The last few days we have been travelling into the city of Puebla. It is the fourth largest city in Mexico and 7,100' above sea level. Coming from sea level we can feel the change in altitude. The city is built on a plain so there are no hills to climb and the street in the inner-city are all on the square so it is easy to find your way around. The city is known for all the different tiles that cover the buildings and it looks quite Moorish.
We thought we would go to a local theatre for the play "Grease" in Spanish "Vaselina" but it was quite amateurish and we left at the intermission. The tickets were only $4.
Yesterday it rained actually it just poured while we were downtown, but it was not only rain it also rained ash from the volcano Popocatepetl. I had hung my wash under the awning before we left so I was really lucky because the truck and camper were quite black with ash when we arrived home. There has been some coming down today also.
We spent today walking up the largest and highest pyramid in the world. It is located at Cholula which is close to Puebla. Cortez built a church on top of the pyramid and it has recently been damaged by an earthquake. Before going home we went to the market to buy some fresh fruit and it was really congested with venders, shoppers and vehicles that we were glad to find our way out. The colors of the market were unbelievable - from bright flowers to snow white shining onions of all sizes.
Yesterday we stayed in a cow, pig and goat pasture. Actually they just came down to drink and then went back home. We were parked near a restaurant, by a lake not too far from a little village. The birding was excellent.
Today were travelled through mountains to Tepoztlan and on to Cuernavaca. This is a large city and is very busy. It was difficult finding the campground, so tomorrow we will take the bus downtown as it is supposed to be quite beautiful.