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Well we’ve left the smog of Mexico City… and are now staying with Javier (a friend of Sarah & Steve’s) in Tejupilco - a small town SW of Mexico City - in the mountains.. a beautiful setting. Javier has looked after us really well and is such a generous host!.. We arrived on Saturday and we were going to head off today, but he persuaded us to stay a bit longer, so we feel quite settled in this town for now,, and we’re almost local celebrities…. The local paper “El Nativo” interviewed us last night (with Javier as translator) about our travel plans and what we thought of Mexico (a little difficult to be very expressive after only a week in the country, but we talked about quesadillas and mountains!) so on Friday we’ll be in print (with photo ha ha!)
Sunday we went to a family “picnic” (not really a picnic.. the family turned up with table, chairs, paella, cake, drinks, music, TV and even a karaoke machine!!) for Father’s Day, so we met the whole family .. a few language difficulties, but we tried.. and even managed to play charades in Spanish… they let us choose the easy words.
The mountains here are beautiful.. peaks of up to 3000m .. and amazing views. We visited Valle de Bravo .. a lake that was created in the 1940s by flooding a valley.. and little village where rich people from the city go at weekends
Also visited Nachititlia national park .. walked for a bit, and learnt lesson number one.. always wear proper walking shoes.. I was wearing walking sandals, and was stung by a bee on my foot!
We vsited one of Javier’s English lessons at school and took questions from the kids for an hour or so.. they were really enthusiastic having 2 English girls to talk to, and gave us little presents.
Still trying to work out the difference between quesadillas, tacos, enchiladas, tostadas etc etc… but they all taste good so who cares! … have become vegetarian (when it suits!) so have an excuse not to try the pig skin .. or any of the fried insects we have seen (though I may be brave later)
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February 9th 2007 - Christopher:
Wow... I used to live in Tejupilco for a while. I didn't think anyone in the world would ever pass by that place randomly. But it is really pretty. It sits in a hole in the mountains. When you take the bus from Toluca, the whole trip is in the mountains and when you get there you wrap around the town to descend into it. It is a quiet place and very pretty and quite representative of rural Mexico.
March 18th 2007 - Julia Porcayo-Alcaraz: My Family Is From Here!
My family is from here! They are the PORCAYOs and the MARCOS. It used to be a real small town but now its big. The church is beautiful and my grandmother (my name sake, Julia Macedo married to Reynaldo Porcayo) is always there! My parents met there but now are U.S. citizens and live in the States. As do I. I havent been back for ten years! I used to have relatives all over the place.
April 9th 2007 - franco rivera: miracle
mi familia is also from there!!! incredible I also thought no one would dare to go there. The best part of this town is the town center especially on sunday afternoons where everybody just hangs out and relaxes.
April 12th 2007 - Jennifer Jaimes: Have Family
When I found this site i was very excited. I am from Wisconsin and my husband is from Tejupilco. We are planning a trip in January. Now i am more excited knowing that there is a few places to visit.
April 14th 2007 - patricia valentin: my always beloved tejupilco
thanks for the pictures u guys u made me remember my child hood in this place I have such good memories of this place I lovemy tejupilco asmy mother my sister and my brother live there thry live in colonia jaimes, I cant wait to go back to this place from atlanta, ga
May 10th 2007 - saul,flores: mi teju querido
well, as other people said,i never expected that mi tejupilco had became so popular.
i lived half of my life here in tejupilco,until a had to depart to us, dallas to be exact,but looking for something on the internet, i so the pictures about the interview with the gueritas, and i really felt something real good inside of me. i still have my mom and some of my sisters there.
But even i'm way too far from it i really miss a lot to my pueblo,and even that every body say's that,is not a pueblo any more its' a city it always be '' MI PUEBLO QUERIDO".
And i wish when i died that mi dashes to be spray out all over the mountains were mi teju so me grwon up.
I want to really thank to these girls that took their time to be a let other people now about mi pueblo.
My really apreciation for this beautiful detail of theme...
Hasta la vista paisanos de mi pueblo....!!! MI TEJU ...QUERIDO!!!!
