After dinner, we had a little desert and headed to find a mini volcano here in town. We were able to climb down inside to see the center. It was a fun family adventure. Cuexcomate’s name is derived from the Nahuatl term cuezcomatl “a large earthen jar used to store grain”, because of its resemblance… Read More Day 4: A visit to Cuexcomate

After a fantastic night of sleep, we are picking up Mom and heading into Puebla for a dentist appointment to have a cleaning. After the appointment we met up with Lissette and picked up Matty from school.

Our final stop on our way home was to Tlaxcala to see the churches, only to find them closed. We walked around the center of the town and discovered an old Convent, then headed for home and some sleep. The state is named after its capital, Tlaxcala, which was also the name of the Pre-Columbian… Read More Day 3: A night visit to Tlaxcala

The city of Zacapoaxtla is located on a mountainous terrain on the northern part of the state, on the morphological region known as [Sierra Norte] Sierra de Puebla, amidst the [Sierra Madre Oriental. The city is surrounded by three mountains: “Tres cabezas” (Three Heads), “Gran poder de Dios” (Great Power of God) and the “Apaxtepec”,… Read More Day 3: A visit to Zacapoaxtla

Staying busy is something in the DNA of the Mexican people. Between the customers at the waterfalls, they peel fresh coffee beans by hand before they get carried into town to get roasted. Across from out hotel we watched ten guys hand-carry buckets of concrete up three stories nonstop.

After breakfast we took a twenty minute drive through the country to visit some waterfalls in the area. Roads are a little tricky as it hard to find names and determine which was the street goes. With the help of some locals we were able to find the waterfall entrance. We arrived but could not… Read More Day 3: Waterfalls at San Andrés, Tzicuilan

At 8:30 am we received our wake up call by the girls knocking on our door. They gave us a fifteen minute warning that we were leaving for breakfast. Once at the restaurant we had eggs, ham, and blue corn tortillas (yum). After breakfast we walked around downtown before heading to the waterfalls.

After breakfast, we decided to take an three and half hour road trip to visit the historic town of Cuetzalanto to the north. The freeways were great but once we hit the road to take us into town, it was 90 minute of potholes, speed bumps, and all around rough roads. Cuetzalan is located in… Read More Day 2: Off to Cuetzalan

We landed 30 minutes ahead of schedule but had to spend most of the on the tarmac, we were waiting for other planes to clear. Once off the plane, we turned the corner and found a room full of people. At first we thought it was TSA but soon discovered it was Customs. Castor got… Read More Day 1: Going through Customs