There’s something invigorating and at the same time peaceful about doing downward dog and tree pose in the pouring rain. Well, not in the rain…but with the rain pattering on the rooftop over your head while you’re safely cozy and twisted into a pretzel. I don’t know what’s up with the rain all over central Mexico, but the only place I’m not shaking my fist angrily at the sky is in the wooden cabin where the Asociación de Yoga Dharma, A.C. offers various yoga classes.

I’ve been going to yoga for a little over three months now, and it is one of the best “fitness” decisions I’ve ever made (and probably the only one I’ve stuck with). When you think of yoga, you might either think of sexy stretchy ladies doing poses on the beach, or of frumpy housewives trying to stretch out of their “stooped over the stove” positions. Regardless, many people think of yoga as a form of exercise that’s really just all about light stretching. However, anyone that goes to classes with “stormin’” Norma, the Tuesday-Thursday morning yoga instructor, would know that if you can get through the session without finishing flushed and sweaty then you are just super-human.

Every day the poses change – class with Norma, or any other instructor, is never routine. Not only are the classes varied with different rhythms and focuses, but instructors pay close attention to their students’ physical needs and conditions. For example – my class has young adult and middle age women, and if someone’s back hurts (even us 20-somethings get a little achy sometimes!) then we start of stretching our back and lumbar zone; if someone can’t do the full extension of the pose (leg over your head, arms twisted around your back – or something fun like that), there are always alternatives depending on your level. Of course, instructors always push their students to their full potential – don’t think you can get away by slouching through a pose – you’ll get caught!

My favorite parts of the class are watching the “Normāsanas.” Āsanas, or postures, not only help your flexibility, but the produce a balance of mind as well. However, “Normāsanas” are the full, perfect postures that our yoga instructor can do – the kind of posture that inspires you to maybe not eat that Carlos V chocolate bar so that you can lift your leg just a little bit higher, or twist your spine a little further. “Normāsanas” are what all students aspire to be able to do some day…

The Asociacion de Yoga Dharma, A.C. offers many different classes at all levels, including training for instructors. While my class meetings are Tuesday – Thursday, from 9:45 to 11, there are earlier classes and late afternoon classes, and some classes on Fridays. You can see their complete schedule and a list of yoga centers on their website right here .

Casa Thai - food and ambience

Good ethnic food is hard to find in Mexico. Perhaps major cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City are a bit more “international,” but Cuernavaca is sorely lacking in even just half a block of Chinatown. There is a Sushi Itto by the shopping center Galerías, but the rest of Cuernavaca is uniform in its cuisine. Maybe I’m generalizing too much, but Burger King and Italianni’s don’t count either. Therefore, when I heard that there was supposedly a really good Thai restaurant somewhere in this enchilada-infested city, I organized a group of friends and planned an evening to…Casa Thai.

Casa Thai is an earthy little restaurant with a simple, chic and not ostentatious front at Tepozteco 100 corner with Estrada Cajigal, Colonia Reforma, near Avenida Teopanzolco.

The inside of the restaurant is stunning – the main seating area is comfortable and spacious with a view of the Thai/Asian décor. The coolest part though is the upper level seating – a platform, more like a boat deck, suspended over a swimming pool of water. The only thing missing are the colorful fish enjoying the crumbs off people’s plates. I would have liked the design even more if my seat weren’t backed right up against the edge, a few more glasses of wine and I could have taken a dip.

The owner, chef Patricia Inestrilla, with whom my restaurant-connoisseur co-worker is already buddy-buddy, is a friendly Mexican woman who spent 20 years living in Canada. Our fellow diners that evening were foreigners – a mix of Europeans, Americans and Canadians -  all of them English speaking.

Not to sound like a complete snob, but I really miss seeing different nationalities. I mean, I come from a middle-class white family and went to an almost all white university and really only ever ate Vegetable Fried Rice at the sketchy, local Chinese restaurant, but still.

In the United States, as a general rule, Chinese food is prepared by Chinese people, Indian food by Indian people, Mexican food by Mexican people and us Spanish-language majors, and Italian food by my grandmother. Here, it’s obviously all prepared by Mexicans. Besides lacking the “real feel” of a true ethnic eatery, those of us who are expats or who have traveled to other countries know what it’s like not to have access to just the right ingredients. My Australian friend grumbles about not being able to get “real” curry, though she was sweet enough to say that Casa Thai “did ok considering the ingredients available.”

