Hey, Let’s Dance — Coyolillo on Fat Tuesday, 2008

 The two young people in the video below seemed to have captured the spirit of “Polka” music, but I will let you judge for yourself –

The above video does not have a photo embedded in it for some reason, but if you click on it you will [...]

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A Family Sunday Event In Our Neigborhood Park

On Sunday afternoon we were off to look for a major ecological park in Xalapa and didn’t know which way to go to pick up a bus to do so.  So, we headed towards our neighorhood park thinking it was the place to catch transport headed in the right direction.  However, the sound of music drew us into ”our” park, and this is what [...]

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Carnaval in Coyolillo Continued — The Court is Installed

As noted in the previous posting, we had the privilege of attending Carnaval in a mountain village northeast of Xalapa named Coyolillo. Roy Dudley, professional photographer and guide extraordinaire, transported us through the sugar cane fields and mountain vistas to the village kind of perched on the mountainside about an hour from Xalapa.
We were not [...]

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We Attend Carnaval in Coyolillo – 02-05-08

How the Three Tall Fellows were able to walk
on such uneven streets on stilts is beyond me.
This past Tuesday we had the wonderful opportunity to attend Carnaval during Fat Tuesday in the community of Coyolillo somewhere northeast of Xalapa, Mexico, in the mountains. We were the guests of Roy Dudley (http://www.xalaparoy.com/), our landlord, who wanted [...]

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Posada del Cafeto and Other Lodging in Xalapa

This post has been updated and new information has been added about Hotel Limón, so I thought I’d recycle it. — MarieMcC
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Several members of the Visit Xalapa Yahoo Group are currently making plans to travel in the area, and some have asked about where to stay.
Two of our members have already stayed at the Posada [...]

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