Mexico is a fiesta-happy country so we presumed Cinco de Mayo would warrant a big blowout celebration that would put the 2-for-1 margarita specials offered by “Mexican” food chains in the US to shame. Turns out, Cinco de Mayo in most of Mexico is not a big deal, with one exception.
The Museo de la Revolucion in beautiful and historic Puebla, Mexico.
Cinco de Mayo in Puebla, Mexico
Cinco de Mayo is essentially a regional holiday celebrated in the city of Puebla to commemorate the Battle of Puebla during which the Mexican army somehow defeated a better equipped and much larger occupying force of French soldiers in 1862.
Anywhere outside of Puebla, however, Cinco de Mayo is just something that’s covered in history class.
Here’s more about travel in Mexico
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