MI NOMBRE ES SAUL FLORES...BYEEE
May 10th 2007 - Alejandro: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so cool, my family is from Tejupilco and I never thought that anyone had ever heard about it! You guys did a great job describing it, the beautiful mountains, great people, and awesome food. You probally drove by my family's house and saw a bunch of people I know! One question, did you see the basketball court? I love that court!
July 10th 2007 - Jessica: Tejupilco
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me more about Tejupilco because my husband is from there and we will be going there in a year. I am nervous becuase I have never left the US so I want to start finding more about Mexico and his town.
August 29th 2007 - melisa vences: I miss my Tejupilco
hey I was borned in Tejupilco all mi family is from there (family vences very popular there) and many of them live still there. I really miss walk with my friends arround el quiosko on sunday afternoon, aet antojitos mexicanos (popular mexican food) in the kermeses. I miss my school el CETIS and telesecundaria Sorjuana Ines De La Cruz and many more. I lived there until 17 years old and then I come to chicago, now and 21. in these 4 years i just have gone to Tejupilco one time and I really miss it. I have meeted people from there in here. I also miss to play in the la deportiva (a place to play), valle de bravo(i love it) los balnearios las ranas, los tamarindos (water parks). and many, many more.
IF you have the oportunity to visit Tejupilco, do it. this is a beatiful place to relax and enjoy the life.
October 5th 2007 - Tere Santos: Tejupilco
Tejupilco is one of the best places in mexico my mom is from there in it wasn't that long ago i finally got to go...I LOVED IT!!!
October 18th 2007 - J G: The motherland
This website is awesome. My mother was born and raised in Tejupilco and my father born and raised in Palmar Chico which is another small town about an hour south of tejupilco.
Though they moved to the U.S (chicago) for a while, they are back in tejupilco now. I visit every year and every time that I do there is no feeling quite like it. To go back to where it all started for us.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the rest of the world!
November 1st 2007 - Heli Lopez: My comment.
Hi. I'm a native of Tejupilco. I lived there 14 years and then moved to North Carolina. US. I'm now married to a beautiful American girl and have a son. I have a lot of memories about my hometown but a lot of the memories are fading. I hear every thing has changed so much in 15 years. But i hope to be able to visit Tejupilco again in the future and be able to bring my family for a visit. Tejupilco is a nice town. Just like a lot of the rural towns around it. There is alway something to do there. the thing I remember the most is how people were always out in the street. Most people don't own a car so getting around by public bus and walking is a common sight.
November 6th 2007 - N***Flores: my family iz from Tejupilco!
i used to live in tejupilco when i waz 1-8 sum of ma family still lives there in i loved it there is so awsome i never knew that some1 would actually go there itz amazing!! i rembember i used to chill around with all ma friendz, good timez!! i love tejupilco itz a really nice pueblo with lotz of nice people!! YALL SHOULD GET MORE PICS!!
November 15th 2007 - jose: tejupilc0 is now known everywhere
I was born in a town close to there and im proud people 4rm other places can see how cool our region is
January 22nd 2008 - Abdiel: Hiii
Im from tejupilco, i love this land, tejupilco never forget me ..
January 26th 2008 - Areli: hi there!!!
Well it´s nice to know that you enjoyed my town... it may be not that interesting... but it´s rich in traditions jojo... so... i just hope u come back again... cause i wanna know some american ppl just to practice my english... u know... i would be a very goo tourist guide 4 u... i see u´´ve already visited cañadas.... well... there are lots of interesting places... so.. just dend an email to me.. and everything is aranged hohohoh... take care!!!
February 2nd 2008 - Johana: i go here
O.m.g i go there like every 6 months t is sucha beautiful place =]
February 11th 2008 - crystal mora: proud 2 be from there!!!!
i wuz born in tejupilco, i used 2 go 2 16 de septiembre primaria and then i went 2 cristobal hidalgo, and sor juana. i used 2 play soccer with ma homegurls yanet leon and mi prima blanca mora at el campito [ dats how people call it]. but things change in life cuz a came to dallas with my mom and ......... well.
i miss tejupilco and i wanna go back one day cuz i really miss all ma friends and i wish i could see all of them one day.
