Xalapa

July 5, 2012

 My breakfast 

 Antigua 

 After checking out of our hotel we boarded the Marvi (our bus) to Antigua. The oldest church in the Americas was founded here by Cortés in the early 16th century.

Mango Tree 

After check in & some lunch we visited Xalapas’s Anthropology Museum. The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico.  Seven out of ten Olmec "colossal heads" that were found in San Lorenzo, Tenochtitlán, which is located in the southeast portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz are displayed in this museum.

In the evening we went to downtown Xalapa to an area with lots of restaurants and shops. We witnessed a peaceful protest outside the capital building. Many Mexicans were unable to vote in last week’s election because the country “ran out of ballots.” Many Mexicans are unhappy with the government’s actions and many disappointed with Enrique Pena Nieto’s win as president.