Mexico local tourism！Why is worth?

Whether because it lies in the shadow of Mexico City, or because so small tourism knowledge is obtainable in (understandable) English, or for some other mysterious reason, foreign tourists tend to overlook Puebla in droves. Now is a ideal time to get acquainted with this colonial beauty  the home of Talavera tile, origin of a number of Mexico's most famous cuisine, site of the battle commemorated by Cinco de Mayo, & beneficiary of of the most dramatic backdrops imaginable Mexico's iconic twin volcanoes, simmering Popocatepetl & slumbering Iztaccihuatl.

Food: Puebla's unique blend of pre-Hispanic & European cooking techniques is Mexico's proudest cuisine. The most renowned of its comida (typical foods) are chiles en nogada & chicken mole poblano, both laying lay claim to the title of Mexico's national dish, along with such traditional sweets as camotes (a sweet-potato sweet), alegrias & crystallized fruits.
With full acknowledgement that this only begins to dip in to the city's pleasures, here are our favourite reasons to discover Puebla this year. For more details & further inspiration, you cannot do better than the award-winning English-language net site, All About Puebla.



Mole poblano, with a sauce blending several kinds of chile, herbs & spices, sesame & other seeds, nuts, chocolate & about 30 other ingredients, could have made Puebla the countrys culinary capital all by itself. But chiles en nogada, created in 1821 to honor Augustín de Iturbide for his role in the War of Independence, is every bit as ambrosial & has patriotism on its side. Large, mild poblano chiles stuffed with ground meat, fruit, nuts & spices are covered with a silky sauce of cream, cheese & ground walnuts, garnished with pomegranate seeds: The red, white & green colors represent the nations new flag. Try it in August & September, when pomegranates are in season, at Casa de los Muñecos.
Cinco de Mayo: The holiday that the United States most widely associates with Mexico (often mistaking it for the country's Independence Day) is celebrated with far less fervor south of the border. Puebla, not surprisingly, is the exception: Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, in which a ragtag Mexican force defeated a professional French army in 1862. Overlooking the fleeting nature of the victory Napoleon soon regrouped, conquered Puebla and ruled until 1867 May five became a patriotic symbol of triumph over foreign oppression. The city's annual observance, spearheaded by a huge civic parade in which even France participates, culminates in a battle re-enactment attended by rifles, cannon, swordplay, dancing, a bullfight and fireworks.

Puebla has been preparing for this year's 150th anniversary of Cinco de Mayo by renovating its hilltop forts and building a new park and causeway honoring Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, hero of the Battle of Puebla. President Felipe Calderón will marshal the parade, and fireworks are in the hands of the pyrotechnicians that opened and closed the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara last summer. A host of special events will include the inaugural Festival Internacional del Mole, a tribute to Puebla's gastronomy and of Mexico's most famous dishes.