February 15th 2008 - Miguel: Feb 15th 2008 miguel from Tejupilco mex.
TEJUPILCO IS A BEUTIFULL PLEACE TO LEAVE I WAS BORNED IN TEJUPILCO AND I HAVE MY DAD MY SISTER AND MY BROTHER STILL LEAVE THERE,I LEFT THE TOWN WHEN I WAS 17TH YEARS OLD NOW I BEEN LEAVING IN TEXAS FOR 21 YEARS BUT I GO BACK TO MY HOME TOWN EVERY YEAR BECAUSE I MISS THE COLONIAL TOWN IN THE MIDLE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
February 15th 2008 - raul and cassandra: tejupilco
my father is born in san.marco and now they moved to tejupilco i was born in chicago but i went 2 years to mexico and came back to chicago. i really liked that place like las ranas los tamarindos and i miss all my friend over there!! i really liked that place i i would really like to go back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its a very cool place to relax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
i hope i will go back again!!!
March 8th 2008 - Letty: OMG incredible
I am from Tejupilco,and i am so happy to see that there is other people from there too! I thought we were loner here in teh us jajaja
wow I luv Tejupilco even though I was raised here in Cali I go to Tejupilco to visit my family...so hi to everyone thats from there:=)
April 18th 2008 - jessica: i miss you
when is along time that i haddnt gone to tejupilco
May 23rd 2008 - alexflores:
q paso raza de tejupilco
May 28th 2008 - Piturrin: guachas
i like las guachas
June 4th 2008 - Juana:
Hey men My Mommy is from Tejupilco I have not gone there for like 5 yrs it is still the most beautiful place ever the mountained that looke like nature paradise.
June 7th 2008 - Cristina: Hermosa Tejupilco
The beautiful land that saw my loving husband be born from. I have visited Tejupilco four times to be exact. It is very beautiful, the first time I went I fell in love. I was born and raised in Texas, and I had never ventured out anywhere from Dallas. That is until I met Mi Amor, he was born in Tejupilco but lived in San Miguel Ixtapan. If you have never been there I must warn you that if you get car sick, be sure to take many plastic bags with you for the drive from Toluca to Tejupilco. Once you arrive to Tejupilco you will forget about the drive and more than likely fall in love with the beautiful city. I hope to retire and move to my adopted home town someday, I wish I could raise my children there. My mother in law still lives there, and she is the most wonderful person in the whole world. Thank you for visiting Tejupilco and letting others now about it.
June 25th 2008 - Die_AnnA: i miss tejupilcO (*_*_)**
Well hey people all my family is from there, i lived there for five years, since i was eleven to 16 years old. I am currently 17 and im living here in Denver again for a year nOw.
I lOve tejupilco, its a place nOt much knOwn by Others, but i think thats what gives it to be a special, nice tOwn.
I really miss it sOo bad :(
I knOw half the people that live there!
I miss Ya!
June 30th 2008 - Irma:
Hello everyone, wow, I can’t believe that there is a blog about Tejupilco. I’ll be visiting the town within the next 4-5 days. I’m nervous and anxious about the trip. The last time I was there I was about 11 or 12 yrs old and I’m now returning with my 8 yr old child. It will be truly a unique experience for both of us, my 2 grandmothers live there; I’m very excited to see both of them. The majority of my family moved to Texas in the 80’s, me and some of my siblings were born there, but we grew up in Texas. I can’t even remember how the town looks; I was very excited to see pictures of the town.
July 14th 2008 - mayra: amazing moment!
wooow.. i never thought my small land will grow that biger...!! u know... there are such thinghs that seem to be small .the truth is that they are more valuable than all of the universe..your own universe..tejupilco it's my people , my land, my culture..that's believing it.........qu'ivo raza!
