In Mexico, during the end of October and beginning of November, is a unique celebration of the ancestors, a celebration going way back to pre hispanic days, called Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. We've been to Mexico before for this great fiesta, to Patzcuaro in 2003 and Oaxaca in 2007, but we've never been to the state of Puebla, which is where we are going now.
Although the city of Puebla is the fifth largest in Mexico, few Americans go here, preferring of course to go to the beach resorts. But Puebla is an amazing place, with wonderful traditions, colorful fiestas and delicious cuisine. This is where mole comes from, in fact the most popular mole in Mexico is called mole poblano after this fair city. There are more unusual things eaten here, such as chapulines (grasshoppers) and escamole (ant eggs).
During this adventure, we will be visiting some mountain villages with ancient ruins, watch men called Voladores who are suspended 100 feet in the air by their feet and twirl around a pole, visit one of the most active volcanoes in the world, go to a month long fiesta in the city of Tlaxcala, go to local homes to see offrendas (alters that people build to celebrate their ancestors) and who knows what else. So come on along and join us as Amy and I continue our search for the unique, bizarre and fun!
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