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Texolo Cascada

silversard — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:44:43 +0000

In February 2008, we made a trip to Xico near Xalapa to see the waterfall used as a backdrop in the film “Romancing the Stone.” While the waterfall was impressive, we also found a second waterfall nearby to also be interesting. Anyone visiting the area should check out both of them. Our traveling campanion, Marie, wrote a nice article about our day trip on her blog which you can read at –

http://roadtoveracruz.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-texolo-waterfall/

I also made a video of our day trip and posted it on YOUTUBE which can be seen at –

Stephen, Genuine-Tourist, reporting from Baraboo, WI, USA

Santa Anna–His Home, “Lencero”

silversard — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:01:33 +0000

Santa Anna’s main home seems to have been just outside of Xalapa and is a wonderful place to visit when in the area. Unfortunately, the chapel was closed for restoration work when we visited last February, but the main house and the grounds were lovely. Now we were told the house was fairly sparsely furnished when Santa Anna was in residence, probably because he “partied” everything away and “gambled” heavily (all with other people’s money), but the view from the house was marvelous. However, I thought you readers might be interested in the view of the BACK of the house.

Lencero -- Santa Anna

Now, I know this post is filed under “One photo/video,” but I thought I would substitute a photo for “the video” and show you the unique post of his original front gate which you can see here.

Front Gate Post of Lencero

For more delightful information about Santa Anna AND his connection to Illinois, USA, go to the following links –

http://mexico-mystic.blogspot.com/

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/18808

Stephen — http://www.Genuine-Tourist.com– reporting from Baraboo, WI, USA

NEW Zocáloa Yet?

silversard — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:33:03 +0000

When we were in Coyolillo this past Spring, the govenor of Xalapa literally fly into the mountain village of Coyolillo on a shiny, high tech, red helicopter and persent a scale model of a new zocálo to the “royal court” of the “Fat Tuesday.” See photo –

We wonder if it is now under construction? finished? ready for carnival next February?

: Promised Zocálo

Does anyone have any photos of it?

The village of Coyolillo did a great job with carnival. Here is a video of two their young people “polka” dancing

Stephen – http://www.Genuine-Tourist.com – reporting from Baraboo, WI, USA