Tag: mexico
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The Town of Tihosuco
Iglesia de Divino Niño creates a picturesque setting the instant you enter Tihosuco. This small town is far from holding ‘city’ status, its 10 blocks by 10 blocks at most. The city is fashioned with early 19thcentury structures; some with damage still from the Caste War of 1847, like it was yesterday. Iglesia de […]
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Iglesia de Chichimilá
We ventured into the unknown, leaving the familiar terrain we had traveled many times. With only so many hours of daylight and not knowing the conditions of the roads nor the frequency of or where the bothersome topes would pop up, which half seem to be placed in the middle of nowhere with no rhyme […]
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Route of the Churches
ROADS AND DRIVING As you leave Valladolid, on nicer roads then any in Michigan, the scenery changes, no longer are you in a bustling city but now dense lowland scrub vegetation coats the flat land ahead. The first time my mother came to this part of Mexico she told me she saw why I was so […]
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Valladolid
The city of Valladolid is a wonderful place, filled with architectural splendors streaked with history. We plodded through almost every Colonia (neighborhood) in town, day and night, without a single reason for concern. Just outside el Centro (center of town) are quaint barrios filled with small homes, plazas, churches, mom and pop storefronts, markets and friendly smiles. We […]
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Taqueria Viki
We left Valladolid on Valentine’s Day, which they do not celebrate or at least it was not made very public if they did or perhaps it was foreshadowed by Carnival. On our way out on MX295, following the route of the churches, just at the edge of Valladolid we discovered a divine roadside stand, Taqueria Viky. The […]
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Burning of Juan Carnaval
Ash Wednesday concludes the celebrations of Carnaval in Valladolid. We were eating dinner at Las Campanas when a special gentleman stopped at our table to comment on Adri’s pink hair and how pretty she was. As we were leaving the restaurant we noticed the time, it was 8:30, disappointed we had missed the final festivities […]
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Las Campanas Restaurant
Las Campanas (The Bells) Restaurant sits across from el zocolo in el centro, it is in the center of all the action which is quite visible from some of the tables. Despite its “touristy” spot its food, ambience and clientele are far from it. Las Campanas (The Bells) offers a variety of local Maya cuisine […]
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Cenote Zaci
The Cenote Zaci is centrally located in el centro. A large freshwater sinkhole in the limestone crust of the area allows the, in this case dark navy blue almost black water to fill forming a natural fresh water pool. Along its edge sets a grotto and staircase that allows easy access. Having arrived late in […]
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Convent de San Roque, Museo de Valladolid y Parque Los Heroes
The building and where it stands has a long history with the Spanish Catholics in Valladolid. According to the placard an earlier building once sat on these grounds; Hospital del Santo Nombre de Jesus was built in 1575. In 1634, the current building replaced it, Convent of San Roque, with money donated by a priest. […]
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Iglesia de San Servacio
Iglesia de San Servacio has been a beautiful fixture across from the central plaza’s southern side since 1706. It was ordered built by order of Bishop Don Pedro de los Reyes to replace the 1545 church that had been destroyed in 1705. Still today it has a 19th century clock tower which houses the only public clock in the city. The church is […]