Casa Thai has a wide menu, offering all ranges of proteins from seafood to tofu. I ordered a chicken dish with a sweet, tangy tamarind sauce and sticky white rice, and my boyfriend ordered a seafood version of Pad Thai.

I enjoyed the visual stimulation everyone’s dishes provided – the bright green of snow peas, the dark rusty red of various flavorful sauces. Though the food was oh-so-satisfying for someone who has been on a tamale diet for waaay too long, the meal wasn’t hearty enough to soften the blow to my wallet. The owner tried to press spring rolls on us, but 60 pesos for 2 spring rolls couldn’t tempt our sad, curry-deprived stomachs. And my meal was 99 pesos – no soup or salad or fortune cookies or agua de limón or anything. Add a bottle of wine and there goes the week’s grocery money. Everyone enjoyed the meal, but it’s unfortunate to say that we definitely won’t be going back anytime soon.

So while Casa Thai will be on our list of more expensive, delicious eats here in Cuernavaca, I would loooove to import some people (since my culinary skills are less than impressive) to make REAL ethnic food the way it should be – cheap, plentiful, and always with a mystery as to the origin of the meat.
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Health Care in Mexico

We’ve been working overtime on the pages of our Guide to Living in Mexico – that’s based in large measure on information we assembled answering questions from people interested in making the big move to Mexico. Cris, Diane and I spent a good part of our working time in Mexico doing just that – so we figured we may as well get some more of it online.

Part of that story- of course – is the story of getting healthcare in Mexico, affordable, easily insured and of a quality that continues to draw medical tourists from around the world. And yes you can still join Mexican Social Security – and receive the benefits – for about US$250 per year. I did add to my favorites just a few days ago the USA Today story on US Retirees getting IMSS in Mexico, as well as this slightly modified version from the Arizona Republic – and truth is – both are updated versions of similar stories I’ve seen a half a dozen times over the past 2 or 3 years. But I didn’t write much more because it hardly seemed like news.

Turns out though, the story is now generating further buzz from the rest of the blogosphere, in part, no doubt, because of the screaming debate that such a ridiculously simple and basic idea is generating in the US.

Raw Story picks up the HealthCare in Mexico Story here.

and Wonk Room, a branch of the excellent Think Progress website picks up their own angle on immigrating to Mexico for Health Care here. Radmista covers the story here. And something called MyFox Eugene, apparently a part of California Broadcasting, Inc covers the Mexico Healthcare story here.

Both – all of these stories – omit one of the big reasons that people immigrate to Mexico – avoiding political debate  – and sheer racism – over fundamental basic human rights – like healthcare. A glance through the comments on the Arizona Republic article should be enough to make Arizona seem less than attractive as a retirement destination – the place appears to be teeming with cro-magnons and white supremacists.

As my friends here keep asking – “Why is healthcare even open to debate?” And especially, why is it being debated with racists and know-nothings?  Well the answer takes a lot longer than I intend to give to the topic, but suffice it to say that when you live in a country that remains a member in good standing of the civilized world  – one doesn’t have to worry as much about such issues. Imagine living somewhere where people are shocked and horrified that you would leave the blood-drenched soil of the fatherland and just go somewhere else. If that doesn’t seem 21st century to you, perhaps somewhere else will be better for you.

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This message that Mexico is safe has been harder and harder for me to support lately, but the last month and this past weekend have really shaken me up.

A month ago a colleague at work was assaulted at knife point, no violence but her wallet, money and cellphone were quickly removed. This was at 2pm outside of a supermarket.

The following week – a dear friend was kidnapped and hit repeatedly inside a taxi. Dropped off far away, she lost all of her ID and had money withdrawn from the ATM. Time : 8:30am.  And then the idiots called her home phone for the the rest of the day spewing groserias.

Week 3: Another colleague had money and  jewelry and her entire purse taken while on a combi van at 6 in the morning.

It all gets topped off this past Saturday when my nephew went to an ATM. He was driving home when a car with three men and a woman quickly cut him off in the street.  They hit him repeatedly and dragged him out of the car and continued punching him. Mostly this was done by a huge 140 kilo woman. Luckily a police car drove by and stopped and all of them were taken in to the municipal hall.

