Aztec Trek Part 7 – Oaxaca Mole Puebla and Oaxaca – December 2024 Overlooked by the snow-capped Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico and highest volcano in North America, the pretty town of Puebla was our next overnight stop. Famous for its baroque buildings, colourful Talavera tiles and yet another stunning cathedral. Getting …
Aztec Trek Part 6 – Port…and Pepper! Veracruz and Xalapa, December 2024 For over 400 years Veracruz (or Heroica Veracruz to give it its full name) was Mexico’s gateway to the outside world, and its oldest European-founded city. Taking a quick stopover back in the trendy Roma neighbourhood of Mexico City, we had chosen to …
Aztec Trek – Part 5 – On a Wing and a Prayer Morelia, Michaocan, November 2024 Much like ourselves, the Monarch butterfly migrates each winter in search of warmer climes. Every year millions of butterflies fly some 3,000 miles from Canada and the US to overwinter in the hills of Michoacán state in central Mexico, …
