Pigs Feet & Traditional Mexican Dance

Today we went to a little town called El Quelite about 20 minute drive from our home. It's a charming Colonial town with famous architecture, brightly coloured painted buildings and home to the historic sport of ulama known in English as hip ball. This sport involves a great deal of athletics and strength as men use their hips to bounce an eight pound rubber ball in a dirt field to the opposing team. The object of the game is to keep the ball in play without going out of the marked boundary lines. The team will score a point when a player from the opposing side hits the ball out of bounds, touches it with another part of their body other than their hip, if it touches another team mate, or if the ball hits the ground and stops moving before the centre line. It’s an impressive game to watch especially when the only wear a deer skinned skirt, which I am sure they don’t call a skirt.

There is a neat restaurant called El Mesond Los Laureanos known for its cuisine. They serve traditional mexican food, and thus I was able to sample a dish made with pigs feet. I can only say I was pleasantly surprised, the taste and texture was eatable. I am not so sure I would be ordering it every feast out, but I can say

 I tried it and liked it. 

After our lunch we watched a small show the restaurant put on of traditional Mexican dance from the Mayans and Aztecs. I always enjoy these kind of shows mainly for the way their feet move as they dance. The costumes are always fascinating especially as they rattle and shake in beat with their movements. 

On our way home we stopped to have a photo op at the 
Tropico de Cancer I guess the next photo will need to be taken at the equator.... Next road trip!

This seemed like a good idea until after I climbed the hill and noticed large holes in the ground, hmmmm could they be homes for rattle snakes? Possibly!