Native Trails MyTrails 2026 236 Puebla 38 Preparation of a Salsa Hormiguero Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy To many people throughout Mexico, the women of Santa María Coapan, a suburb of Tehuacán, are known for their salsa de hormiga (ants’ sauce). As can be inferred from its name, the sauce is hot, but it is also delicately spicy. Its main ingredients in this part of Mexico are chilies, garlic and salt. Many women of Coapan have opened their own businesses, either as a street trader offering food such as tortillas or barbacoa with the famous sauce or as a supplier preparing such dishes for restaurants in the towns around Tehuacán. The regional tidbits also include pumpkin seeds turned in the sauce; in Santa María Coapan, we will show you how the specialty is made. 39 Visit of the Onyx marble workshops of Texcala Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Observe the artisans in the workshop of San Antonio Texcala, while they are processing onyx marble. By artistic handicraft, the freshwater limestone is worked to vases, chess figures, lamps, and other valuables. The stone was, however, popular even before the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish: The Indians used it as a jewel for pyramids, masks, and other artifacts. Especially under light, the stone becomes very transparent and gives off its unique, warm light. 40 Hike in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve Duration: 06:00 h · Level: Medium The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán region with its large diversity of animal species and endemic plants, in particular cacti, is unique in Mexico. During a hike from the botanical garden in Zapotitlán Salinas to the nearby salineras (evaporation basins), you get to know a small section of the 490,000-ha (1,890-sq.mi.) biosphere reserve. Especially impressive are the huge, age-old elephant-foot trees. 41 Tour through the botanical garden of Zapotitlán Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy The Jardín Botánico in Zapotitlán Salinas is no garden in the usual sense, but an unspoiled landscape that you can explore via stairs and paths. Surrounded by high columnar cacti, palms, and elephant-foot trees a picnic is planned after a short walk. From the top of the hill, you have a wonderful view of the environment.
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