Here’s the scary part though. After six hours in the Naucalpan municipal offices, my nephew was arrested because the other guys said he ASSAULTED THEM! The enormous woman had dropped a ring and a bracelet in his car while she was assaulting him. So the judge ended up saying that both the woman and my nephew would be held for 72 hours until the truth be known.

In the end, by greasing a few hands everyone got to go. My nephew went to the hospital with a broken nose and some nasty bruises and the others, I assume, went off looking for another victim.

I listen to the news morning and evening – listening but not really paying attention – to all the reports of heads found in iceboxes, people being tortured and killed with narco mensajes scrawled onto their bodies and the regular stolen car reports that keep the city on its toes. But I don’t know any of those people. In the last few weeks it has all really hit home.

It’s still hard to say if it is due to the economic crisis or to narco violence or to a society where corruption and unclear laws allow for essentially 95% impunity.  I don’t have answers, but I don’t like it either.
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I, the gourmet, stand accused of going to McDonald’ s to buy the McTrio of the day. I’m accused  of going not only for the sick plastic hamburger but also a large fries and a soda for only five pesos more.

Although I greatly admire the philosophy of Slow Food,  I am guilty of thousands of Maruchan Soups devoured rapidly during hangovers, and no doubt those noodles actually stick to the intestines. I also like nuggets. I can be the happiest person with a just bottle of ketchup, another of mayonnaise, and a bag of congealed and breaded bits of chicken.

I drink Coke in obscene amounts. I still drink it, with a glass of chardonnay to the side, despite the surprised look of the wine connoisseur in me. I live quickly, definitively. On the Metro, Metrobús, Pesero, always trying to arrive on time to work or whatever engagement I’ve arranged.

Those of us who live in the great metropolis are at the mercy of its schedule. The DF motivates us, it limits us and sometimes it releases to us.

We’re conditioned to buy food in supermarkets, tianguis, public markets, in delicatessens, organic stores, puestos, fondas and restaurants. All these places, with their infinite supply of  worldwide products at remarkable prices have made us forget the times in which a familiar vegetable could be had, much less when one could produce one’s own food. In the provinces this is still a reality, but unfortunately and more frequently every day, people leave their homes next to the fields and move to the cities.

Creole spices have been forgotten – in favor of the seeds of industrial production – that, although they do provide higher productivity and beautiful fruits to look at and that promise to be delicious but, in fact, when cooked, they disappoint with a singular lack of flavor.

This is an invitation to recover the custom of producing our own food, which,  besides giving satisfaction, is also some help in resisting global warming. We save money, and beyond that we obtain healthier foods with better flavor.

Nothing can equal having a flowerpot of epazote or basil, or producing our tomatos for a rich sauce, or lettuces for our salads.

The rooftops are a perfect place for this aim, or even windows, using smaller pots.

Those who do it are not going to regret it. We deserve a pause to eat well, even though we live in the DF.

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Charco del Ingenio Botanical Gardens, San Miguel de Allende; Plaza of the Garambullo, just few steps from the Conservatory, this small plaza offers an interesting view of the Las Colonias reservoir to the west and the northern reserve of the Botanical Garden.

As you may have guessed it by now, I very much enjoy the outdoors.

San Miguel de Allende’s gorgeous climate, year-round fantastic weather and striking physical setting is just the perfect place for a world class botanical collection and ecological preserve. With a remarkably diverse collection of gardens and protected eco-systems El Charco del Ingenio is a universe within San Miguel’s already fantastic landscape.

If you live in San Miguel, and have a knack for matters green, my guess is you already have in your hands the annual membership, it’s less than US$50 per person to enter el Charco del Ingenio, botanical garden.  Its name comes from the water that is kept in the canyon within this area, and that dates back to myths from the Hispanic conquest, when it was said that the canyon had no bottom. A one-day pass never exceeds US$3 per adult and kids under 10 get in for free but if you’re planning in staying in the area – the annual pass is a worthwhile investment.  Dogs on leashes are welcome too.

