PAPANTLA IS A SMALL TOWN KNOWN FOR ITS TOTONACAN INDIAN FLYERS AND THE EL TAJIN RUINS. IT IS WARM AND FRIENDLY, AND YOU OFTEN GET GREETED BY BUENOS DIAS - GOOD DAY. IT IS LOCATED ABOUT A 3 HOUR RIDE NORTH OF VERACRUZ. WE STAYED AT THE EL TAJIN AND THE PROVINCIA EXPRESS HOTELS, WHERE THE SERVICE AND THE STAY WHERE VERY PLEASANT. WE ENJOYED EATING AT VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AROUND THE TOWN SQUARE. AN AVERAGE MEAL WAS $4.00 AND VERY TASTY. ONE OF MY FAVORITE EATS IS TORTILLA SOPA - SOUP. IT IS REAL, REAL GOOD. SPEAKING OF TORTILLA, THE ABOVE PICTURE IS A MAN WEIGHING TORTILLAS AT A SHOP. TORTILLAS, A MAIN STAPLE OF THE MEXICAN DIET, ARE MADE OF CORN AND GO WITH ANY MEAL AND ARE EATEN PLAIN OR WITH YOUR FAVORITE SAUCE - PICANTE, CHILE, OR JALAPENA. ONE OF MY PICTURES SHOWS US AT BREAKFAST OVERLOOKING THE TOWN SQUARE AND THE CHURCH ON THE HILL. WOW, WHAT A VIEW!!! THE MANY STREET VENDORS AND STORES WERE PLEASANT TO DEAL WITH, AS THIS IS A THRIVING ECONOMY. I SAW MANY NEW CARS ON THE ROADS. THE MUSEUM IS WELL WORTH SEEING, AS THEY ONLY ASK FOR DONATIONS. THE LOCAL BUS SERVICE IS QUITE GOOD -- IT TOOK 55 MINUTES FOR A 32 KM. RIDE TO REACH THE COAST TOWN OF TECOLUTLA FOR ONLY 22 PESOS - $2.50. TO SUM IT ALL UP, I HAVE A VERY WARM FEELING FOR PAPANTLA AND IT'S PEOPLE.