friday.
El Paso-based DJ, Nalgona Superstar, will be selecting cumbias, quebraditas, reggaetón, dembow, románticas, rancheras, country, and sound baths for us to party to on Saturday night.
Coffee
Café Justo, a grower-owned Coffee Cooperative based in southern Chiapas, Mexico, was formed to address the poverty and migration from Mexico to the U.S.A. and will support your coffee needs at Ruta del Jefe.
Because we know how much Ruta del Jefe participants like their coffee, we’ll also serve café arriero. Café arriero is the traditional way that rancheros in Northern Mexico used to make coffee during their journeys to exchange products, using an enamelware coffee pot and a handmade cotton filter. Also named café de talega, this way of making coffee is a tradition in Sonora. The beans will be roasted on-site during the event to show more of the process.
HAPPY HOUR
Enjoy the opportunity to mingle with participants, speakers, and workshop leaders while enjoying live music and the taste of the local agave spirits, bacanora, and sotol.
CAMPING
Tent and 4x4 vehicle camping will occur in one large communal area shaded by cottonwood and birch trees within Cajón Bonito and at the convergence of Agua Cajon Bonito and Los Barres tributaries.
