International Pasty Festival

The annual festival attracts thousands of visitors, who may also visit the Cornish Pasty Museum and attend other cultural events.

[1] A group named the Real del Monte Company was formed in 1824 and arranged to bring mining equipment and experienced miners from Cornwall.

After landing on Mocambo beach, south of Veracruz, the miners took 14 months to struggle 250 miles (400 km) through swamps and rain forests to Real del Monte.

[2] In 2008 the Cornish Mexican Cultural Society helped arrange for Real del Monte and Redruth in Cornwall to be twinned.

[2] The growth of shops selling pasties coincided with the decline in mining as residents looked for other ways to make a living.

He said "The Mexicans are immensely proud of their extraordinary links with Cornwall as so many of the descendants of the original miners live in Mexico – people with wonderful names such as Enrique Pengelly and Raoul Pascoe.

The festival had developed into one of the largest in the state, providing an opportunity for marketing products and services of the tourism and food industries.