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We were travelling with a caravan of friends and relatives of the 43 students that went missing in south west Mexico in late September.
They have been crossing the country to join mass protests in Mexico City against the government's handling of the investigations.

Travellers and locals shared chants and tears.
"This is the third time we've been stopped today," one of the caravan members told me.
"People just want to join us."
The widespread support each one of the three caravans that are crossing the north, south and west of Mexico has received has taken many by surprise.
The anger of the relatives has not only been directed at the government of President Pena Nieto, but also at the left-wing opposition. No-one in the political establishment has been left unscathed.

Getting aboard the caravan was not straightforward.
After lengthy negotiations, the parents and friends of the 43 students agreed to give us access to their bus.
The bus, one travelling student explained, had become a sort of oasis where the group could rest, reflect and keep to themselves until reaching the next town.
But for Diana Abarca, whose brother Luis Alberto is one of the missing, the caravan means something else.

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The initial look of consternation from those on board slowly changed to relief, and then joy. The roadblock had been set up by locals from a tiny rural village along the way.
They had forced the caravan to a halt because they wanted to express their support to the parents and friends who have been in anguish for almost two months.
The villagers had drawn up their own posters, with photos of those missing. The encounter quickly turned into a march along the road, blocking transit from either side.