Puebla is busy. A few days ago we spoke with a National from DF - he laid my beliefs to rest that Nationals forsake the mountains for the coast on Semanta Santa. He said that money here is tight and many inland Nationals short of funds still travel but not to the beaches. Looking ahead to next week hotel availability still remains tight - Oaxaca hotels (the one I stay at) is mostly all booked through next week.
We encountered our first American yesterday. Still absolutely zero US or Canadian plated vehicles on the roads.