El Charco is literally only a few minutes from downtown San Miguel, and they run a regular shuttle several times daily.  You can also get there from the road that leads to Dolores Hidalgo. Home to not only a variety of canyons, scenic overlooks, and an enormous resevoir, one of my favorite areas is still the Forest Reserve which is truly enormous. Perhaps the El Charco website describes it better than I can:

In addition to its primary mission of managing and developing the botanical garden and Landeta Park in San Miguel de Allende, El Charco del Ingenio AC is also responsible for a Forestry Reserve of 90 hectares in the highlands of Los Picachos, a mountain range south of the city.

Los Picachos is a mountain massif of volcanic origin, whose peaks rise up to 2,600 meters in altitude, making them the most prominent in the region. They comprise a surface area of about 10,000 hectares, covered by grazing land and dry scrub on the lower slopes, deciduous forest in numerous canyons, and extensive oak woodlands on the uplands. The lack of vehicle access and the sparse population in the mountains have preserved the forest and its soil, which retains enough moisture to support an exceptional biodiversity, of both flora and fauna.

Wild & Wonderful Nature; Up Close in The Botanical Garden 'El Charco del Ingenio', San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, by Walter L. Meagher (Text) & Wayne Colony (Photographs)

Home to oaks forests and many different types of plants and trees and species of birds, mammals and reptiles native to this area – it’s a relief to know that this gigantic area is protected and in good hands.

There are plenty of activities to be enjoyed throughout the reserve.  The Full Moon Ceremony, diverse monthly talks on nature, ecology and preservation,  the Spring Equinox concert and extensive guided tours, make it a comprehensive place to keep coming back to.

And if all of the above reasons don’t make you want to visit, here’s one more that may catch your attention.   As mentioned in this article back in 2004, the Charco del Ingenio was sanctified as a Peace Zone by the Dalai Lama himself.  They offer yoga classes Monday and Wednesday mornings and temascal baths which are based in ancient practice, as ritual purification steam baths. For these you will need to call or write to get reservations.

The botanical garden is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
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The Church in Tepoztlán, Morelos

We’ve decided to create a new Posting Category called simply “Pueblos Mágicos” because interest in these towns runs so high and we need – alas – to settle the dispute over whether or not to translate the phrase. Henceforth, there’s simply no question – Magic Towns sounds ridiculous and Magical Village just doesn’t capture the sense of the word – the sense of actual magic that you can find in these Pueblos. Perhaps it’s not fair to constantly compare Mexico with other countries like we do here – regularly – but the Pueblos Magicos give us a good excuse to do it.

Off the coast – with the condos and the beaches and the pet-the-dolphins – there is a readily accessible path to the great mystery and open-history project that is Mexico. The Pueblos Magicos project has made it readily available, a sort of officially sanctioned top 34 list of best pueblos to visit in Mexico.

Here’s the two Pueblos I am talking about in this post from the eldefe Guía Súper Duper.

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Now about Tepoztlán – don’t confuse it with Tepozotlán.

| te-pos-TLAN | beautiful Pueblo Magico to the south of Mexico City near to Cuernavaca in the state of Morelos.

|te-pot-so-TLAN | beautiful Pueblo Magico to the Northwest of Mexico City in Estado de Mexico.

If it’s Tepotzotlán you want to read about click here.

Tepoztlán is one of my favorite places to visit. And often enough I will tell people I am going to Cuernavaca when in fact I’m visiting .  Frequently with it’s head in the clouds – literally - Tepoztlán is green, mountainous, with a pyramid high up in the peaks overlooking the town, and mysterious properties that are said to eminate from those same mountain peaks. These are almost scientifically explainable – as there are magnetic disturbances throughout the area. Don’t make me explain too much – more sensitive visitors will pick up on it almost immediately and it can be compared to the phenomena often attributed to areas like Sedona, Arizona.

The name Tepoztlán comes from the Nahuatl word “Tepuztli” (try saying that 3 times in a row) and it means “copper axe above a hill.” Again – copper – electrical conductive properties – etc – you start to get the picture.

