hey this is jenny and kevin welcome back to Eat Baila Travel
Welcome to the city of Orizaba, Veracruz
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so let's get to it in this video we're going to show you around the magical town of Orizaba, Veracruz
part of the magic here includes time traveling to the dinosaur era
so be sure to watch to the end to experience the magic
we're going to start you up at the top for an aerial view of the city
but to get there we need to climb el Cerro del Borrego
there's so many stairs
I am fitness all right!
we're almost there or so you think
i don't know i can't see the end of this
it's dope though check out the view
while we make our way up let's answer an important question
so what is a pueblo magico (magic town)?
the pueblos magicos came out of an initiative from the mexican government
to promote a series of towns around the country
that offer visitors special experiences because of their natural beauty
their cultural richness their traditions folklore historical relevance their cuisine
arts and crafts and best of all their great hospitality
okay so we've reached the top of el cerro del borrego and there's a nice eco park at
the top along with two museums a zip line and teleferico
so we made it to the top now it's time to enjoy the view
calm quiet day just to make sure you know this is not smog, it's fog
on a sunny day you'll be able to see the mountains the city really
gorgeous from up here but for now we'll just enjoy the mountain fog
if you want to skip the hike you can ride the teleferico up
at plaza rio but since we already hiked up we're just going to take it down
at the bottom you'll land in Plaza Rio and the beginning of the river walk
we're gonna go for a walk along the Paseo del Rio and the riverwalk here
has a zoo alongside it it's so cool and the best part it's free
it's a whole different feeling when you're walking along the
river and you see jaguars and ostriches and lions
i've never experienced a city with a zoo along the river walk let alone free
this city has a lot of cool things but i think this is definitely one of my favorites
and one of the things that makes this city so charming and magical
Da bears!
after the four kilometer walk you know what time it is
michelada time? coffee time! oh..
after our hike we're replenishing our electrolytes with a michelada
and a memelita
This memela is really good but just wait till we arrive to Acayucan, Veracruz
see the real thing
down the street from plaza rio you'll find yourself in the historic city center
we really like to hang out at parque castillo
and adjacent to this park is my favorite place in the entire city the iron palace
the iron palace was designed by a Belgian architectural company
to serve as the municipal headquarters in 1894
but today it's home to six museums
here are two of the museums i checked out
el museo de la cerveza the beer museum showcasing the
brews freshly made in horizontal for the world
i also got a peek at a replica of the world cup trophy at el museo de futbol
but most importantly it's a great place to read a book relax
have some coffee both day and night
are you ready to time travel with us?
we're going to take you 233 million years to the past
the expo parque is a free park with life-sized dinosaurs to
make you feel like you're living in the dinosaur age
it's like a real-life version of jurassic park except no one gets eaten
kind of tough to come to a park with an adult child
i really enjoyed babysitting jenny but it's all fun and games until someone gets lost
Jenny!
Jenny! where are you?
Look at her! Taking a nap
i was afraid the velociraptors had gotten her
well since kevin's not sharing his chileatole I guess it's my turn to say goodbye
thanks so much for watching hope you enjoyed this brief tour of Orizaba
in the next few weeks we're going to show you more highlights of the amazing food
from around here as well as a little bit of the dark side from this town
take care, take a shower! and we'll see you next time!
ciao!