One of the highlights of a recent trip to Puebla, Mexico was exploring the Olmec ancient ruins near Cantona. The combination of scenic desert mountains, beautiful clouds, and ancient pyramids would make anyone want to visit this incredible place. What is amazing is that only 10% of the city has been uncovered. Even this small [...]
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The sweet mole poblano sauce from Puebla, Mexico
Puebla, Mexico is the birthplace of the famed mole poblano sauce. Runaway Juno is hosting another round of the travel blogger photo roulette. The theme of this week’s contest is “sweet.” I can think of nothing more sweet than a gastronomic wonder from Mexico with chocolate as one of the ingredients in the sauce. On [...]
The church on top of the Great Pyramid of Cholula
The Great Pyramid of Cholula near Puebla, Mexico has a beautiful church on top. On clear days one can get great glimpses of the volcano Popocatepetl, but this was not one of those clear days. Another great shot is getting the pyramid and the church framed with the volcano in the background, but that was [...]
Puebla, Mexico Talavera Workshop Tour and the Stairway to Heaven
When we received the itinerary for the Puebla, Mexico tweet up trip I immediately scanned the schedule and mentally circled the items I was looking forward to. The visit to the Cantona Ruins perked my curiosity as did the mole poblano cooking class.  Who doesn’t love to eat great Mexican Food? One item on the [...]
Capturing the color of my world
Twice in one day I was tagged by two awesome travel bloggers for the Travel Supermarket.com capture the color contest. A big thank you goes out to Leigh, from Hike Bike Travel, and Leah, from Leah’s travels for the nominations. Being from Chicago, when I first heard the capture the color contest, I immediately thought [...]
Making the famed mole poblano sauce in Puebla: A photo essay
There has been over 350 posts on Traveling Ted dealing with adventure and travel – none to this point have been about cooking. There has been a post or two about food as this is an adventure we all deal with. Everyone has to eat, but this is the first post on cooking. Puebla, Mexico [...]
Puebla Historic Center photo essay
Puebla, Mexico was founded in 1531, so it is no surprise that the Historic Center is a UNESCO Heritage site. What was a surprise to me was how beautiful and how European the downtown area is. I love strolling through cobblestone streets, with colorful buildings, and sipping coffee or having a pint at a relaxing [...]
A street scene in the Puebla Historic Center
Puebla, Mexico was founding in 1531 and the historic center has nicely preserved the old time feel. It is no surprise then that the narrow cobblestone streets found in the Historic Center with ancient churches, buildings, and libraries are a UNESCO Heritage site. This trip was sponsored by the Mexico Tourism Board, but the photos, [...]
Hiking the Olmec Ruins near Puebla: Yes you Cantona
Cantona is the site of an amazing set of Olmec Ruins dating from 1,000 A.D. The vast archaeological site is situated about two hours northeast of Puebla, Mexico and about four hours east of Mexico City. This former ancient civilization was eerily quiet when our group pulled in. There was not one other car in [...]
Perfect yellow building in Puebla, Mexico
You do not have to go far to see Spanish influence in Puebla. A couple blocks from the hotel we stayed at during our trip to Puebla, Mexico was this beautiful yellow building. The town is full of colorful and interesting buildings. Blue, yellow, and even pink were found on a walking tour of the [...]
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