But 30 minutes from Cuernavaca and 45 minutes from Mexico City – “Tepoz” is beloved by Mexicans for its market and its ice cream (nieve) – and of course – it is considered  a mystical center. The mountainous hill, Tepozteco which surrounds the town is also its guardian. From the Mexico99.com website which includes plenty of terrific pictures of the ruins:

Around the year 1200 A.D., Nahua groups from the seigniory of Xochimilco crossed the Chichinautzin mountain range, guided by their
patron god Tepozteco, and founded the seigniory of Tepoztlan.  To build the city, the Tepoztec people chose the small valley surrounded by the hills of Tepoztlan, where the image of their god had been safeguarded
on one of the hills.  The construction of the city implied modifying the hillsides.  In some cases the builders cut the rock and in others they in the terrain.  They erected rock walls between the artificially created precipices, forming terraces where they built their dwellings, palaces, and temples.  The walls with smoothed lime and sand surfaces gave the city the appearance of a gigantic pyramidal structure that dominated the valley and surrounding area.

Very near to all this is a camp site for scouts, Campo  Escuela Scout Meztitla and another open to the public and relatively famous camping center nearby is Campamento Camomila with cabins and space for camping outdoors.

Just 15 minutes down a comfortably beat up road you can get to Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, officially the birthplace of the God Quetzalcóatl, according to prehispanic beliefs, and a big center of holistic and  ecotourism.

This is another one that is easily confused as there are about a dozen Amatláns in Mexico.

There are plenty of holistic centers in both pueblos. You can enjoy special programs and therapy sessions to balance out your energy and enjoy the harmony that life has to offer you on a lot of different levels.  Some include traditional practices that have taken place in Mexico for centuries to purify your mind and body and lots more are imported – yoga, tai chi, etc etc  – that might sound a little cynical.  BUT – there is also something palpable in the air here that makes every visit special.

If you’re an insensitive type – that’s ok too. The residents aren’t wearing foil-hats, the yoga is not mandatory.

Hotel Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl in the striking landscape of Amatlán. Click the image to visit.

One of my favorite all time places to visit is the Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl hote. Check out their funky old-school website here. It’s a small hotel, and a place where you can forget about watching TV (although you get like 3 channels). You’ll start relaxing almost as soon as you walk into the reception area with the huge vaulted ceiling, and a couple of old German Shepherds that may glance up as you arrive.

Most of the rooms have a view of the mountains and several more have a Jacuzzi.   This hotel, too, offers a great number of holistic therapies. And the food is simply delicious – no matter what you ask for, it has the taste of a pueblo dish.  If you take a minute you will be able to see a variety of vegetation and birds flying over and sometimes coming down to the – very cold – swimming pool to get a sip of water. It’s an invigorating place – not for soft beach whales.

If you want a break from everyday life, I highly recommend you come to BOTH of  these magical places, and I can assure you will never regret it, and most likely will come back as soon as you get a chance.
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Quelites are available everywhere - for next to nothing - and they can make a terrific natural addition to your Mexican diet.

Thus continue the adventures of eldefe.com wandering gastronome, Alex Dungla. The following was published in Spanish but 1 day ago.

About 2 years ago I was arriving at my school by metro when a vision appeared to me, something I’d never seen before.

Clearly the sale of pirated compact discs & DVDS, Chinese lamps and others tsochkas is an everyday thing outside the metro. Other visions -say doing somersaults over broken glass, have become almost daily in our underground transport; but one lady selling quelites, did actually  surprise me and – in fact – could positively charm me.

Obviously I bought a whole bag of them.

When the rains begin in Mexico along with them will arrive the quelites. To be a good Mexican – if that is in fact what you would like to be – you really should know them. Perhaps you have tried them but once in your life or perhaps you’ve heard your grandmother mention them. In either case, a further lession is in order.

Nahuatl in origina the word “quilitl” means simply plant food. And our word quelites includes a great variety of plants – from the hoja santas, the romeritos, and the quintoniles – all are normally called quelites.

They can be eaten in salads, but also they are excellent in a salsa verde for example: pork ribs with quelites. Or more simply they can be served with ripened onion and garlic in or on tacos or quesadillas with a good salsa of Chile de árbol or Serrano.

In most cases the problem is simply that people are unfamiliar with the plants and therefore, they don’t know how to prepare them.

Various lettuces, spinach, etc. came to occupy the place that was formerly held by quelites in the diet of Mexico.

Alas to consume them, is a rich and valuable nutritional supplement to your diet and beyond that – of course – they are much cheaper.

If you do see a dignified older woman at the market, or in front of the market, and who appears to be selling grasses and leafy vegetable don’t hesitate to inquire, and of course, you may leave a comment for me here also. I have some very good recipes.

