Published: July 25th 2005July 25th 2005
In the farming hills of Vera Cruz state, about 50 K from the Gulf of Mexico, I found silence and livestock rolling in the grass. You need a compass up there to navigate because there are no road signs to speak of. Coffee producing mountain towns like Coatapec and Xico, about 10 km from Jalapa (Xalapa), offer unusual access to rural life.
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Campo estado de Vera Cruz
Fields of Vera Cruz state.
Jalapa (Xalapa) city square
In spring, the purple Jacaranda trees bloom.
Xico, a town in Vera Cruz state
This is coffee producing country and a long walk to find a restaurant. The annual bull run fiesta is in late July.
Xico, procession of Mary Magdelene
For a week preceeding the annual late July bull corrida-fiesta in Xico, the town's patron Mary Magdelene is honored and celebrated. The women process with the statute and burn incense in each doorway.
Mount Tequilla
Painting of volcano that looms over the agave fields of tequilla-land.
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