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Mexican history

The Bell Tower Secret: A Cheese Tasting

A cheese tasting in a colonial church courtyard: insurgents hid a message in the cheeses, and guests must pass it on without the royalist guard noticing.

The story

Before 1810, the Independence conspiracy was organized through secret meetings and hidden messages.

Guests become insurgent messengers.

How it works

Teams use their palate and the leaders' instructions to decode the message and pass it from table to table without the royalist soldier noticing.

The characters

  • The Insurgent Leader: head of the conspiracy.
  • The Royalist Soldier: watches, suspects and confiscates.

What's included

  • Theatrical show with two characters
  • Cheese tasting
  • Coded messages and a stealth activity

What you take home

  • Discovering Mexican cheeses
  • Living the Independence conspiracy
  • The thrill of not getting caught

History and culture in every scene

As in all our experiences, the hosts' dialogue and the event's activities are written with real information about Mexican history and culture. You have fun and, without even noticing, you learn. The characters share real facts, dates and anecdotes from Mexican history; the fiction is there to make those facts stick.

Format and customization

“The Bell Tower Secret” is one of our Mexican food tastings productions. We can adapt it to your venue, group size, menu and language, as a private event or on dates open to the public.

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