From Dallasnews.com “SANTA CLARA DEL COBRE, Mexico – At first look, this unassuming Mexican pueblo doesn’t make much of a case for itself. The brightly painted cement-block buildings, the always-under-renovation colonial church, the charming plaza all say this is quaint, rural Mexico.

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There are two travel seasons in Mexico, one is the popular high season which runs from December 20th through Easter. The other less traveled season flips the calendar and runs from the day after Easter through December 19th. During either time of year be ready for some beautiful skies, cloudy or otherwise.

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Jalapa is a couple of hours easy drive from the state of Veracruz. The population is around 400,000. The city is was built on the slopes of a large tiered hill half way between the ocean and the mountains. Jalapa is the state capital, a well known University town and the business center for the region’s coffee and fruit growers. Jalapa is the second-largest city in the state after, the city of Veracruz.

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