Tickled Pink in Tequisquiapan, Mexico

From Bernal, we decided to take a day trip to another pueblo magico of, Tequisquiapan, which the locals have acceptably and graciously nicknamed “Tequis.” The town has a 300-year heritage as a colonial town and was populated mostly by indigenous people. Like Bernal, it’s predominantly a tourist town, bedecked with shades of pink, on the famous Vino & Queso route, which mostly caters to weekend visitors from Mexico City and the city of Querétaro. Fortunately for us, we experienced it blissfully empty on a Wednesday.

To get to Tequis from Bernal was slightly challenging only because it required a bus transfer in Ezekiel Montes. It was well worth it, however, and only required waiting around for about 45-minutes round trip. The cost was $15 pesos to EM and $17 pesos to Tequis. (About $.75 per ticket.)

Walking into the historic center’s entrance.

Iglesia Santa María de la Asunción. This charming baby girl pink church was established in the 16th century, but the current construction is from the 19th century. It is in Neoclassical style with simple lines and made of pink sandstone.

One of the many queserias in Tequis. Like in Bernal, there is an abundance of cheese shops, which we were surprised to learn about. After all, Mexico isn’t typically a cheese hot bed, at least in terms of variety.

A street in the center flooding with flowers.

Another angle of the church.

Some incredible street art near San Joaquin Park.

Public laundry basins near the park.

The town seal, proudly display grapes. As mentioned, Tequis is part of Querétaro’s Ruta de Vino. There were many wine and cheese tour options you could take from here (or Bernal.)

Yes, they’ve definitely embraced their nickname!

Had to point this out. We keep seeing these everywhere in restaurants….mini coat racks or because no one is wearing coats, more accurately, places to hang your purse. Mandy made the statement “why have we never seen these before? They’re brilliant!!”

Well, we’ve learned that Mexicans can be a bit superstitious as a culture and in addition to collecting bacteria, many believe you should never place your purse on the floor because it will cause you to lose or have bad luck with. Other superstitions we’ve learned are to always add spices to your dish in the form of a cross, and to never watch a dog take a ?.

Holy frijole. This stuffed bean & cheese enchilada dish, topped with beans, definitely had more beans than even Mandy knew what to do with ?

Just a cute street corner

The Libreria Rulfo, a trendy bookstore and cafe.

And of course we had to splurge and sample the famous wines at a rooftop bar. We chose the Malbec and it was pretty tasty, although a bit on the expensive side at $140/glass ($7). Wine is certainly a luxury item that you pay a premium for in Mexico.