On the third day of our tour, things started to take on a bit more of a relaxed pace. In the morning we went to Hacienda San Diego Tlalayote where we shot the models in fashion dresses around the estate. This hacienda is operated as an Airbnb location, and it had an interesting mix of old historical elements with beautiful renovated living spaces.
After the hacienda visit, on the way back, we fulfilled one of Mimi’s photographic dreams in front of a cactus forest beside the road. She had some charros come out from her hacienda with horses, and the models dressed in traditional Mexican dresses, and we got shots of some very classic Mexican scenes.
After having lunch back at Hacienda Ocotepec, later in the afternoon we went to Hacienda Zotoluca. This is a property owned by Mimi and Jorge’s nephew, originally constructed in 1570, which he is developing into a boutique hotel. He is also part of the effort to bring pulque back into vogue as a prestige beverage, and we shot a ‘pulque bath’ in one of the historic buildings that was originally used to manufacture pulque for the estate.
After a long and varied day of shooting, we finally headed back home after dark and had a bit of dinner.