Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. View from El Mirador (The Lookout) near San Juan, a village in the Tepoztlán municipality. Photo by author Our local weekly hiking group took this scenic hike near San Juan Tlacotenco, a 5-mile taxi ride from the center of Tepoztlán. The taxi dropped us off on the main street near the bus stop, and we walked straight...
Read MoreThe natural environment of Tepoztlán has a wide variety of mushrooms. Many varieties of edible and medicinal ones are harvested by locals and sold in the markets. I met Sivan, a man originally from Australia, who moved here five years ago. He recently set up a table selling wild crafted mushrooms in our Friday natural and organic market. I...
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