Archive for October, 2009
City of Mexico Teotitlan de Valle
Weaving center, known for bright serapes with idol design. Was capital of the Zapotec during 11th and 12th centuries. Temple and pyramid in honor of Quetzalcoatal are on hill nearby.
City of Mexico Cuautla
It is a highway junction and the heart of a sugarcane and rice-growing dist. Cuautla's hot springs and lovely scenery make it a popular resort and tourist attraction. Historically, Cuautla is famous for the heroic defense made here in 1812 by patriot forces under Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon, who cut through Spanish troops besieging the town. [...]
Mexico State Tabasco
Lying in the southeast of the country, Tabasco lives up to its Nahuatl name: "place where the ground is damp." This is the land of the Ulmecs, "the rubber people." Tabasco borders on Veracruz, Chiapas and Campeche and is washed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its landscape consists of forest, jungle, savannah, mangrove swamp, swamp and coast that [...]
Mexico State Tlaxcala
Small yet attractive state nestling in the center of Mexico and bounded by the states of Mexico, Puebla and Hidalgo. Every inch of its territory is put to good use. It is possible to take in most of the state in a few days, although there will always be something left to discover. Tlaxcala offers nature, history, culture and one of the most [...]
