MEXICAN GIRLS ON FOUR-WHEELERSI Love Going Home
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BERNARDO LOYOLA
My mom was born in a small town in western Mexico called Cotija, Michoacán. Although few people know about it, everyone owes this town a debt for giving the world the delicious Cotija cheese, some chubby Catholic saint, and one of Mexico’s most infamous pedophiles, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ and John Paul II’s protégé, Marcial Maciel.
For 11 months out of the year, Cotija, like most small burgs in Mexico, is a ghost town. All you see are old people and children because everyone else—all the young guys and most of the girls—is working in the US, mostly as grape pickers in the Napa Valley. But every December, the town changes completely when all the people come back from “the other side” and the population temporarily triples. Suddenly, the church has to extend its hours because there are weddings every hour. The priests have to marry more than one couple at a time. The bars overflow and the main square is packed. Although this happens all over Mexico, Cotijences have their own unique way of saying, “I crossed the border and I made it,” and that is by driving huge ATVs. This year’s most fashionable rides are the Yamaha Grizzly 660 4x4 and the Polaris Sportsman 500. These things are fucking huge and beautiful, and they look even better when las chicas guapas of my mom’s hometown are riding them around the main square, all made up in their tank tops and tight jeans.
 Anonymous, on Oct 25, 2009 wrote:
Mr. Loyola,I am from California and my parents are from Cotija. There is more history than what you have told. Please come again in Dec. and meet with me and I will show you the real beauty of COTIJA! Meet me at the Plaza and I will show you, what your blind eyes failed to see. Ask for the Oseguera’s! | | Anonymous, on Mar 2, 2009 wrote:
wow racist aszz; whities. | | Anonymous, on Mar 2, 2009 wrote:
where do you put your groceries? | | Anonymous, on Feb 26, 2009 wrote:
The top left one is banging. Pink top with overall shorts and tights underneath? Wow. Not to mention the Palin specs. | | Anonymous, on Feb 25, 2009 wrote:
I was gona hate on these bitches but id like a little piece of that ass. | | Anonymous, on Feb 23, 2009 wrote:
It’s like Desperate Housewives with a jalepéno twist. | | Anonymous, on Feb 23, 2009 wrote:
hey, as long as you can drive better than old black women, knock yourself out. | | Anonymous, on Feb 19, 2009 wrote:
It’s interesting that a town known for it’s cheese is now being recognized for a cheesy fad. Do the Mestizos have a connection with wine production? I ask because Cotija is pretty far south in Mexico, and it seems rather odd that most of the population would leave for 11 months of the year to work in California. I know many migrant and seasonal workers cross the border, but find it’s impossible for this percentage to be average over the Mexican states. | | Anonymous, on Feb 19, 2009 wrote:
that part of michoacan (not necesarily the every little town) is super dangerous now. a thousand plus murders in michoacan last year. With that said girly on the top left would catch a flying burrito | |
| duck duck goose, on Feb 19, 2009 wrote:
there aren’t many opportunities for plush seat covers, but when you have the wind and the odor of donkey shit rushing through your hair, it’s easy to forget about piddling things like that. | | Anonymous, on Feb 19, 2009 wrote:
ohhh shit granny!! | | Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
How adorable is top left? I bet she giggles when she revs that hog.
If by adorable, you mean a Mexican Sarah Palin with neither her tits nor her psychosis, then yes. | | Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
How adorable is top left? I bet she giggles when she revs that hog. | | Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
In San Miguel de Allende its like that all year. Rich fresa bitches from Mexico City riding around all day long. | | Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
and they say mexicans have no class or taste! | | Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
i wish i knew a minuteman to show this to | | Anonymous, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
the first one goes way fast because of those sweet air vents in the front. | |
| MotaMan, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
Riding on stolen (from USA) ATVs | | |
| MotaMan, on Feb 18, 2009 wrote:
The Women of drug dealers | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
that’s the whole article? weak sauce, Vice.
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| superfunk, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
Nothing like riding the good old dirt road. | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
That’s so cool! | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
one on the bottom left is deeelicious | |
| bum tickler, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
this must make for some interesting homecoming parades. | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
This is great but I’d love to see the old grandma’s in on the ride. Old women in their nighties with doilies as seat cushions driving down the streets. Amazing. | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
In related news, the sale of miniskirts is down in Cotija. | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
how long until the flagpoles and 20" rims are added? | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
Bottom right opted out of the daytime-running lights. You can’t put a price on your safety, ladies! | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
the only downside is there’s no rearview mirror to hang fringe from. | | Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2009 wrote:
look at the envy in that mother’s eyes. she only has a bigfoot powerwheel and can only get to the end of the block before that sucker needs a charge. | | | Next 30 comments > |
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