un peso para ti: Tepoztlan

I've got best friends on the brain today, because one of my besties is arriving in town tonight (!!!), and another and her husband (he, another bestie) could give birth to their little one any day now!!! Exciting times for the Heblsons (and our beloved brood of bffs).

That being said, I just have to write about our day-trip yesterday, because, well, it was incredible. We took the bus to a little town 90-minutes from D.F. called Tepoztlan. Tepoztlan has been designated as a pueblo magico by the Mexican govermnment. The government has given this town (among many others) that status due to the fact that buried within the obvious charm and quaintness, it is believed that are also mystical powers present. If the Mexican government were to label a U.S. town a pueblo magico (totally a violation of Homeland Security, though, man!), top honors would go to a place like Sedona, Arizona -or- Taos, New Mexico. New-agey, artist enclavey, beautiful scenery, etc.

So, Tepoztlan is a town surrounded by cliffs and mountains, and those natural elements are obviously beautiful, but its top-billin' in beauty goes to the fact that there are Aztec ruins (a pyramid) at the summit of one of the mountains! And the best part?? You can make the steep two-kilometer hike to the top! Which we did! It was great. The pyramid is not the most elaborate or beautiful in all of Mexico, but dang, it's built on a cliff, and that's pretty cool.

The city itself was so charming! I was smitten with it. Very calm and cute; it was exactly the kind of laid-back vibe I've been looking for in a day-trip for a long time.

Sunday street market:

These litttle churches never disappoint:

The climb, though exhausting and difficult, was beautiful. I snapped a couple pics on the way up, but felt dizzy when I looked up, so I couldn't be snappin' the whole time.