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VILLA AHUMADA
Villa Ahumada City
Quesadillas de Asadero
Villa Ahumada and its delicious food
The oldest history of this town is intertwined with the Labor of Magdalena and the Presidio del Carrizal, both founded in colonial times to combat the nomadic tribes of the region. Situated amidst vast grasslands, the area became known for dairy cattle farming, giving rise to delicious culinary creations such as barbecues and stews predominantly made from beef.
Some History
It was in 1874 that the Labor de Magdalena was founded on this site, at that time there was only the Presidio of El Carrizal, which was founded in 1758, located a few kilometers southwest of the current town of Ahumada. According to chronicles, it was in 1865 in El Carrizal when President Benito Juárez spent the night there, on his way to El Paso del Norte, that he received the distinction of being named “Benemerito of the Americas.”
Places to Visit
Local culture
Food
Halfway between Chihuahua City and Ciudad Juárez, the traditional, but obligatory, stop is at the burrito and quesadilla stands in Villa Ahumada. The ones with chiles rellenos de asadero, the ones with beans with asadero and the ones with roasted green or red chile are not to be missed.
Clothing
In Ahumada and on the cattle ranches in the Chihuahuan desert, cowboy clothing was always customary, with boots and jeans to avoid thorns, a cotton shirt to withstand the intense heat, and a hat, indispensable to avoid the sun.
Tradition and customs
In Villa Ahumada, the most deeply rooted tradition is cooking. A fusion of Spanish cuisine with local ingredients. To promote recreation and social cohesion, families on ranches and estates coped with isolation by organizing rodeos and coleaderos, which gave rise to the rodeo events that are still organized in Texas.
Cultural heritage
The immensity of the Chihuahuan desert with infinite views, that hostile ecosystem that only the strongest can resist.
Today they are an obligatory stop during the trip to or from Ciudad Juárez, to taste the most delicious asaderos and stews wrapped in flour tortillas.
Asadero cheese
Villa Ahumada
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