Puebla

Visiting Cholula’s Traditional Trueque Trade

September 12, 2018

Bartering beats cash at Cholula’s annual cultural festival.

Ahuacatlan: The Hidden Gem of Puebla’s Sierra Norte

Ahuacatlan is an unassuming Mexican village with one of the best weekly festivals in the north of Puebla state.

Visiting a British Castle … in Rural Mexico

The Ex-Hacienda de Chautla makes for a fun, low key excursion from Puebla.

Voladores Take to the Skies in Cuetzalan, Mexico

January 11, 2017

"The hardest thing is the fear."

Paso de Cortes: The Wilderness Escape Minutes From Mexico City

December 5, 2016

Paso de Cortes is the stuff of legend, and an easy weekend escape from Mexico City.

Cult, Social Experiment or Unorthodox Art Project: Who Is Santonatron?

September 28, 2016

Is Mexico’s latest folk saint a cult, a call to arms for struggling artists, or something entirely different?

Trolling Mexico’s Anti-LGBTI Protest Was Just As Fun As You’d Expect

September 10, 2016

I’ve seen some pretty inspiring political protests in my time. This was not one of them.

Exploring Mexico’s Pueblos Magicos: Zacatlan

In the far north of Puebla state, Zacatlan offers visitors some epic cider, weird rocks and a big funky clock. What more can you want in life?

Climbing the World’s Smallest Volcano

Finally, a volcano almost anyone can climb!

Mexico’s Teacher Protests Spread Northward

Protests against the Mexican government's controversial education reforms have now spread northward to the central city of Puebla, where teachers have decried police crackdowns on demonstrations in the nation's south.

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