Poblano Repeat: Tecali and Cantona

The weekend of the 24th was spent revisiting a couple places around Puebla: The ex-convent in Tecali and the ruins at Cantona. Both have been on the blog before, but as a quick refresher, the ex-convent is just that, an old convent that now has no roof, but you can wander around what is left of the structure. Cantona is a fairly newly discovered set of ruins that has only been open to the public for about 15 years and is actually the largest (in terms of sq km) set of ruins in all of Mexico, stretching over 12 sq km.

TECALI

CANTONA

Pico de Orizaba (in the above photo) is the largest peak in Mexico, and can be seen from Cantona on a clear day.

Revisiting the baby doctor and Tecali

Janet made the trek to Puebla again this weekend (thank you!) and so Sunday we ended up back in Tepeaca (home of the baby doctor) and Tecali (home of a roofless ex convent). Luckily unlike the last visit to Tecali, the weather was georgous and sunny. So here are a few picts from the weekend.

Pueblitos en Puebla y más de Tlaxcala

On Saturday I went to two small towns south of Puebla, Tepeaca and Tecali de Herrera. The first town, Tepeace, evidently is known for Santo Niño Jesús Doctor de los Enfermos (child doctor) and its image is all other town on bracelets, cards, framed pictures, tee shirts….. We even got to see the real doll in the town’s church. And here is the baby doctor…..
The next town, Tecali de Herrera, had an interesting ex-convent that is now missing its roof, making it kinda like catholic ruins. So you can walk into the “cathedral”, but there’s green grass at your feet and the sky (and rain) above your head.

Sunday I made a return trip to Tlaxcala (state just north of Puebla) and here’s a couple pictures of the bull fighting stadium and some other things around town.