Zapotitlan is a desertic paradise. It shows how nature can be beautiful in more than one way, and also how people can be really proud of their community. The main attraction in Zapotitlan is the Botanical Garden Dr. Helia Bravo, home to thousands of different and rare cactuses. The town itself is very pretty, with the whitest of churches, when you get inside make sure to looked up, the ceiling has an hypnotic painting that leaves you feeling as if you just looked into a kaleidoscope.
The Botanical Garden can only be described as surreal. There you are in the middle of nowhere surrounded by thousands of enormous and ancient cactuses. You feel alone, yet at peace. Nothing between your tiny figure and raw nature.
If you decide to stay the night you can do it in one of their cabains. Some of them don't have electric power, which makes this more of an ecologic experience.
Sabores del Desierto
Right next to the town square there's this very peculiar ice-cream shop. Flavors of the desert they offer and certainly deliver: pitahaya, xiotilla, xoconostle and garambullo. They'no not that tasty, but they do the trick and provide you with one more story to tell about your trip.
Ambar Restaurant
A local recommended us this place and we loved so much we ended up eating all of our meals there.
They serve regular food such as eggs, chilaquiles, enchiladas, quesadillas along with some local delicatessen prepared with tetechas, a kind of cactus. Since I love trying new food we order it. It's not that appetizing but very interesting. Trust me. Besides if you ask they put cheese on it, and let's face it. Everything tastes better with cheese.
The prices are really good, the staff are friendly and polite.
We did more than eat. We did a number of things like taking a walk down a dry river looking for some marine fossils, which are characteristic of the place. Then we took a tour to the near town of San Juan Raya to watch some dinosaur prints :)
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