One of many types of tlaltequiada (or -queada), a fritter dating to pre-Hispanic and perhaps pre-Aztec times, at this outdoor-market stall. Tlaltequiadas de jamaica (tlal-tay-key-Ah-dahs day hah-My-kah) are fashioned from dried hibiscus flowers; below, one has been coated in a mole sauce made from amaranth. See this Spanish-language video (beginning at about 3:30) for a look at several other varieties of Nonantzin's colorful tlaltequiadas, and note the sign that advertises "comida vegana."
Also shown: a view of the town from Sierra de Tepoztlán; a coati, one of a band that shills for the snack vendor at the summit. The coatis answer to the sound of any crinkling plastic wrapper, but they prefer peanuts.
Nonantzin
Stall inside the Mercado de Tepoztlán
Av. 5 de Mayo, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico
www.Facebook.com/CpaNonantzin
Weekends and perhaps Wednesdays
(From a March 2017 visit)
