Tuxtla, Cuhuare, Chiapa of Roe-deer and St Kitts of the Houses Tomorrow
Receipt in Tuxtla Gutiérrez's airport and I move Cuhuare (30 min.) where we will take boat of engine to visit the impressive Cannon of the Sink (tour of 2 hrs.). Chiapa's continuation of Roe-deer (10 min.) where we visit the Colonial Source, the Church of Santo Domingo.
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Time for food included in typical restaurant and I move to St Kitts of the Houses (1 hr. and 45 min. of movement) housing in the hotel
On the 2nd:
St Kitts, San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan Tomorrow
(Visit of half a day) begins at 9:15 hrs. visit to the community of San Juan Chamula, for visit of the people mas traditionalist in the Mayan World, where we will see his customs and the practice of rituals and own ceremonies of his cosmovisión with mixture of elements of the catholicism, continuation to Zinacantan, place of the murciélagos, Mayan people Tzotzil, visit of families, the Church, I return to St Kitts at 14:00 hrs.
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The rest of the free evening to know the city and personal activities
On the 3rd:
St Kitts, Amatenango Cracked of Draft and Monte Bello's Lagos Tomorrow
At 9:00 hrs. exit towards Amatenango of the Valley (45 min. of distance) Mayan people Tzeltal where we will see the production of the ceramics, visit and continuation towards Waterfalls of Draft (1hr. And 30 min. of distance) and visit of the fall of bigger water of Chiapas's condition, later we will continue Monte Bello's Lagos (1hr. And 20 min. of distance and visit of the lakes of 2 hrs) visit of the Lake of Tziscao, Pojoj, Lake Dream, the Delighted one, 5 lakes and time for free food not included in Comitán's City.
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I return to St Kitts of the houses.
On the 4th:
St Kitts, Ocosingo Cracked of Blue Water, Misol - Has and Fence Tomorrow
At 6:45 hrs. exit towards Ocosingo (2 hrs. of distance) where we stop in a restaurant of the region to take breakfast (not included). Continuation to the Waterfalls of Blue Water, (1 hr. and 30 min. of distance) visit of one hour and a half or two to take a refreshing bath if it is needed and continuation to Misol's Waterfall - Has (1:20 min. of distance and 30 or 40 min. of visit). Arrival to Fence and housing.
On the 5th:
Fence, Villahermosa and City of Origin Tomorrow
He visits to Fence, the city mas big of the Mayan World (3 hrs. of visit) where the architecture and magisterial art is admired of educated more evolved of mesoamérica, with his temple of the inscriptions, the palace, the temple of the foliated cross and of the Sun and many mas, city wherefrom nowadays there are had registered more than 200 Templosuan covered by the jungle, not included food.
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Gone out for Villahermosa, I move to the airport to take flight on returning to the City of Origin.
Sour Cream-Chile Sauce:1 pint sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups Salsa Verde para Enchiladas
1 7 ounce can diced green chiles Enchiladas:
2 bunches green onions, chopped
4 cups Chihuahua or Jack cheese, shredded
18 corn tortillas
2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded or cubed.
1 additional cup of Salsa Verde To make sauce, combine sour cream, chicken soup, Salsa Verde and green chiles in a medium sized bowl and stir well. Set aside.
PROCESS
Heat oil in skillet until a drop of water sizzles when placed in the pan. Fry a tortilla lightly on both sides so it is still pliable. Using tongs, remove it from the pan and drain on paper towels. Lay it inside a 9 x 14 pan. Place a tablespoon of sauce on each dipped tortilla. Top with chicken, cheese and onions. Roll and place seam down in pan.
When all tortillas are filled, mix left over sauce with additional cup of Salsa Verde. Pour over enchiladas. Top with remaining cheese and onions. Bake at 300 degrees for twenty minutes or until cheese is melted.
There is a huge variety of traditional dishes like the "Nopal Toro" in San Cristobal Tepeteopan, by dipping rocks at high temperature and cactus chile stew still raw, to cook, to see the effort and dedication of those who make the call "Pan de Burro "in San Jose Miahuatlán, skill and patience of those who embroider in San Juan Atzingo, popoloca people located in the municipality of San Gabriel Chilac or those who do basketry in San Pablo and Altepexi Tepetzingo definitely admire.
As not to mention the tamales wrapped in oak leaves, the beans are grown and consumed in San Felipe Maderas, the "Tepexilotes" Coming from Tepexilotla roasts, giant ants or "chicatanas" Ajalpan consumed, the worms "Cuchama" and based beverage garambullo of gradient of the exquisite "Colesho" of Zinacatepec, mole Cuayucatepec Miahuateco of the pulque of the mountain, tempesquixtles beans with lamb or leg, used in much of the valley, without neglecting payano or ground beans, ground bean tamales de Santa Maria San Gabriel Chilac ALCO and all delicious dishes!.
It is undisputed that the ancestral "mole-hipped" and barbecued goat are well booked their place in this enormous culinary range, like the waters of various fruits of the season, the incredible atolls canary grass, amaranth, soy, corn dough and brown sugar. Besides, merit sauces made with all kinds of peppers alone or mixed with other produce. No less than a hundred sauces can be seen and tasted during the year when samples are gastronomic among the ingredients to create sauces features a star-flavor tomato sauces and between the "ant"drawn on the board auxiliary Santa Maria COAP.
Toro El Nopal
The "Cactus Toro" has become a typical dish of the popular regional cuisine and is characteristic of San Cristobal Tepeteopan, auxiliary board of the Municipality of Tehuacan. Although its origin is unknown, its history dates back to prehispanic times and was named in reference to that when the bulls are brave, they leak the dribble, then we say that the cactus is brave as a bull.