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Foreign tourists wearing protective masks stand in the main Zocalo plaza in downtown Mexico City, Monday. (AP Photo/Enric Marti

The government of Mexico City announced yesterday a series of plans that are directed to reactivate the tourism in the big enchilada:

For the national tourist:

An agreement was reached with banking institutions and with Sofoles (Sociedades Financieras de Objeto Limitado) to offer a card called the Viaja Ciudad de México card that offers a basic credit towards a vacation in the city.

These credits will be available as of this summer (already upon us) and throughout the year, for  both public- and private-sector employees.  The amount of the credit is based on age, salary/wage and location.

The card allows Mexican nationals to obtain hotel packages that include discounts, as well as discounts at museums, tours, parks, restaurants and on car rentals.

Those interested should inquire about the card in the bank where their employer’s payroll is processed and therefore the worker will be able to receive the credit as part of their payroll processing.

Airport stays have never been safer, but you should ask for your insurance card -AT THE HOTEL.

And for Foreign Tourists:

As hotel occupancy has virtually collapsed (since the epidemic it has dropped to a mere 5% of capacity), a contract with ACE Seguros, S.A. to provide medical insurance for major medical expenses to any foreign tourist visiting the city has been announced. Foreign tourists should inquire about the program when checking into their hotel.

The insurance is only valid only for the time spent in Mexico City and the visitor must agree to record a video or provide a written testimony of their experience in the city. Material obtained in this way may be used in the page of the Secretary of Tourism.

The original note from El Universal does not make clear a list of hospitals, however this is available on the Tourism Page of the Government of Mexico City.

Unusual measures, and perhaps somewhat hurried, that doesn’t make it any less attractive.
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Xochitla Park, to the northwest of Mexico City, near Tepoztlán, boasts aquatic gardens, a convention center, and educational and fun places to spend the day or even overnight.

For those who are not familiar with Mexico City, the metropolitan area is enormous and includes a great number of suburban areas in the adjacent states of Hidalgo and especially Estado de Mexico.

This is really Diane‘s stomping ground as she has lived there for better than 20 years, but I will be giving you a quick tour over the next few weeks as the northwest suburbs are really an integral part of the city, and one that I travel to often with my own family.

When you’re flying into Mexico City, you’ll see mainly a lot of buildings and concrete and freeways of course, but – depending on what time of day you’re coming in – you may also see that the city is flush with some very beautiful green areas, many worthy of a visit- and some where you can even spend the night.

Today I will take you- virtually of course – to one of Mexico City’s few Ecological Reserves -  Parque Xochitla. Their website – while it is truly comprehensive – doesn’t offer an English language option, but you can get a very good idea of the park and what it offers with even just a little Spanish.  And the images in the park’s website should speak for themselves.

The Philanthropic Garden is one among many at Xochitla

While in many ways visitors to Mexico with younger kids will find a wealth of things to do with them – Mexico City can seem a bit daunting. Part of the reason I’m so fond of this park is because it really has a lot to occupy and even educate young people.

You will need a lot of time to really get to know the place, but for starters there are magnificent gardens and outdoor areas – organized or go-your-own-way games and sports activities, and ecological tours, train-rides and sports events – there’s even a convention center.

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Greenhouses give a breath taking view at some of the parks wide range of plant life.

You can also check the map from the Xochitla website here.

Xochitla has plenty of  green areas include botanical and aquatic gardens, a greenhouse, vegetable patches, and plenty of different gardens where there is always something to learn. Other activities range from bike riding and rentals, miniature golf & bowling, paddle boats, rock climbing, ping-pong, and of course, there are a number of playgrounds for the kids.

And courses on how to preserve the planet and the local fauna are among many other educational programs that take place at Xochitla regularly. Overnight events offer camping areas for the whole family or whatever group you choose.  A fire to enjoy with your loved ones is of course a part of the camping experience, but you also get the security of a truly safe place, available medical attention, clean bathrooms and a restaurant (if you like a little hungry while camping out!) plus you have the chance to enjoy the park for two days and one night.

There are hotels nearby, in case you didn’t bring you camping equipment, such as the City Express Tepotzotlan. And nearby, you will also be able to visit the old “pueblo magico” of Tepotzotlan and the beautiful Lago de Guadalupe area.

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