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From the Hip: The Church of Santa Maria Tonantzintla, Puebla
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 19 May 2012
On the outskirts of the town of San Pablo Cholula, about 40 minutes from the City of Puebla, lies the Church of Santa Maria Tonantzintla. It is not to be missed and photography is verboten inside.
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Shop Mexico: The Artisan Sisters
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 14 May 2012
Welcome to our new online store — Shop Mexico: The Artisan Sisters. We are sisters in real life, Norma Hawthorne and Barbara Beerstein.
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Puebla is the Perfect Stopover Between Oaxaca and Mexico City
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 21 April 2012
The New York Times just published 36 Hours in Puebla, Mexico by travel writer Freda Moon, who did a similar feature about Oaxaca a few months ago.
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King of Mezcals: El Cortijo’s Pechuga de Pollo
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 18 March 2012
You be the judge! Is Pechuga de Pollo (breast of the chicken) distilled by El Cortijo in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, the best of the best?
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We Are in Tlaxcala Now: Archeology, Volcanoes, Great Food
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 14 March 2012
Who could ask for more? We are in Tlaxcala (Tuh-las-cah-lah), the first city Cortes came to after landing in Veracruz. The oldest churches in the New World are here.
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Magic Pueblo: Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 13 March 2012
Cuetzalan (Kwetz-ah-lahn), designated as a Pueblo Magico, is a mountain town in the Sierra Norte tropical rainforest, three and-a-half hours on the Via Rapido bus and 183 km from the city of Puebla and three hours from Veracruz on the … Continue reading →
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Three Days in Puebla — An Easy Round Trip from Oaxaca
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 8 March 2012
I love to visit Puebla. This Friday I will be making a repeat visit — the second one in two weeks. Puebla has a lot going for it, including a regal cathedral and friendly zocalo.
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Chiles En Nogada: Tasteful Symbol of Mexican Revolution
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 21 September 2011
Read travel/food writer Freda Moon’s sensuous tribute to the sublime red, white and green Chiles en Nogada and you will understand the heart and soul of a nation. Food is a commentary about culture and in this case, gender.
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Oaxaca Art Workshop: Celebrate Carnival with Collage and Shadow Box Sculpture
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 17 August 2011
Oaxaca Art Workshop: Mixed Media Collage + Shadow Box Sculpture–Carnival Celebration, February 18 – 24, 2012 Special Add-on: Puebla–City of Angels, February 24 – 27, 2012 Leave winter behind and come to Oaxaca during Carnival! Make an original piece of … Continue reading →
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Three Days in Puebla, Mexico with Mari Seder
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 17 August 2011
Puebla City of Angels—February 24, 25, 26, 27, $495 per person Either add this on to your Oaxaca art workshop adventure or meet us in Puebla!
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Comida Muy Rica – Puebla, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 21 February 2011
We found ourselves in Puebla during the brief but tasty time of year when a regional dish called chiles en nogada is on offer. In another stroke of luck we got to taste our first bites of this specialty—which consists of a peeled and cooked (and sometimes breaded) mild poblano chile stuffed with ground meat, diced fruit and spices then drenched in a creamy walnut sauce and garnished with pomegranate seeds—at the lauded restaurant at Mesones Sacristia.
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Cultura Muy Rica – Puebla, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 14 February 2011
A rare copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle ( an illustrated world history and one of the first printed books), amazing architecture (if you’re into tile, book your trip NOW), revolutionary history, some outstanding museums PLUS a saint dedicated to drivers and roads! All in Puebla, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let’s get started. Puebla’s wide, relatively traffic-free streets invite strolling. The city was converting even more streets into pedestrian malls when we were there.
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Singing the Praises – Puebla, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 1 October 2010
moe. is a band (and, yes, that’s how the band name is spelled). Their songs are clever and catchy and courageous–much like the five band members themselves. This has made moe. very popular among smart folks who like to dance and smile, like our super friend Jenn Ritchie who is great at both dancing and smiling (among other things). As followers of the Trans-Americas Journey know, we miss the live music scene we left behind when we left NYC in 2006. Out here on the road we get a fix of our favorites by listening to the Jam On channel on XM Satellite Radio.
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Tasting Limited Edition “Vinos Mexico 2010″ – Puebla, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 29 September 2010
Last night we got lucky. After enjoying our very first Chiles en Nogada (a delicious seasonal regional specialty) at his acclaimed hotel and restaurant, Mesón Sacristía de la Compañía, owner and director Leobardo Espinosa invited us to join him at a private tasting of a very special wine. As usual in Mexico, we are so glad we said yes. Less than a year ago Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderón decided it would be a great idea for many of Mexico’s wineries to get together and produce some special blends as commemorative bicentennial wines.
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Getting high outside Mexico City
Blog: Say Yes to Tacos - 3 June 2010
Last weekend, I was the highest I´ve ever been in my life. La Malinche (a.k.a Matlalcuéyetl, Matlalcueitl and Malintzin) is a huge dormant volcano in Puebla and Tlaxacala states...
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The Worlds Largest Pyramid, Cholula
Blog: Travels of Christopher - 26 October 2009
Cholula is a city in the state of Puebla, located about 15km from the previously mentioned Puebla City. Cholula was an important pre columbian city going back as far as the 2nd century BC. The most famous feature in Cholula is the Great Pyramid of Cholola which by volume is the largest pyramid in the [...]
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Puebla
Blog: Travels of Christopher - 19 October 2009
The city of Puebla is located in the state of Puebla and is slightly over 110 kilometres southeast of Mexico City. Puebla was founded on April 16, 1531 and currently has a population of 1,485,941. The metropolitan area of the city extends over 10 municipalities of the state including the city of Cholula. The city [...]
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My travels get a dose of swine flu
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 May 2009
The first I heard of it was on the BBC news website on the saturday I arrived in Guadalajara. By saturday night, it was still something for people in far-off Mexico City to worry about. It wasn´t until sunday that it began to become clear that everyone was taking it very seriously indeed. On the saturday, [...]
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Cinco de Mayo: Not So Big in Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 5 May 2009
We’re in Mexico, a fiesta-happy country, so we presumed Cinco de Mayo would warrant a big blowout celebration that would put the 2 for 1 maragarita specials that US “Mexican” food chains like Chilli’s trot out every May 5 to shame. Turns out, most Mexicans don’t really celebrate Cinco de Mayo. It’s essentially a regional holiday celebrated in the city of Puebla commemorating the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over the better equipped and larger occupying French forces in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
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