Mexico – the oldest country in Northern America, the tenth most populated country on the planet and the seventh in the world in lingual diversity with overall 287 spoken languages! The human presence in Mexico dates 30 000 years back when certain parts of it were inhabited by the Maya – one of the most important and most interesting civilizations, who ever lived on Earth. Having left a solid mark on the Mexican culture, we are going after its footsteps today with our series for travellers “Passport to…” Mexico!
Hotness brings happiness
One of the most distinctive things about the Mexican cuisine is the flavor variety and that dash of spiciness owed to the numerous types of hot peppers, which were firstly cultivated namely in Mexico – 7000 years before Christ. The interesting thing about hot peppers is that once they get into contact with the taste buds in the mouth, they activate a pain center in the brain, which in order to ease it naturally reacts with an insreased endorphin production – the hormone of happiness! If you are a hot food lover, but Mexico seems a little bit far for you, here in Bulgaria you can enjoy a hot kit of the explosive tastes of jalapeno, chipotle and naga among others! You can also become part of the one and only hot tour – with a visit to the hot farm combined either with a hot tasting, or with an untraditional hot dinner! If you’d like to learn all of the secrets of the unique Mexican cusisine, join this cooking class, which promises to reveal them to you!
When life gives you lemons…
…it’s time for a tequila! The city of Tequila in the Halisko state, Mexico, has been producing the famous drink for more than two centuries now. The shots of tequila, combined with salt and a slice of lemon are an immutable party ritual in countries all over the world. Traditionally, tequila is made of the fermented juice exctracted from the heart of the Mexican succulent plant blue agave. Maybe you wouldn’t suppose, but it actually takes around ten years for the fruit to ripe so that the liquid can be extracted. Apart from having it on its own, tequila is a drink that can be enjoyed as a consisting ingredient in many cocktails. In this super fun cocktail course for friends with one of the most popular cocktail masters in Bulgaria, you will have the opportunity not only to taste, but also to learn how to prepare them! If you happen to be an overall alcohol connoisseur, indulge in this unique 7-course wine tasting with a personal sommelier or in this experience in the brewing world – an invaluable emotion fro every beer lover!
The Mexican Caribbean – pieces of Heaven
Bright and warm sun, fine white sand, an endless horizon and a sea with the purest turquoise blue waters… A beautiful view, looking almost like a postcard – this is right in front of you at the so-called Mexican Caribbean and the marvelous Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cancun and Puerto Morellos, situated on the coast of the Caribbean sea. Apart from their crystal clarity, the waters washing the coasts of Mexico distinguish themselves with an amazing biodiversity of fish, corals, amphibians and sea mammals, this is why one of the best things you can do here is dive into the deep and see the beauty of this whole underwater world with your own eyes! Just like you can do in Sozopol – with the diving lesson + fish feeding among the diverse underwater world of the Sozopol aquatory, or in Shkorpilovtsi – a mutual diving for two! Those, who would prefer to stay above the water, we are taking on a kayak/paddleboard or a flyboard adventure, on a romantic experience on the board of a sailing catamaran or on an evening panoramic yacht cruise!
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