©
Robert Siegel
-
-->
Quick link to photo page
-->
Quick link to Mexico pictures
-->
Quick link to fungi pictures
Mexico, 2024 - Puebla and Tlaxcala
Organization - This page is largely divided into two sections.
Additional links within page
Part I - Puebla
Our hotel rooms
Courtyard - Quinta Puebla
Puebla, Mexico 2024
July 31, 2024
Canon R5
View from the roof
Cholula
At the church on the pyramid
Cholula, Mexico 2024
July 31, 2024
Canon R5
At the church on the pyramid
Cholula, Mexico 2024
July 31, 2024
Canon R5
Rothschild's wing
Mexico 2024
July, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Palafoxiana
Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Mexico 2024
July, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Mexico 2024
July, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Uriarte
Irene
Vase with a face
Skylight
Unfinished
"La Colecturia"
Puebla, Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Bob reflected
Black and white cat armed
Mural and pedestrian
8 años
Casareyna Restaurant
Suspects
Casareyna Restaurant
Puebla, Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Talavera whale shark
Casareyna Restaurant
Puebla, Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Talavera whale shark
Casareyna Restaurant
Puebla, Mexico 2024
August 1, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Fungal foreshadowing
Part II - Tlaxcala
Amanita muscaria
Bolete initialized
Twins
Final de la Senda
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 7, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Puffball
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Slime molds
Slime
Slime mold
Pink slime
The devil in scorpion form
Fluorescent devil
Louse-y shot
Beetle larva
Rattled
Lizard
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Bunny
Guinea pigs
Sheepish
Bars behind cat
Flora
Final de la Senda
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 7, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Cactus
Yellow hibiscus
Hotel San Francisco
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 10, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Orchid
Orchid
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Agave
Pine cone
Sacred fir
Plantago
Tilandsia in handsia
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
El Canto del Bopsque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Basket weaver
Popo burping
Fire flies and so does Bob
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
PC - Kathy Faircloth
My chariot 3000
Animal crackers supersized
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Adriana with mushroom
El Canto del Bosque
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Sofie with mushroom
Wedding at the cathedral
With Camila Santiago
Teatro Xicohténcatl
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 10, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Caliope
The Ceiling at Teatro Xicohténcatl
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 10, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
National dish
Chiles en Nogada
Meals
Hotel San Francisco
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 10, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Maximo rojas
Bull ring
A mere calf
Painted steps
Escalatinatas
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 5, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Hombres
New friends
Nerly, Pratt, Alejandra, and Bob
At the Mirador
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 10, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
No creeras
Dean and Bob on a hill
Final de la senda
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 7, 2024
Pixel 8 Pro
Group shot
Hotel San Francisco
Tlaxcala, Mexico 2024
August 3, 2024
Canon 7Dmark2
Fellow travelers
Gundi Jeffrey
-
Laurin Jeffrey
-
Alejandro Kong
-
Adriana Montoya
-
Adriana Kong
-
David Lewis
-
Juventino Calderon
-
Kathy Faircloth
-
Sofie Faircloth
-
Connie Green
-
Kathryn Macbride
-
Hoy Shih
-
Martin and Cathy Newman
-
Chris and Bill Green
-
Dean Martin
-
Sydney Webber
-
Nerly Zurlen
-
Clark Ovrebo
-
Ray Hebert
-
Michael (Mikey) Cohen
-
Mark Thomsen
-
Pat Hill
-
Colleen Kelly
-
Robert Siegel
Drivers
-
Robert Hernandez-Ramos - of van 3000
Guides
-
Don Gonzalo
The Trip Itinerary - July 30 - August 11, 2024
July 30, 2024 Tuesday -
Palo Alto to Mexico City to Puebla
- Uber to SFO
