Native Trails MyTrails 2025 282 Tlaxcala 2 Visit to a pulque hacienda Duration: 04:00 h · Level: Easy Pulque is an alcoholic, milky white drink made from Maguey (a type of agave) juice that has been a staple component of American culture long before the arrival of the Europeans. Shortly before the 10- to 15-year-old mother plant blossoms at heights of up to 7 m (23 ft.), socalled honey water (sweet juice) collects in the center of the plant. When the blossom is cut off, the juice collects in the cutout heart of the agave and fermented into pulque. On your visit to a pulque hacienda, you will find out about the individual production steps and taste the “drink of the gods,” which is sometimes available in various flavors. 3 Visit the glow-worms at Canto del Bosque Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Medium At Canto del Bosque, you will experience a special kind of interaction with nature during a visit to the Santuario de las Luciérnagas. Between mid-June and the beginning of August, thousands of fireflies come out in search for a mate. Watch this nighttime scene play out during a guided tour through the forest and learn more about the Centro Ecoturistico from your guide. The operators of the Center have been committed to the preservation of this spectacular natural phenomenon since 2013. Bring solid footwear and warm, rainproof clothing for the tour. 4 Visit to the Ocotlán Basílica Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Visit the Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán Basílica, which reveals new aspects of this style even to connoisseurs of baroque style buildings. The church, which was built in memory of a revelation of Mary, demonstrates a harmonious relationship between the colors red and white in the façade, with finely worked details in the white surfaces. The inside of the church is also surprising thanks to the artistic elaboration in baroque style, and the Southern Spanish and Arabic influences can be seen here. 5 Visit to the city of Tlaxcala Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Tlaxcala is characterized by colonial buildings from the 16th century. With the founding of the city in 1524, the artistic Plaza de la Constitución with its yellow, umber and salmon coloured façades was also built. The Portal Hidalgo, built in 1550, is still used as a commercial center, but also accommodates the city government; and the Governmental Palace with the mural art depicting the history of Tlaxcala is definitely worth seeing. Around the edge of the center of the old town, you will visit the (still active) bullfighting arena and the former Franciscan Monastery, which was built as one of the first monasteries in America between 1537 and 1543. The heavy ceiling beams of the mighty church are originals from the Conquista period. 6 Visit of Bull Fighting Museum Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The “Museo Taurino” offers you plenty of information on Mexican bullfighting. Carefully built models provide an overview of the most important Mexican arenas; posters, paintings, and photos show the most famous bulls, toreros, and fighting scenes through the ages; and there is also a large selection of the richly decorated costumes to please your eyes. The museum further has a collection of videotapes as well as a library where you can marvel at impressive works about famous toreros from as far back as the 18th century. 7 Mexican Puppet Museum Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The unique puppet museum “Museo Nacional del Títere” was founded in 1991, but the time when it all started dates back to as early as 1835 when the Aranda family of Huamantla founded a company of puppeteers that was to become known as the Hermanos Rossete Aranda. The museum thus has recourse to a rich fund of many hundred puppets which is enlarged by puppets from Germany, France, Indonesia, and many other countries. Sad, cheerful, militant, fire-spitting, colorful – under the hands of puppet players, the fascinating figures exhibit life to its fullest on the screen or during live presentations. Among the figures particularly popular in Mexico is “Vale Coyote”, who is considered the archetype of a variant of Peladito, the Mexican national character.
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