Sprinkled throughout Mexico are charming old towns that have met official government standards that qualify them as Pueblos Magicos or magical towns. We’ve visited quite a few of them and they’re always a pleasure with quiet streets, traditional architecture, welcoming town squares and a pristine small town feel.

We decided to visit the Pueblo Magico of Mazamitla to check out its charms and to check out what our Lonely Planet guide to Mexico assured us were the best tacos in the world. Unfortunately, the market area where the taco stand in question was located had been torn down right before we arrived so we wasted a whole day trying to find where the taco stand had re-located and by the time we found it the stand was closing for the day!

Mazamitla has an unusual and fanciful church.

Cobblestone streets are charming to look at but sort of a pain to walk or drive on if you want to know the truth.

Putting the "meat' in Mazamitla...

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Last updated by Karen Catchpole, CWO (Chief Writing Officer) on May 21, 2012.