July 30th 2008 - ALEX FLORES : QUERIDO TEJUPILCO
MI TEJUPILCO TIERRA DE CABRONES ESTO VA PARA TODOS LOS CABRONES Q HAY EN TEJU LOS MAS CHINGONES DE LA SIERRA
September 1st 2008 - Cindy Benitez:
I cant wait to go to Tejupilco. My parents are from Luvianos and I was born in Austin Texas. We moved to North Carolina almost 15 years ago. I met my husband in North Carolina and I couldn't believe where he was from. Yep Tejupilco. I have been to Mexico like 3 times. Hopefully we can get to go next year. Saludos a la familia Benitez.
September 8th 2008 - El Maye:
esto va para todas las guachas de mi bonito estdo de mexico, tejupilco.
September 28th 2008 - Guillermo:
Hola Amigu! Remember the finest Mexican sweet breads that were made in Tejus? The ice cream in the plaza...and the enchiladas en el mercado? Wow...saludos a nuestro gran amigo Tacho!
September 29th 2008 - Guillermina Buenaventura: (*Gu1ll3*)my tejupilco
!hola...chicos les escribo de Lewisville Tx.;estoy muy orgullosa de ser de TEJUPILCO mi tierra querida;;;;" colonia Rincon de Lopez " donde fue mi nines con mis amigas ,escuela primaria,mi secundaria tambien donde vive mi sra. madre. extranado el cetro de Tejupilco sus tradiciones rikisimas.les agradesco a todas las personas k se toman la molestia de tamar esos bellos reportajes.bye(-:
October 3rd 2008 - el tury: mexicano dos veces
tejupilco es hermoso y como todos los que estan en estados unidos te estrano mitejupilco querido
October 24th 2008 - jacob: Hola
yo soy de Monte de Dios Tejupilco / Etado de Mexico y vivo en Michigan USA y saludos para todos los los cuates
October 26th 2008 - elisa corona: inolvidable tejupilco
Tejupilco is a place where the espinoza's family still resides actually from el rancho los arrayanes---I was born in houston, tx--but my mom is from there the most beautiful place I been ....i have also went to school to the leona vicario---I miss those beautiful days weekend around the kiosko..las ranas balnareo----and so many other things.... i plan to visit texupilli----in 03-21-09....to go see old friends of mines and family as well...lots of memories left..... behind...... elisa corona --la chicanita....
December 4th 2008 - saul dominguez: saludos
hola familia soy saul resienye mente me uvico en norte carolina y tengo mucha familia en el rincon de aguirre yrecuerdo mucho mi tejupilco querido saludos atoda la familia macedo porcayo y a todos los primos de texas.
December 10th 2008 - pedro garcia: hola raza de tejupilco
12 /9/08 yo soy de tejupilco ya tiene trese anos que bivo en tampa florida pero no ay nada igual que mi tiera tejupilco y el reparo de nanchititla donde esta mi jente extrano esos serros tan lindos saludos A todos los quiero mucho saludos desde florida
December 29th 2008 - Gabriela: Tejupilco
I just came from Tejupilco I went to visit my grandmother Tejupilco is really pretty can't wait to go back during summer vacation!
January 14th 2009 - Denia Cruz: Tejupilco rules
im from tejupilco im reasearching where iam from. i used to live there 8 years ago iam currently in north carolina. i was 4 when i crossed the border and i am now 13. i love tejupilco even though i do not remember that well.my friends are very interested onwhere im from too!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 16th 2009 - laura: saludos a la familia lopez y huerta
q onda mi raza de tujupilco les manda saludos su bala balita (laura) un saludo pa la familia huerta y pa la familia lopez
January 16th 2009 - laura lopez huerta: saludos a la familia lopez y huerta
saludos pa mi familia d mi kerido tejupilco y un saludo pala jente d carbondale Illinois y el saludo va pala jente d la crossing pal cholo loco pa justin q los kiero mucho mi hijo y novio y pa mi papa y mi mama mario y nelly y pa mis ermanas lety izabel lisset brissa y pa mis primos y tios
January 20th 2009 - victor manuel: Radico en Dallas
Para aquellos que cresimos y vivimos en un lugar majico como este es un placer ver que jente de otro pais lo aprecia mas que uno.Al estar lejos por tanto tiempo la nostaljia nos invade y nos hase balorar mas un lugar tan precioso.
