Tepoztlán
I had my first official Spanish classes at the IDEAL school today, and by the time I got back home I was just beat. Padre Roberto has his day off on Monday, and because he prefers to spend it outside the parish we headed out to visit a nearby town: Tepoztlán!
This is a really lovely town that is very popular with tourists but which has still kept a very local feel. We went mainly for the food, as there are a couple of very famous restaurants in the area (and I must admit, the chicken enchiladas with salsa verde we just amazing). I also was looking forward to seeing the local pyramid, but when I saw how far up it was I said forget it: all I had on was my sandals! But we did see the local parish church, which was very lovely.
On our way back we visited a local Benedictine monastery and stayed with the monks for vespers. It was nice to round off the day with a calming environment of prayer.
February 18th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Rolf Bertschin is a Swiss based in Mexico for over 40 years of which 25 have lived in Tepoztlan. Is professional lithographer and have introduced to the broke-etching technique to Mexico. He is an expert on Mexico and is surely one of the people who best know the Tepozteco and its environs, thoughout his successful life has documented his knowledge and love for Tepoztlan in an extensive photographic collection. If one day visit Tepoztlan and want to know his job, buy the cards offered by different shops because they are made by him. Mr. Rolf Bertschin offers excellent accommodation at Hostal Los Pinos, you can make your reservation at the phone 01 (739 ) 39 54 568.