A few kilometers outside Xico there are two waterfalls. We planned a loop walk to see them both. By chance we happened to decide to go by the smaller "Cascada de la Monja" first. We were much surprised to find that the bridge that continues to "Cascada de Texolo" was closed due to disrepair. With the help of locals, we changed our program to continue to Teocelo. Along the walk we did manage a distant view of the "Cascada de Texolo". From Teocelo we caught a bus to Coatepec.
Coatepec is a bigger, more prosperous town with nice colonial buildings, and a super cool 20th-century bandstand. On a Monday afternoon, the town was bustling by itself; must be fueled by coffee.
On the Bus from Xalapa to Xico, Veracruz.
XICO!!!
Santa Maria Magdalena.
A small Art Deco plaza in the center of town.
Heading to the cascadas we catch a view of Pico de Orizaba in the hazy distance.
Turning left into and through a coffee plantation.
A species of butterfly new to us.
Cascada La Monja was the perfect place to relax, rest, and eat our picnic lunch.
We spot a beautiful stand of Calla Lilies nearby.
Cascada de Texolo as seen from the Santa Rosa Mirador.
On the Bus from Teocelo to Coatepec.
The giant letters!
We were ready for another meal so we ate a "late" 4-course lunch at El Jardin Vegetarian Restaurant. Red beet salad and soya stew main below.
Church of San Jeronimo.
The extremely pleasing mid-20th-century kiosko/bandstand in Parque Miguel Hidalgo.
View to Coatepec city center from Mirador Cerro de las Culebras. And an early evening kids run of two laps around the top of the cerro!
City Hall.
We picked up some bread and pastries at this traditional wood oven bakery for our final stop in Coatepec.
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Beautiful architecture!
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