What a find......This ciudad is like going back in time a thousand years. Cuetzalan is tucked away high in the mountains of Northern Mexico, over miles of narrow windy roads. Pictures are worth a thousand words so here's your tour of this unique place.
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Presidente Hilton preparting to perform with "THE FLIERS" in a religious ritual to honor the sun. Four men fly upsidedown around a 80 foot wooden pole, with one leg tied with a rope.
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| Town Square |
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| Anyone for a little shopping? |
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| Typical Street |
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San Francisco Church dedicated to
Saint Franciso Assisi |
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| Greeting from Cuetzalan |
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| Presidente Hilton and Lindy in the town square |
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One of the only persons who would let us take a picture
History of Cuetzalan
Cuetzalan (Place of Quetzal birds). Only few places in Mexico could be as beatiful as this town located in the middle of the Sierra Norte in Puebla State. It is the "Paradise in the Mountains" because this location houses some Mexican People who resist to disappear as a Mexican Native Culture in the postmodern world. Local native groups as Nahua or Totonaco still wearing the traditional clothes, speaking the native language as well spanish and continue their Mexican Traditions. Their Mexican Art Handcrafts have singular and distintive taste. The Sierra Norte shows up as incredible subtopical landscape with a outstanding mountain chain, deep valleys, very extensive cave systems and clean waterfalls. Just some people really know that Cuetzalan is located in a cultural place named "Totonacapan" that is the motherland of the "fliers" perfomance. "The Fliers" performance is a religious ritual to honor the sun where four men fly upsidedown around a tall wooden pole just tied up by one leg or holding themselves using a rope around their waist.
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