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Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. has a leafy and elegant historic center that is well worth a visit The city once hosted the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés who formed an alliance with the locals to bring down the Aztec Empire The compact colonial center contains several important historic sites including one of the oldest churches to be found in the country La Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption) Tlaxcala’s Government Palace (El Palacio de Gobierno de Tlaxcala) boasts a number of spectacular, well-preserved murals. Local muralist Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin is behind the works, and although he is not as well known as Diego Rivera his artwork provides a fascinating and detailed outline of the history of Tlaxcala Huamantla, Tlaxcala, Mexico | Roberto Carlos Roman Don / Unsplash Museo de Arte de Tlaxcala Another art-lovers’ destination in Tlaxcala is the regional art museum, which boasts an impressive collection of early Frida Kahlo paintings The elegant colonial building is filled with exciting temporary exhibits showcasing some of the best modern Mexican art situated about 20 minutes from Tlaxcala’s historic center is a popular site of pilgrimage because of the belief that the Virgin Mary appeared here in 1541 Since there was a plague in the region at the time the apparition is said to have provided a miraculous spring so that locals could drink it and be cured The spring is still open today and visitors often take water away with them Cacaxtla The archaeological zone of Cacaxtla is situated around 40 minutes’ drive from the city of Tlaxcala The impressive ruins are sheltered by an enormous roof that protects them from the driving rains the structure still contains stunningly well-preserved murals Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy La Malinche volcano Dormant for more than 3,000 years this inactive volcano is the sixth-highest peak in Mexico The name of the volcano is in honor of the slave woman called Malinche who worked as an interpreter for Cortés and was instrumental in the fall of the Aztec Empire but you need to bring sturdy shoes and warm clothes Around 15 minutes outside of Tlaxcala, Altiplano Zoo currently contains more than 52 different species of bird It’s a small zoo with an interesting collection of animals The tiny colonial city of Huamantla is one of Tlaxcala’s two Pueblo Mágicos or magic towns – destinations that are highlighted by the Mexican government as important cultural landmarks the town pays homage to an image of the Virgin Mary with a stunning month-long festival which is known as “the night when no one sleeps,” residents prepare a decorative four-mile (six-kilometer) carpet made from flowers “The Night that nobody sleeps” is a celebration where the virgin goes around the town over beautiful sawdust tapetes is a small city surrounded by rolling hills and scenic forests The cave paintings in the nearby La Parada and La Gloria caves are said to date back to 10,000 B.C Situated around an hour outside of the state capital this nature reserve is a hotspot for firefly tourism offering visitors spectacular night tours illuminated by the incredible flying insects El Santuario de las Luciérnagas (“the Sanctuary of the Fireflies”) is lit by a swirling mass of light every evening from mid-June to mid-August More than 100,000 tourists are now flocking to the region each year to catch the spectacle Javarman / Shutterstock Mexico Trips & Tours Wondering what to do when leaving the resort Check 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in supporting broadband and telecommunications solutions across the Americas Transport/Aerospace, Industrial Coats has opened a new manufacturing facility in Huamantla to produce technical threads for the automotive household and recreation and other industries the Huamantla Plant has been built on a site of 12,000 square metres and its supporting infrastructure is based on sustainable standards It has a dedicated warehouse and distribution centre that will serve both local Mexican and US-based customers The plant will be a key supplier to the automotive personal protection and wire and cable industries and will play a pivotal role in supporting broadband and telecommunications solutions across the Americas Coats products will be supplied to Tier 1 companies whose products end up in some of the most well-known brands Complementing existing operations at Orizaba in Mexico reduced workflows at the new Huamantla Plant will deliver measurable inputs towards the company’s sustainability and productivity objectives while also ensuring maximum levels of flexibility to cater to changing customer needs “High-quality production is crucial to our success,” said Rajiv Sharma “The new Huamantla Plant will allow us to be more sustainable while better meeting customer needs and expectations in a fast-changing world.’ www.coats.com Eco-B for reduced microfibre plastic pollution After two years without the town’s signature event celebrated the Virgin of Charity festival once again on August 14 and 15 and broke a Guinness record in the process A celebration that some believe dates back to the indigenous veneration of Xochiquetzalli the festival is a tapestry of color now dedicated to the Catholic Virgin of Charity Artisans in the city spend all night (and in some cases days or weeks) creating intricate designs with colored sawdust and sand that carpet the city’s streets in anticipation of the miles-long procession that begins at the end of midnight Mass on August 14 The festival is called La Noche que Nadie Duerme or the Night When No One Sleeps because residents and visitors are up all night following the statue of the virgin carried above these colorful designs in a procession that takes over nine hours to complete The parade stops at various temples throughout the city until the virgin is returned to her sanctuary in the early hours of the morning This year the city broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest sawdust carpet nearly 4 kilometers long and created by 240 artisans with 80 tonnes of colored sawdust The record was previously held by Guatemala city with a carpet just over 2 kilometers long Visitors come from around the country and the world to witness the massive work of collective art in Tlaxcala and some intricate images of the virgin herself Some of the most complex designs are created in the atrium of the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity where the statue of the virgin resides for most of the year the artistic creations disappear under the feet of devotees walking in the procession Families in Huamantla have been creating this art for generations and the work has become a deep tradition in this part of Tlaxcala The return of the festival after two years of a pandemic-induced cancelation is not only lifting the spirits of locals but also helping the local economy in particular those who depend on the tourism it brings and growers of dahlias flowers which are used for decorations during the festival Last year the growers lost millions of pesos due to the cancelation of the event With reports from El Universal and El Sol de México, SDP Noticias ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker “We walked 65 miles through Louisiana swamps for two days without food we tied a rope to a boat and threw it over the alligator’s head the monster started for the gulf at full speed He dragged the boat 1/2 mile before he was hauled to shore and shot.” Such was the report given by William Stone after returning from the Mexican-American War Stone was marooned in the Louisiana swamps on his way to the front in late July Stone had volunteered the previous spring with about 100 other East Central Indiana men these volunteers formed Company A of the 4th Regiment in the Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The Delaware County volunteers became known as the "Delaware Squad," and included William Collins William Sutton and Alexander Williamson The 12 proffered their services for the war that commenced in 1846 after the American annexation of Texas formed after independence from Spain in 1821 develop trade and buffer against Comanche raids the Mexican government encouraged white settlement Having little in common with Mexicans and opposing the centralized government the settlers declared independence from Mexico in 1836 Mexico never recognized Texan independence fully annexed Texas as the 28th state of the Union President James Polk sent General Zachary Taylor and a force of 3,500 Americans to guard Texas’ southern border between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers After a Mexican force killed American patrolmen in spring 1846 Flambeaux in the field didn't last 700 years after all John Dillinger's ghost casts a long shadow in Muncie Lenape chiefs - but no 'Chief Munsee' - lived in Delaware County The Whigs opposed both the annexation and the war enough volunteers existed to form a regiment The volunteers marched to Edinburgh and boarded the new Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, the first time they saw a train before taking a second steamboat to New Orleans the Delaware Squad boarded the Ann Chase for the Mexican front. Some of those remaining on the Ann Chase turned mutinous and also went ashore The ship’s captain fixed the boiler and left marooning the volunteers in the Louisiana swamps After wandering for two days and hunting alligator where they were recovered a week later and taken to Brazos Island in early August the regiment traveled up the Rio Grande River to Camp Mier and came under the command of Zachary Taylor who assigned them to Brigadier General Joseph Lane General Winfield Scott began stationing American troops along the Mexico City route to protect his supply trains This included a garrison at the town of Puebla Mexico City fell to Americans and general Santa Anna retreated taking half his force to support a guerilla siege which had formed around the American garrison at Puebla Santa Anna went to attack Lane’s relief column meeting them at the town of Huamantla on October 9. which resulted in the Mexican general’s retreat revenged Walker’s death with a savage raid on Huamantla The historian Karl Bauer states that “They ransacked churches stores and private houses in a drunken spree of pillage One observer reported that 200 men were so drunk they could not march back to camp.” The other reported action involving the Delaware Squad included the October 19th Bombardment of Atlixco; the Nov where the Delaware Squad assaulted Mexican guerrillas to recover stolen tobacco wagons; and a few other skirmishes The war concluded with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Feb The Delaware Squad returned home that August with all men accounted for except Firman Carmichael who is buried somewhere deep in the Louisiana Swamps Chris Flook is the vice president of the Delaware County Historical Society and is the author of "Native Americans of East-Central Indiana." For more information about the Delaware County Historical Society, visit delawarecountyhistory.org I first came upon the tiniest state in Mexico by accident two decades ago I was hurtling down the Huamantla-Puebla highway when an incongruous castle with orange turrets appeared to our