San Felipe Usila is the land of Caldo de Piedra (Stone Soup). It is a Chinantec town that is located in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, in the heart of Chinantla and deep inside the Sierra (Jungle) Chinanteca.

Caldo de Piedra, a preHispanic dish, was born here, on the banks of the Usila River. Come and enjoy the tranquillity that is breathed in this beautiful town and enjoy a rich stone soup or try fried fish.

Costs:
$180 mxn for the stone soup with shrimp and fish (January 2023).
$60 mxn Refreshments for the police officers ;)

In this video:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 The road to Usila and the landscape
02:50 La Puerta del Cielo and the Usila Valley
03:43 Usila Oaxaca, capital of La Chinantla y natural Vanilla
05:42 Caldo de Piedra, the real stone soup
10:07 Polices in Usila, a less pleasant experience