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Walk the Malecon at dawn and listen to thousands of birds wakening while the sun breaks over the
surrounding volcanoes.
Take one of those 70 or so lancha boat rides across Laguna Catemaco,
that every other person on the Malecon yells at you to take.
Accept an offer to eat a Tegogolo cocktail from one of the curb side vendors
and check if they beat Viagra. (PS - the sauce allegedly kills all bugs).
Get a limpia (spiritual cleaning) - Unless you´re serious about trying the
"real" thing with one of those brujos that dozens of shills promote, stick to Nanciyaga and its Disney world
limpia.
Visit a brujo and take lots of photos - they hate that.
Give a brujo a Gringo limpia - they really hate that.
Buy one of those plastic wrapped popsicles (percheronas) and cool
down.
Pretend you want to rent an apartment and climb Catemaco´s tallest building and photograph some great
scenes.
Take bets on which artifact around the Catemaco central plaza was really only sculptured a few years ago.
Count birds! There are almost 600 species in Los Tuxtlas.
That will keep you busy for a while.
Reflect on your inner values inside the Basilica de la Virgen del Carmen,
then stuff yourself on a mojarra empapelada at Melmar´s restaurant
across the street.
Shudder at the many snakes from Los Tuxtlas, displayed at El Teterete.
Rent a kayak or paddle boat and see Catemaco from offshore.
Rent a horse at and climb into the hills overlooking Laguna Catemaco.
Stop by Catemaco´s "Casa de Cultura" and see if it has any.
Eat a rabbit at the eatery on the Catemaco carretera.
Find some of the unique statues hidden around Catemaco.
Count shoe stores in Catemaco, and buy some plastic sandals for your
next stop´s bathroom.
Buy a bunch of fresh flowers from one of the vendors in front of the big
church and place them where everyone else drops them - you never know
when you need HER help in Mexico.
Watch the sun set and your Margarita melt at one of the many
lake front restaurant / bars.
Take some photos of the beautiful older wooden homes of Catemaco and
send them home pretending you live there.
Pay a taxi driver to take you to the "Plaza de Toros" and write an internet
article if you find it.
Walk the Malecon and its trail to Espagoya, marvel at the many lava flows that tried to fill in Laguna Catemaco a
few hundred years ago, then grab a table at Gorrel´s, admire the almost extinct turtle drawings and eat
whatever is fresh.
Walk a little further and step down to the cave at El Tegal, where the virgin
allegedly appeared once, and old timers still worship Chalchiuhtlicue, the
ancient Aztec water goddess, who protects the local fishing folk.
Get your palm read by a hungaro ( that´s a Mexican gypsy, who mostly came
over from Hungary), and watch your belongings.
Let off some steam in a local temazcal (sweat lodge / sauna). Allegedly
it cures anything. The local trick is to get smeared head to toe with
Tuxtlas mud.
Count how many of those tiny shrimp really fit into a shrimp cocktail
and order another one.
Get a big rise from asking someone about a trip to the top of one of
the volcanoes.
Pretend you are an ecologist and have someone show you the few
remaining big trees still remaining in Catemaco city.
Watch a cigar being made in San Andres, then smoke a giant puro and eat a
big steak at the Montepio restaurant.
Drive anywhere and turn onto a dirt road and see where it leads you.
You´ll be astounded and so will your car.
Take a hike - anywhere you walk is an eye opener, whether a hovel with people, a pugnacious iguana, a
never before seen plant, or breathtaking vistas.
Walk the Malecon at dawn and listen to thousands of birds wakening while the sun breaks over the
surrounding volcanoes.
Take one of those 70 or so lancha boat rides across Laguna Catemaco,
that every other person on the Malecon yells at you to take.
Accept an offer to eat a Tegogolo cocktail from one of the curb side vendors
and check if they beat Viagra. (PS - the sauce allegedly kills all bugs).
Get a limpia (spiritual cleaning) - Unless you´re serious about trying the
"real" thing with one of those brujos that dozens of shills promote, stick to Nanciyaga and its Disney world
limpia.
Visit a brujo and take lots of photos - they hate that.
Give a brujo a Gringo limpia - they really hate that.
Buy one of those plastic wrapped popsicles (percheronas) and cool
down.
Pretend you want to rent an apartment and climb Catemaco´s tallest building and photograph some great
scenes.
Take bets on which artifact around the Catemaco central plaza was really only sculptured a few years ago.
Count birds! There are almost 600 species in Los Tuxtlas.
That will keep you busy for a while.
Reflect on your inner values inside the Basilica de la Virgen del Carmen,
then stuff yourself on a mojarra empapelada at Melmar´s restaurant
across the street.
Shudder at the many snakes from Los Tuxtlas, displayed at El Teterete.
Rent a kayak or paddle boat and see Catemaco from offshore.
Rent a horse at and climb into the hills overlooking Laguna Catemaco.
Stop by Catemaco´s "Casa de Cultura" and see if it has any.
Eat a rabbit at the eatery on the Catemaco carretera.
Find some of the unique statues hidden around Catemaco.
Count shoe stores in Catemaco, and buy some plastic sandals for your
next stop´s bathroom.
Buy a bunch of fresh flowers from one of the vendors in front of the big
church and place them where everyone else drops them - you never know
when you need HER help in Mexico.
Watch the sun set and your Margarita melt at one of the many
lake front restaurant / bars.
Take some photos of the beautiful older wooden homes of Catemaco and
send them home pretending you live there.
Pay a taxi driver to take you to the "Plaza de Toros" and write an internet
article if you find it.
Walk the Malecon and its trail to Espagoya, marvel at the many lava flows that tried to fill in Laguna Catemaco a
few hundred years ago, then grab a table at Gorrel´s, admire the almost extinct turtle drawings and eat
whatever is fresh.
Walk a little further and step down to the cave at El Tegal, where the virgin
allegedly appeared once, and old timers still worship Chalchiuhtlicue, the
ancient Aztec water goddess, who protects the local fishing folk.
Get your palm read by a hungaro ( that´s a Mexican gypsy, who mostly came
over from Hungary), and watch your belongings.
Let off some steam in a local temazcal (sweat lodge / sauna). Allegedly
it cures anything. The local trick is to get smeared head to toe with
Tuxtlas mud.
Count how many of those tiny shrimp really fit into a shrimp cocktail
and order another one.
Get a big rise from asking someone about a trip to the top of one of
the volcanoes.
Pretend you are an ecologist and have someone show you the few
remaining big trees still remaining in Catemaco city.
Watch a cigar being made in San Andres, then smoke a giant puro and eat a
big steak at the Montepio restaurant.
Drive anywhere and turn onto a dirt road and see where it leads you.
You´ll be astounded and so will your car.
Take a hike - anywhere you walk is an eye opener, whether a hovel with people, a pugnacious iguana, a
never before seen plant, or breathtaking vistas.
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