On November 14, I spent a long amazing day in the mountains west of Xico, Veracruz, just hiking, enjoying a rare full day of bright sunshine, and feasting my eyes on the beauty of the views. I went by myself this time, and it was wonderful to be alone in such tranquil and visually gorgeous [...]
I was in Xico today and didn’t realize it was a fiesta day until this parade came up the street – they do this kind of thing a lot, at least once a month if not more. I grabbed my camera and took three short videos, all worth watching for a taste of “deep Mexico”. [...]
I arrived in Xico this afternoon (full name: Santa Maria Magdalena de Xicochamalco), and have been wandering around it as if in a dream. It’s a little town, a grid of small hilly streets flanked by multicolored buildings, so beautiful and charming I can’t believe it. The streets are all cobblestone, so traffic is slow [...]