A mountaineering expedition on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl)
Mexico's Highest Volcano (Citlaltepetl)
By Jay Boynton ©2001 Todos Derechos Reservados
PART ONE: ORIGINS
PART TWO: GETTING THERE ...
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On the road to becoming an authentic "poblano"
IF YOU GO
HOTELS
RESTAURANTS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT
Located 60 km southeast of Mexico City about an hour and a half drive up a windin...
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The Aztecs speak - part 3
Quetzalcoatl was coming. Moctezuma had already sent wizards, magicians and seers, to cast spells that would destroy or at least deter the Spaniards from continuing toward his capital. Their failure had...
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A glass garden
There is a sense of permanence in so much change.
"Travel is like peeling an onion, at least one layer will make you cry."
I don't recall who wrote that line, but it holds true. My trek started i...
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Mexicasa : The Enchanting Inns and Haciendas of Mexico by Gina Hyams and Melba Levick (coffee table book)
Gina Hyams and Melba Levick have created a wonderful compilation of photographs of twenty-one of Mexico's most spectacular and beautiful inns and bed and breakfast establishments. This one is a real winner.
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Yohualichan, Puebla
Maseual Siuat Xochitajkitinij, or "Indigenous Women, Weavers of Flower," works toward the revalorization and cultural conservation of traditional handicrafts. It is also promoting equity between men an...
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Temexla
The square five-gallon can with a slow burning fire inside generated enough heat to warm the tortillas and beans. Small containers of salsa, chilis and whatever sat on the ground. The half dozen or so ...
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Puebla And Then South
Puebla and then South
From Cholula we are in the city of Puebla in a matter of minutes. Though Puebla is a city of maybe 1.5 million people, it is not a city of tall buildings of steel and gla...
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Part Five Of The Central High Plains, Cholula
On a huge hill, covered with weeds, small trees and debris, was built a church overlooking the city, the Sanctuary de los Remedies. It is a beautiful site, with the towered church silhouetted against t...
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Talavera - Mexico's earthly legacy from the City Of Angels
There is no more glorious an experience or heightening of the senses than to walk through Puebla's exquisitely beautiful downtown on a sun drenched afternoon. Every building is a work of art. And every...
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Did You Know? Most "bark paper" comes from wild fig trees
Besides being used as a kind of rough paper for records and correspondence, amate was also cut into human or animal forms as part of witchcraft rituals after which it would be buried in front of the pe...
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Mexico's Danza de los Voladores - a photo-essay
One of the most spectacular dances in the country — la Danza de Los Voladores, literally the Dance of the Flyers — involves only five participants.In the old days, they first had to find a suitable...
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Did you know? The first Archbishop of Oaxaca: a miraculous birth and re-birth
In 1887, Eulogio Gregorio Clemente Gillow y Zavalza (1841-1922) was appointed Bishop of Antequera (Oaxaca). Four years later, he became the first Archbishop of Antequera. Named after a town in Spain, A...
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Did You Know? Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in USA than Mexico
Of the many battles fought on Mexican soil in the nineteenth century, only one— the Battle of Puebla, fought on May 5, 1862— has given rise to a Mexican national holiday.
Why this one? The main re...
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Did You Know? Quetzal Dancers in Puebla, Mexico
The Quetzal Dance is one of the most colorful folkloric dances anywhere in the country. It is also thought to be one of the most ancient. Both the dance and the spectacular headdresses worn b...
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Did you know? A village named "Honey"
Believe it or not, there is a village in Mexico with the unlikely name of Honey.
Honey. This hardly sounds like a Mexican word and certainly lacks any Nahuatl or Spanish roots. Yet, in the state of Pu...
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Did you know? The world's smallest volcano is in Puebla, Mexico
The Cuexcomate volcano, in a suburb of the city of Puebla, is generally considered to be the world's smallest volcano.
The world's smallest volcano
Weighing in at an estimated 40 metric tons, i...
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The Classic Period (300-900 AD) Part 2: Cholula
The most important center of the Mexican highlands after the fall of Teotihuacan was Cholula, near the twin volcanic peaks Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl and the city of Puebla. The Great Pyramid there,...
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Fresh corn pozole from southern Puebla: Elopozole de Tierra Caliente
In the northern and central parts of the state, southern Puebla is called " tierra caliente"- hot land - although it can get chilly in winter, especially in the mountains. Most pozole is made with ho...
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Garlic Soup from San Gabriel Chilac: Sopa De Ajo
San Gabriel Chilac, the southern Puebla town known for hand-embroidered blouses and dresses, is a garlic-growing region providing this indispensable culinary ingredient to much of the area, where this ...
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