How about a countryside and farming communities tour. Off the beaten path.

Cruise the countryside to the small towns which are actually farming communities.

In Mexico farmers do not live on the farm. Instead we live in the farming community and ride to the parcel every day.

The farming season starts at the end of the rainy season. During the rainy season the farmers cannot guess how much rain is coming and the canals cannot be used because they get a lot of sand and debris from the rainy downpours.

During the rainy season the cattle is brought from open grazing to the parcel. After the rainy season the cattle are taken back to the open range and the parcels are farmed.

Some of the local crops include,

• Mangos
• Corn and corn seed. Supplied to Du-pont and other seed banks.
• Honey pineapple.
• Yak fruit.
• Sour sop.
• Cuastecomate.
• Bananas.
• Star fruit.
• Sorghum.
• Watermelon.
• Coconuts.
• Coffee Capomo.
• Arabic Coffee.
• Cinnamon.
• Vanilla,
• Agave
• Papaya.
• Plums

Some of the locals trees you can get to know on this tour are,

• Mahogany,
• Rosewood,
• Pistachio,

Some of the farming communities recommended to visit are,

• Las Palmas,
• El Canton,
• Ixtapa
• Colorado,
• El Zancudo,

Also, this is a great tour to see some birds as well.

• Woodpeckers,
• Hawks,
• San Blas Jay
• Kiskadee,
• Termite nests where parrots are born,
• Parrots,
• Caracara,
• Wild chickens,

Enjoy a nice relaxing walk around the town square. In the old days the ladies would walk around in one direction and the single men in the opposite direction. This tradition is still used in some towns of Mexico in general.

Check out the local stores in these countryside farming communities. You can find some very interesting artifacts and souvenirs.