February 5th 2009 - nicolas m: hola a toda la raza de tejupilcop
HOLA A TODA LA RAZA DE MI TIERA PINZAN MORADO TIRADOS Y TADAS LAS COMUNIDADES QEU LOS RODEAN HEY COMO TODOS YO TAMBIEN EXTRANO MUCHO MAN LAS TORTILLAS RECIEN HECHAS EN CASA TODA LA COMIDA PIENSO VISITAR TEJUPILCO ESTE MAYO
February 8th 2009 - teresa: hola
que bueno que ponen esto d mirar teju por internet extraño mucho a mi familia y esa comida tan rica de tejupilco tengo nueve años aqui en texas y espero que no sean mas
February 16th 2009 - brenda diaz: xx saludar
hola un saludo a todos k leen este msj yo vengo d tejupilco y konozko loz lugar4s de xx aya
February 28th 2009 - ANDREINA: FEBUARY 28
HOLA TODOS LOS QUERO MUCHO
February 28th 2009 - ANDREINA: FEBUARY 28
HOLA A TODOS LOS QUIRO MUCHOS
March 9th 2009 - DEBORA BENITEZ: TEJUPILCO
QUE BUENO QUE TENGAN ESTA PAJINA POR QUE YO SOY DE TEJUPILCO Y MEGUSTA LEER LOS COMENTARIOS DE MIS PAISANOS Y ME GUSTARIA QUE ESCRIBIERA MAS JENTE TENGO MUCHOS ANOS QUE NO VOY PARA TEJUPILCO.
March 11th 2009 - Christy Avellaneda Jaimes: Cada ANo voy A Teju
I love visiting every year to tejupilco. Both of my parents are from there well Jalpa and Ixtapan. I love going to the balnarios Las Ranas Y Los Arcos. I go every december I can't miss the feria of Ixtapan and omg los bailes no me pierdo el primero de enero ni el segundo! Lately is been dangerous bc they been killing ppl and secuestrando gente k viene de u.s. yup this last year I really could not go out that much bc my family was scared. But I did and well it was awesome I can't wait for this december. You know there is a lot of raza that goes to dallas I used to live in Houston but now that I came to live to Dallas man you see ppl that you have not seen in a while.
March 12th 2009 - angela: dreams of tejupilco
my husband is from there and its been 14 years since his been back and i want to go and see whats it like because he always talks about the places there on how pretty they are weve been married 10 years so hopfully it will take me one day!
March 13th 2009 - vanessa marure: holas guaches y guachas!!!!!!!!
que buena onda encontrar tantos comentarios padres de teju hermoso, mi papa es de un pueblo llamado TLATLAYA mas o menos a una hora de teju, unos¨anos de mi vida los pase en teju y tengo muy bonitos recuerdos . amigos la escuela (upt) la comida el famoso reloj de la iglesia que te hace sentir tan pero tan en casa con ese sonido , sobre todo el pan tan delicioso y que les digo de la nieve!!!!!!!!!!!! lo mas delicioso que pueda existir ,sobre todo la de leche y limon con las galletas mmmmmmmm me encanta , mi prima actualmente vive ahi saludos para ti flaca en tu famosa tienda [ abarrotes gama[ y para tu gorda michell y para el primo ule los quiero un chi...... arriba los GAMA MARURE besos, y abrazos desde tampico, tam.
y a todos los que visiten este blog si tienen oportunidad de visitar TEJUS no dejen de hacerlo es un lugar hermoso no se arrepentiran.
April 13th 2009 - Eliel V. Vences: tejupilco edo mex
hola, i was born in tejupilco my family still there por ahora vivo in alabama but extrano la servesa victoria un saludo a todos a los de tejupilco espero regresar pronto y por aya nos vemos.
April 14th 2009 - Javier: Tejupilco a great community
Tejupilco is great, it has change a lot lately, Juarez Street has been remodeled, it looks beautiful now. Downtown is getting better. Tejupilco needs also a bigger City Park for walking dogs or exercising. People is really nice, drivers are polite too, they stop and let you walk across the street or drive first, however be careful. Visit Tejupilco.
