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October 19, 2015 Atzompa Day of the Dead Dia De Los Muertos Etla Oaxaca Pan de Muertos Pantheon General What to do Xoxocotlan 13 Comments

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This weekend I visited Tlaxcala, which is the 26th Mexican state I have been to (6 to go to visit them all). I have been weirdly obsessed with Tlaxcala for a few years now. It was here that the Spanish found allies to help them in their bid to ‘overthrow’ the Aztec (Mexica) and its influence on Mexico’s history fascinates me. At this site, called Tecoaque, evidence was found of the sacrifice of Spanish prisoners- they would have been captured in battle and brought here to be killed in offering to the gods. It is said that Hernán Cortes arrived to Tecoaque to find an inscription from a member of his group saying that he had been imprisoned there. This was one of the first circular pyramids that I have seen and evidence shows that it would have had a cone-shaped roof. We visited as the sky was closing in and putting on a dramatic cloud show, flowers were blooming across the grass enjoying the rainy season and the Joshua trees stood proud. It’s a beautiful and fascinating place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . #mexico #mexico🇲🇽 #tlaxcala #tlaxcalamexico #visitmexico #mexico_maravilloso #mexicodesconocido #archeology #mesoamerica #mexica #aztec #pulque #spanishconquest #sitioarcheologico #mexico_magico #historiademexico #travel #travelwriter #mexicospecialist

Last night I saw a forest in Tlaxcala light up with fireflies. It was so magical and the little girl inside me wanted to believe that there were hundreds of fairies going about their magic among the trees. It reminded me of Roald Dahl’s book The BFG and catching sparkling dreams in jars. How amazing nature is and how privileged I was to see this! Of course the photo doesn’t really do it justice, but I’ll never forget what I saw and how it made me feel. . . . . . . . . #mexico #méxico #tlaxcala #mexico_magico #mexico_maravilloso #fireflies #luciernagas #mexicoandando #amorxmexico #travel #travelwriter #pasionxmexico #magic #mexicodesconocido #nature #mextagram #instamex #visitmexico

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