The ingredients are: Nopales Wild, which some call "quinhuiti", "cuicuite" or "heart" and they reach their maturity between the months of November and December - coastal Chile (for the gravy dry), cinnamon, cumin, cloves, garlic, dried epazote (for sprinkling), chopped onion and stones "blue" or special are enduring the heat of the fire and no thunder. The preparation starts with the collection of cactus and the very stones that once selected, are placed over hot coals to heat up to high temperatures for about an hour or two, while making tortillas by hand to take the heat.
The mixture of wheat flour, shortening, milk, egg, brown sugar and honey, resulting in 78 years ago a nutritious cookie muégano now known as, well as for its taste like friends and strangers and has become Tehuacán typical sweet, building a regional tradition that has been transferred at least four generations.
At first the development of mueganos was 100% manual, albeit with the desire on out and raise production without leaving the original recipe and meet unmet demand, improvements have been implemented aimed wing modernization have innovation in processing and presentation of the items that are characterized by natural ingredients.
The district is common to find people who perform different beverages to accompany their daily diet, the most common are: PULQUE, MEZCAL Garambullo AND LAPO.
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Museum of Mineralogy
This museum was opened on July 31, 1998 and represents a scientist's dream come true and sinking into one of colors and shapes to visit this museum. Its creator, a man of great erudition won the Carnegie Medal awarded by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, discovered two minerals Mexicans and Ojuelaita Malpimita, humanist greatly advanced by the time we opened the door of knowledge and awareness of the raw material and forms around us: the minerals.
Ex Convento de San Francisco
The former convent of San Francisco was built in 1592, before this temple was erected in Calcahualco (Tehuacán old), but twenty years later had to move the current place for a malaria-endemic problem had been sick monks and the plague of ants and rattlesnakes that she could not progress.
Cathedral
On August 21, 1724 during the celebrations to commemorate the 203 years since the fall of Tenochtitlan foundation stone was laid and the efforts of the inhabitants of the city, four years later it was over, its main entrance framed by the towers Renaissance style. More than 130 angels adorn the church. It is located at 1 East and 2nd. of Morelos. Religious building dating from the eighteenth century, dedicated to the Virgen de la Concepción, has characteristics of Baroque architecture, Neoclassical style inside Herreriano.
The Church of Our Lady of Mount Caramel is like the convent, of Mexican baroque architecture typical of the eighteenth century, has one tower and the plant is in the form of a Latin cross, and the cruise is roofed with a dome set on a drum supported by its size windows.
The main hall has a ceiling with a barrel vault supported by arches, its axis has no windows and northern borders with former convent, its body proportions are very massive, denoting an architecture meant to withstand strong earthquakes.
The altar has three niches on the left side the Prophet Elijah, the center found the beautiful image of Our Lady of Mount Caramel and on the right Santa Teresa of Avila, Carmelite religious latter Doctor of the Church.
Tehuacan Valley Museum.
Museum of the National Institute of Anthropology and History occupies a former convent of the Carmen, above which stands the House of Culture and the city library. The showcases exhibits prehispanic sample findings, as vases, plates, beads, grinding stones and remains of human skeletons. Its walls hung maps and sheets that summarize a history of almost ten thousand years. Here we can learn the importance of Coxcatlán Viejo, one of the estates that flourished by the fifteenth century. We can also get an idea of the caves and archaeological sites in the valley, apart from several ruins of pyramids, which are now almost exclusively visited by archaeologists. As the caliper, in the village of the same name in Coxcatlán Sansuantzi, Cuta in Zapotitlan, Tepetiopan near Tepanco, and Tehuacan Viejo just 5 miles from Tehuacan.
Economial municipality's main economic activities are agriculture, livestock, industry, mining, tourism and trade.
[Edit] Agricultural municipality's major crops are corn, alfalfa, wheat, barley and coffee. More recently it has successfully planted sorghum due to high demand in the agricultural sector. Recent controlled investment in agriculture and high technology have made international level.
[Edit] AviculturaTehuacán is one of the poultry producing regions largest and most important in Mexico.
[Edit] Livestock rearing cattle, pigs and goats grazing. Beekeeping has also gained importance, with high quality products for local consumption and for export. Pigs and poultry are two of the strongest pillars of the economy of the region.
[Edit] Industrial Tehuacán industry is relatively diverse: clothing industry, shoe, food and beverages.
[Edit] MineríaLos main deposits in Tehuacan are coal, slate quarries, marble and granite.
[Edit] Tourism
Figure of the God of Water TehuacánHay found in a variety of tourist areas in the region, both natural and cultural. Among its architectural attractions include The Cultural Complex and the Church of El Carmen ", the Cathedral of Tehuacan, San Francisco Church, the Calvary Temple, the church of St. Peter the Apostle (Ácoquiaco), the House of Culture and Tehuacan Valley Museum.
Its natural attractions are the most important sources of Garci Crespo, Peñafiel, Balseca, irrigation and San Lorenzo Zapotitlán Botanic Garden, San Juan Raya and Lagunas de San Bernardino.
An archaeological zone of interest is "La Mesa", in Tehuacan Viejo.
For tourists who like extreme sports, Tehuacán is an excellent area for mountain biking because of its topography. The best-known tracks for this sport are those of the lime and the Quarry. The city has been home to Mountain Bike competitions at the State and Regional.En recent years football has become very popular.
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