Tosepan Kali

East of Mexico City


High on a hill between Cuetzalan and the nearby town of San Miguel Tzinacapan to the north, Tosepan Kali (‘our house’ in Náhuatl) resembles a tree house nestled in foliage. With clean rooms constructed largely of bamboo and stone and a large pool with valley views, this beautiful, if run-down, ecohotel is the work of a local indigenous cooperative who collect rainwater.

The cabañas (cabins) are split-level and spacious. There are also cuevañas, cave-like bamboo cabins, at a site a 50-minute drive away.


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