April 22nd 2009 - sonia:
saludos a todos mis paisas,en los diferentes estados de la union.americana,saludos al profe,Elizalde Lopez.
April 26th 2009 - Javo: doubt!!!
Hi.. nice description of ur trip.. just i have a question, where is exactly the picture that says Valle de bravo as footnote?.. is a hotel or appartaments what is the name?? or just a landscape... i'll appreciate ur answer.. thanks and take care
April 26th 2009 - Arturo Alpizar: 1000 por ciento de almoloya
Que pasa mi gente bonita de el edo.de mex.resivan saludos de toda la familia Alpizar que radicamos en waukesha wisconsin usa.yo soy de almoloya de las granadas peroné siento como de tejupilco nos vemos pronto
May 11th 2009 - lala: es la mejor ciudad
Cuando conoci tejupilco me encanto porque es una ciudad muy avanzada en tecnologia y cuentan con distintos atractivos como el balneario las ranas los tamarindos y la hacienda ademas toda la gente es muy humilde y se ayudan unos a otros como comunidad y arriva tejupilco!!!! lala saucedo
May 22nd 2009 - brenda villafana:
a mi me gusta tejupilco casi mi familia es de aya y me gusta donde viveaya por el rancho ametepec estdado de mexico y estrano muxo a mi abuelita y tios yo recomiendo tejupilco....!!!!!
May 22nd 2009 - brenda villafana diaz: xx saludar
holaaaaa!!!!! a todoz loz de tejupilco kk chido estan ahi leiendo mi msj un saludo para todos de parte de mi bye
May 22nd 2009 - anonymous: xx saludar
hoollaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
May 22nd 2009 - brenda villafana diaz: de passo
hola esta es mi tercera vez kk entro pox aki un saludo a todos de tejupilco
May 22nd 2009 - brenda villafana diaz:
hola people
July 5th 2009 - anonymous:
Que onda locos yo soy de tejupilco
July 8th 2009 - gloria de paz : tejupilco querido
saludos amigos de tejupilco . es un lugare ermoso . tengo 15 anos sin visitare mi lindo tejupilco exrano todo pero lo que mas extrano es a mi madre y mis ermanas pero tengo fe que un dia volvere
July 9th 2009 - kristina marin:
husband living in tejupilco mexico
July 10th 2009 - kristina: my husband is from tejupilco
please anyone knowing isaias marin castulo . please have him call his kids. we miss him very much and want to be
with him
July 10th 2009 - kristina: my husband is from tejupilco
please anyone knowing isaias marin castulo . please have him call his kids. we miss him very much and want to be
with him
July 10th 2009 - kristina: my husband is from tejupilco
please anyone knowing isaias marin castulo . please have him call his kids. we miss him very much and want to be
with him
July 11th 2009 - ERICA VENCES: HOLA MI LINDO TEJUPILCO
HOLA COMO ESTAN I CANT BELIVE THAT THAT SUCH A SMALL PLACE IS NOW SO BIG I HAVE'NT BEEN THERE LIKE IN 7 YEARS, WHICH I HOPE I CAN GO SOON.... ♥SALUDOS A LA FAMILIA VENCES & RODRIGUEZ♥ DE PARTE DE ERICA VENCES RODRIGUEZ
July 15th 2009 - melissa nemesio: wonderfull
hi my name is melissa nemesio. I live in michigan but i am married to a man from tejupilco mexico. My husband just received his citizenship. We are planning a trip to tejupilco verry soon and i am doing a little research and this is how i found your story. I am verry glad you got this experience.
July 16th 2009 - Stevie: Your So Lucky
I know a couple people from Tejupilco.. I want to go and visit there so bad.. It looks so beautiful.. I hope I get to take a trip there one day or even live there for a while..
August 6th 2009 - rosalba rojo: tejupilco beautiful place
hola mi nombre es rosalba y soy de durango,dgo.estoy casada con inocente rojo que es de tejupilco. eido varias vecez aya y creamen que es muy bonito conosco mas aya que ni durango me encanta ir en vacasiones con mi familia.
just a landscape ... sorry for the lateresponse, i don't log on that often!
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