- Meet up with Kathy and Sofia at the airport
- AeroMexico to Mexico City Airport
- Cab to Puebla with Kathy and Sofie
- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
-
July 31, 2024 Wednesday - Puebla
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
-
August 1, 2024 Thursday - Puebla
-
- Uriate talavera factory with Kathy, Sofie, and Connie
-
- Palafoxiana
- Cultural Museum
- "La Colecturia"
- Capilla del Rosario
- Dinner at Casareyna Restaurant - Bob, Nuria, Ia, Sofie, Kathy, Dean, Connie
-
- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
-
August 2, 2024 Friday - Puebla
- Breakfast at hotel
- The kitchen - Santa Rosa Convent
- Photograph dog on the roof sculpture
- The Ampara roof
- Coffee at the Museum cafe
- Afternoon outing with Nuria and Kathy - Nuria drove
-
- Stay at Quinta Puebla Hotel
-
August 3, 2024 Saturday - Puebla to Tlaxcala
-
- Car from Puebla to Tlaxcala - with Kathy, Sofie, Dean, and Connie
-
-
- Explore old Tlaxcala
- Mural Museum of History
- Opening dinner at Hotel San Francisco
- Stay at Hotel San Francisco
-
-
August 4, 2024 Sunday - Tlaxcala (and La Malinche)
-
- Breakfast at Hotel San Francisco
-
- Ride in vans to La Malinche
- Stop to take photos of Popo
- First foray
- Fungal IDs with Adriana and Alejandro
- Stay at Hotel San Francisco
-
August 5, 2024 Monday - Tlaxcala to Nanacampilca
-
- Drive to El Canto Del Bosque
- Mushroom foraging
-
- Check into Hotel Mileno, Nanacampilca
- Fireflies - dark and rainy
- Dinner at El Canto Del Bosque - food kiosks
- Stay at Hotel Mileno
-
August 6, 2024 Tuesday - Nanacampilca to Xolostoc/Tlaxco
-
- Breakfast at Hotel Mileno
-
- Vans to
-
-
- Stay at Hacienda Xolostoc
-
-
August 7, 2024 Wednesday - Xolostoc/Tlaxco
- Breakfast at Al Final del la Senda
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Stay at Hacienda Xolostoc
-
-
August 8, 2024 Thursday - Xolostoc/Tlaxco
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Stay at Hacienda Xolostoc
-
-
-
August 9, 2024 Friday - Xolostoc to Chignahuapan
- Mushroom IDs from yesterday's foray (which was postponed)
-
- Drive to Chignahuapan
- Tour of Chignahuapan by manager
- Swim in hotel hot spring pool
-
- Mushroom IDs from morning foray in restaurant
- Dinner at Chignahuapan in hotel restaurant
- Stay at Chignahuapan resort
-
August 10, 2024 Saturday - Chignahuapan to Tlaxcala
-
- Breakfast at Chignahuapan
- Foot and leg massage at the spa
-
- Vans back to Tlaxcala
- Walk to Escalatinatas wtih Nerly
- Climb steps to mirador
- Met Alexandra and her brother
- Walk to Teatro Xicohténcatl with Nerly
- Closing dinner at Hotel San Francisco - 8 pm
- Packing
- Stay at Hotel San Francisco
-
August 11, 2024 Sunday - Tlaxcala to Mexico City Airport to SFO to Palo Alto
- Finish packing
- Breakfast at Hotel San Francisco
- Shopping near the hotel
- Arrive back at the hotel at 10:30 for van departure
- Van to airport with 9 fellow travelers
- Check in at AeroMexico
- AeroMexico lounge
-
- Wendy picked me up at SFO
- Home
Acknowledgements
I want to extend my gratitude to my fellow travelers who helped make this a fantastic trip.
Also special shoutouts to
- Kathy Faircloth who first told me about MexMush and who has been an outstanding traveling companion
- Gundi and Juventino for planning the trip
- Adriana and Alejandro for their enthusiasm and expertise and patience and for even teaching me a bit of mycology and Spanish
- Laurin for his unrelenting help with logistics
- Fellow travelers who pointed out cool things to see and photograph
- Members of the group for all the one on one interludes and wide-ranging conversations during meals, and outings, and travel
- Our intrepid and careful drivers
- All our onsite guides
- So many people involved with the preparation and service of our delicious and diverse meals, and
- The many amazing other interesting and helpful locals we met along the way, especially Nuria, Alejandra and Pratt, and dancer Camilia Santiago.
It is also worth acknowledging the incredible beauty and history of the Puebla and Tlaxcala regions filled with all manner of visual treats - art, architecture, natural history, performance, and much more.
Related pages
Last modified: August 20, 2024
Created: August 13, 2024 (from mexico2023.html)
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
All pictures are protected by copyright. Do not use without permission.
Puebla