Mexico for Tacos: 10 Days
October 2025: ten days in Mexico, mostly for the tacos. Mexico City and a Teotihuacan balloon, Puebla, Guadalajara and tequila, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, in five parts.
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Mexico City Travel 01: Midnight Check-in, Then a 4:40 a.m. Teotihuacan Balloon
October 1–2, 2025: Air Canada via Vancouver, Mexico City at 10:50 p.m., check-in at midnight, then a dawn Teotihuacan balloon and the Pyramid of the Moon.
Mexico City Travel 02: Night Tacos Under a Pink Tent, and Siqueiros at Chapultepec Castle
Mexico City, October 3–4, 2025: a night taco stand under a pink tent, the Niños Héroes monument, Chapultepec Castle and its Siqueiros mural, the zoo.
Puebla Travel 03: The Palafoxiana Library, and the Camera I Turned On After a Run
October 5–6, 2025: Puebla's Palafoxiana Library and Talavera streets, Xochimilco at night, a first intro video in Parque México, Guadalupe and the Zócalo.
Guadalajara Travel 04: Chewing Agave, Then Out to the Blue Fields on a José Cuervo Tequila Tour
October 7, 2025: a tequila tour from Guadalajara. Chewing agave, blue agave fields, piñas in the José Cuervo distillery yard and the centro at night.
Guanajuato Travel 05: An Estudiantina Outside a Church at Night, San Miguel de Allende, and Home
October 8–11, 2025: by bus to Guanajuato, a day trip to San Miguel de Allende, a last day on Mexico City's Calle Bolívar and a 6 a.m. departure.