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Templo de Santo Domingo
Although the church is done in a more sober baroque style than Zacatecas cathedral, it has some fine gilded altars and a graceful horseshoe staircase. Built by the Jesuits in the 1740s, the church was taken over by Dominican monks when the Jesuits were expelled in 1767.
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Quiahuiztlán
Perched like a mini–Machu Picchu on a plateau beneath a horn-shaped mountain (the Cerro de Metates), Quiahuiztlán (place of the rains) is a pre-Hispanic Totonac town and necropolis. Counting 15,000 inhabitants at the time of Cortés’ arrival in 1519, its history before that is sketc
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Museo Frida Kahlo
Renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born in, and lived and died in, Casa Azul (Blue House), now a museum. Almost every visitor to Mexico City makes a pilgrimage here to gain a deeper understanding of the painter (and maybe to pick up a Frida handbag). Arrive early to avoid the
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Palacio Nacional
Inside this grandiose colonial palace youll see Diego Rivera murals (painted between 1929 and 1951) that depict Mexican civilization from the arrival of Quetzalcóatl (the Aztec plumed serpent god) to the post-revolutionary period. The nine murals covering the north and east walls o
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Na Bolom
An atmospheric museum-research center, Na Bolom for many years was the home of Swiss anthropologist and photographer Gertrude Duby-Blom (Trudy Blom; 1901–93) and her Danish archaeologist husband Frans Blom (1893–1963). Na Bolom means ‘Jaguar House’ in the Tzotzil language (as well
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Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
The Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, housed in the beautiful monastery buildings adjoining the Templo de Santo Domingo, is one of Mexicos best regional museums. The rich displays take you right through the history and cultures of Oaxaca state up to the present day, emphasizing the conti
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Instituto Cultural de Cabañas
Standing proudly at the eastern end of the brilliant Plaza Tapatía is one of Guadalajara’s architectural icons – a Unesco World Heritage site, no less. Inside its enchanting neoclassical bones is a most unexpected series of modernist murals by José Clemente Orozco, which rank among
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Monumento a la Revolución
Originally meant to be a legislative chamber, construction of the Monumento a la Revolución was interrupted by the Revolution, and there was talk of demolishing the building, but instead it was modified and given a new role. Unveiled in 1938, it contains the tombs of the revolution
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Museo de Antropología
This museum, which is a part of the city university, has a modest but interesting collection of artifacts including a fine Aztec ball-court marker and some Olmec figurines. Theres also a replica of the magnificent statue of El Señor de Las Limas that resides in Xalapa’s Museo de An
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Gran Plaza
A monument to Monterrey’s late-20th-century ambition, this city-block-wide series of interconnected squares, also known as the Macroplaza , was created in the 1980s by the demolition of a prime chunk of city-center real estate. A controversial, but ultimately successful piece of re
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Calakmul
Possibly the largest city during Maya times, Calakmul was ‘discovered’ in 1931 by American botanist Cyrus Lundell. The site bears comparison in size and historical significance to Tikal in Guatemala, its chief rival for hegemony over the southern lowlands during the Classic Maya er
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Palacio de Bellas Artes
Immense murals by world-famous Mexican artists dominate the top floors of this splendid white-marble palace, a concert hall and arts center commissioned by President Porfirio Díaz. Construction on the iconic building began in 1905 under Italian architect Adamo Boari, who favored ne
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Templo Mayor
Before the Spaniards demolished it, the Teocalli of Tenochtitlán covered the site where the cathedral now stands, as well as the blocks to its north and east. It wasn’t until 1978, after electricity workers happened on an eight-ton stone-disc carving of the Aztec goddess Coyolxauhq
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Volcán Paricutín
The young upstart of Volcán Paricutín (2800m) might be less than 80 years old, but clambering up the volcanic scree slopes to its summit and looking out across blackened, village-engulfing lava fields is a highlight of travel in this part of Mexico.You can trek to it on horseback o
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Cancún Bound
My husband and I are headed to Cancun next week for a wedding, and I can hardly wait! This will be my first trip to Mexico. Well… other than the quick three-hour jaunt I took to Juarez many years ago to buy a cold beer when attending a student journalism convention in El Paso. A bunch of us
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Discover the Yucatán
Enjoying the evening in Mérida. Photo by licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
On the northern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula is a place called Uaymitún, where swampy coastal wetlands reach almost to the ocean. Climbing to the top of a platform, you discover that the swamp — rather unappealing f
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See the Best of Chiapas in Two Weeks
Maya ruins in Palenque. Photo © Ruben Charles, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
If you’re visiting Chiapas for the first time and want to be sure to hit all the must-sees, this is the tour for you. It covers a little of everything—Maya ruins, indigenous villages, colonial cities, and some ja
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Learning and Speaking Spanish in Mexico
There are many inexpensive and high-quality language schools throughout Mexico. Photo © cezzie901, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Many people hope that moving to a foreign country will automatically rewire their brain for high-speed language learning. Just a few months in Mexico, and you’l
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Water Parks and Swimming with Dolphins in Cancún
Depending on your comfort and price range, you can interact with dolphins with a simple “fin shake” or enroll in a “trainer for a day” program. Photo © Britt Reints, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Also known as Parque Nizúc, Wet n’ Wild (Blvd. Kukulcán Km. 25,
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Which beaches are the best in Cancún and Cozumel?
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