Fifteen miles away from Orizaba is the town of Cordoba, founded in the 17th century by Spain on the route between Veracruz and Mexico City to protect the interest of the crown from attacks from enslaved indigenous people. We were expecting some nice colonial architecture; however, even the main square was not particularly interesting. We did manage to score a nice vegetarian meal before heading back to Orizaba.
On the bus from Orizaba to Cordoba we see Pico de Orizaba from the best angle yet.
Cordoba Cathedral.
Mural in the main staircase at the Municipal Palace.
Municipal Palace.
Moorish-ish fountain.
A view from the City Museum to Pico de Orizaba.
We ate a tasty lunch at La Lechuga Vegetariano.
On the way to catch the bus back to Orizaba we walked past this spiffy, green, modernist, Lions Club building.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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Beautiful architecture!
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