left My guide told me that it was some kind of hotel giving me the perfect pretext to ask to stop and investigate It was only at that point that I realized we were in what felt like a “no man’s land” that was called Tlaxcala The Hacienda Soltepec hotel was an odd mixture of cheerful and imposing a pretty courtyard and an elegant wooden reception desk where I was surprised to find out that in addition to a buzzing restaurant that was a magnet for fine families from around Mexico a gym and a sizeable heated indoor swimming pool There began a series of visits to the state of Tlaxcala — hosted and inspired by Javier Zamora from an old Tlaxcalan family who bought the 17th-century hacienda in the late 1940s These trips included the capital city of Tlaxcala I was enchanted by the old Xicohténcatl Theatre and a visit to a traditional maderería where I had a mini wooden baseball bat carved and painted for my youngest child; the walking sticks of San Esteban Tizatlán are one of the state’s signature folkcrafts I also had a long and colorful night in August where I took my kids to soak in the annual party held for the Virgen de la Caridad in Huamantla — fireworks and funfair included —aptly known as Noche que Nadie Duerme (The Night When No One Sleeps) One of my top Mexican memories of the last 30 years belongs to Tlaxcala: a 4 a.m hot-air balloon ride of soaring beauty with my daughters and mother with its unforgettable view of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes at sunrise the rolling green contours of the land below and birds fluttering under our basket as we silently drifted I kept going back — for a visit with an archaeologist to the vibrant murals of Cacaxtla and to the ancient site of Xochitecatl the latter with a unique spiral pyramid and said to have had a matriarchal society I also went on a pulque-permeated Huamantlada where I watched lunatic youths run in front of incensed bulls in the quaint streets of a colonial city of Otomí origin volcano — known before the conquest as Matlalcueitl meaning “Lady of the Green Skirts”) — Tlaxcala’s highest peak at about 4,440 meters Now one of the region’s main ecotourism destinations it’s soon to become a magnet for mountain bikers I also experienced some delirious days of Carnaval enjoying Tlaxcala’s festival of costumes masks and whips that erupts in communities throughout the state in the run up to Lent But until the vision of Soltepec first loomed to my left on the highway I wasn’t even sure whether Tlaxcala was a city or a state (it’s both) Tlaxcala state still receives less than 0.3% of Mexico’s tourists About 95% of its visitors are nationals — most from the adjoining state of Puebla I strolled to Tlaxcala’s stand to find out ¿Qué onda I was both tickled and touched by the slogan that tourism authorities had chosen to promote their destination: Tlaxcala sí existe (Yes There are many reasons why Tlaxcala has gone unnoticed for so long the most obvious being its struggle to find an image — let alone a voice — when under the shadow of the much richer and more powerful state of Puebla bordering its little neighbor from both the north and south while the state is home to the oldest church in Mexico and can boast some of the earliest colonial architecture and art overstatement isn’t really Tlaxcala’s thing It is the proud home to Latin America’s first and only organic golf course (at the Hacienda Soltepec) and last year it made the Guinness World Records for achieving the longest sawdust carpet (3,939.53 meters) during the Noche Que Nadie Duerme festivities uncommodified culture that is too intuitive to put your finger The rhythm here is pueblerino; people are warm Germany and Switzerland who have been quietly enjoying it without telling anyone else; it was surely no accident that the most enthusiastic tourists I saw at the foot of Malintzin last fall were two Oaxacan women in their 50s both involved in hospitality in their home state They were so impressed that they’d already planned their return with a coachload of other “conscious travelers” to stay for workshops in the eco-hotel Hacienda Santa Barbara the following month I would urge readers to get Tlaxcala-bound while the going’s good While it’s already too late for Tlaxcala’s Carnaval festivities this year — they ended on Feb 21 — its distinctive annual celebrations are an example of the distinctive highly memorable traditions the state has to offer the tourist looking for something a little off the beaten path Among Tlaxcala’s distinctive Carnaval traditions are the ancestral dances of the huehues —named after Huehueteotl Blending ancient pre-Hispanic customs with the imposed Christianity of the conquerors they provide a glimpse of the religious syncretism that enlivens several Mexican festivities (the most famous now being Día de Muertos) These dances have been protected by the state which declared them to be part of its intangible cultural heritage in 2013 which for now asks only that its existence be acknowledged could emerge into a kind of “new Oaxaca” — with some notable advantages: Tlaxcala is unafflicted by gentrification blissfully free of spring breakers and is easy to get to (about two hours from Mexico City) Tlaxcala’s inhabitants are friendly, it’s inexpensive and, refreshingly, it’s one of the safest places in the country. For more general info, try Tlaxcala’s state tourism website (in Spanish) Barbara Kastelein has been a travel writer since 1997 when she began her first column “Travel Talk” for the Mexico City Times. She now divides her time between England and Mexico and is completing her fourth book “Heroes of the Pacific: The Untold Story of Acapulco’s Cliff Divers” (www.barbarakastelein.com)