DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, THE: A True Story

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Devil's Highway (Roman Britain), the Roman road from Londinium (London) to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester)

Acclaimed writer Luís Alberto Urrea tells the story of the Wellton 26 (sometimes referred to as the Yuma 14), a group of illegal immigrants, mostly from the impoverished southern Mexican state of Veracruz, who became lost in the treacherous Yuma desert after a series of fatal mistakes made by their smuggler, or pollero, Jesús “Mendez” Lopez Ramos. A neurosurgeon with a passion for literature tragically finds his perfect subject after his diagnosis of terminal lung cancer. Three narratives, one location, combine in a passionate and intimate novel that spans centuries and challenges our dearest assumptions about civilisation. Combining elements of historical and speculative fiction with the narrative drive of pure thriller, The Devil’s Highway is an epic tale of love, loss, fanaticism, heroism and sacrifice.

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Soto adds that you really should plan on taking a minimum of 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of water per day per person and plenty of food, just in case you get stranded out there. Also, two spare tires are better than one. "The refuge is a hard place to get a tow, although you will likely be assisted by law enforcement officers that pass you along the way if necessary," he notes. Cell phone service is nonexistent most of the trip. Rosenblum, Jonathan D. (1998). Copper Crucible (2nded.). Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8554-1. Staff. "Trail of the Ancients". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration . Retrieved November 21, 2007.

Through three intertwined stories set on the Surrey heaths The Devil’s Highway deftly conjures the vertiginous shiver of time passing through place – and raises vital questions about our future.” – Melissa Harrison Before the Mexican–American War, when this area was ceded to the United States, the main trade route through this part of Mexico was the Old Spanish Trail. This trail extended from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles. The trail had multiple routes; however, the main route proceeded north towards Moab, Utah, one of the few places where the Colorado River can be crossed without having to traverse steep cliffs. The modern US491 roughly correlates with the main route of the Old Spanish Trail between Cortez, Colorado and its northern terminus. [18] In New Mexico's motion to renumber the highway, they selected U.S. Route393. Since the route came nowhere near US93, AASHTO instead suggested US491, noting it as a branch of US191 at Monticello, Utah. Although the next three-digit child of US91 would have been U.S. Route291, both the 291 and 391 designations were already in use as state route numbers in at least one of the affected states. [2] At the news that the motion had passed, a New Mexico spokesperson stated, "The devil's out of here, and we say goodbye and good riddance." [28] Referring to the motion passing with a different number from what New Mexico requested, another spokesperson responded, "As long as it's not 666 and it's nothing satanic, that's OK." [2] US666 officially ceased to exist on May 31, 2003, although temporary "New 491– Old666" signs were posted after the change to aid travelers using old maps. [28] Ute Mountain, in southwest Colorado, is the sacred mountain, and namesake of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe The dedication of the "new" highway was postponed until July 30, 2003, to coincide with the start of construction projects to improve safety on the highway. [25] At the dedication George Blue Horse, a Navajo medicine man, performed a ceremony to remove the curse from the highway. In the Navajo language he stated, "The road itself never ends. It goes on generation to generation. The new number is a good one. The new road will be a medicine." [28] Staff. "Highways Data". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012 . Retrieved March 1, 2008.

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a b c d e f g h Linthicum, Leslie (July 31, 2003). "It's Now US491, Not US666". Albuquerque Journal. In ‘Blueface’, an ancient British boy discovers a terrorist plot in which his own family is implicated. In ‘No Man’s Land’, two twenty-first century people – one traumatised by war, another by divorce – clash over the use and meaning of a landscape. Finally, in the futuristic ‘The Heave’ (where language is as degraded as the planet), a gang of feral children struggles to reach safety in a time of war. The New Mexico-Colorado state line is where the highway passes from the Navajo Nation to Ute Mountain Ute tribal lands. The highway passes to the east of the tribe's namesake, Ute Mountain, believed to belong to a great warrior god of the Ute People. [13] US491 proceeds diagonally to the northwest in the extreme southwestern corner of the state. [14] The highway exits tribal lands near Cortez and Mesa Verde National Park. After leaving Cortez, the road gradually rises in elevation while proceeding towards Utah. Here, the route features large pinto bean farming regions including Dove Creek, which bills itself as the "pinto bean capital of the world". [15] Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is located along the ascent, just west of the highway. Along this ascent is an access road for Hovenweep National Monument at the state line. A portion of the road in Colorado has been designated the Trail of the Ancients, a National Scenic Byway, which uses US491 as an access for these parks and monuments in southwest Colorado. [16] Utah [ edit ] If you take the New Mexico route fill your tank in Alpine and in Alma, New Mexico. Gas stations are far and few between. If you take the route from Clifton fill your tank in town. New Mexico New Mexico Three-way

a b c d e f g h i j k Weingroff, Richard F. (June 18, 2003). "US666: Beast of a Highway?". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration . Retrieved November 17, 2007. a b Staff (January 2005). "The Devil's Gone On US491" (PDF). Qué Pasa. New Mexico Department of Transportation: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009 . Retrieved May 15, 2008.At the Yuma Medical Center, the survivors are interrogated by the police. Their accounts are greatly varied and marked by deep confusion, but all identify Mendez as their smuggler. Rita Vargas, the Mexican consul in Calexico, arrives to aid in the investigation and to advocate for both the living and the dead. The survivors realize that telling their stories might enable them to stay in the United States, so they cooperate with the police.

The Roman road ends at the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum near Silchester, the centre for the local Iron Age tribe of the Atrebates. Calleva was a major crossroads. The Devil's Highway connected it with the provincial capital Londinium ( London). From Calleva, this road divided into routes to various other points west, including the road to Aquae Sulis ( Bath); Ermin Way to Glevum ( Gloucester); and the Port Way to Sorviodunum ( Old Sarum near modern Salisbury).

The bridges at Pontes probably crossed Church Island. At Calleva, the road split into three routes continuing west: the Port Way to Sorbiodoni (Old Sarum), Ermin Way to Gloucester (Glevum), and the road to Bath (Aquae Sulis) . Its name probably derives from later ignorance of its origin and history, having been replaced for travellers by other roads nearby such as Nine Mile Ride, which runs parallel to the Roman road about a mile away but at a lower height. Devil’s Highway around London