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Parque de 21 de Mayo
You dont come to Córdoba’s main plaza to tick off a list of sights. You come here to live life. The square vies with Veracruz Citys as the region’s most jazzy and vibrant. It’s far larger than the port city’s plaza, though a seemingly unending line of musicians makes up for any lac
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Exekatlkalli
While the famed Mexican art collector Dolores Lola Olmedo was away on vacation in 1956, a dying Diego Rivera decided to pep up the entrance to the villa of his friend, muse and love object with spectacular serpentine mosaic murals. They are quite an unexpected sight on this quiet h
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Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya
Upstairs inside the Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo, this excellent museum showcases over 500 examples of handwoven textiles from throughout Mexico and Central America. Two permanent exhibition rooms display huipiles (sleeveless tunics) – including a 1000-year-old relic fashioned from
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Clavadistas de la Quebrada
Acapulco’s most famous tourist attraction, the cliff divers of La Quebrada have been dazzling audiences since 1934, plunging with fearless finesse from heights of 25m to 35m into the narrow ocean cove below. Expect around six divers; the spectacle lasts for about 20 minutes. The la
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Museo de la Arquitectura Maya
The Baluarte de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, designed to protect the Puerta del Mar, contains the fascinating Museo de la Arquitectura Maya, the one must-see museum in Campeche. It provides an excellent overview of the sites around Campeche state and the key architectural styles a
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Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Site
The Tzintzuntzan archaeological site comprises an impressive group of five round, reconstructed temples known as yácatas . They are all that remain of the mighty Tarascan empire. The hillside location offers wonderful views of the town, lake and surrounding mountains and is rarely
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Plaza Vasco de Quiroga
Pátzcuaro’s leafy main plaza is one of Mexico’s best hangout spots. It is framed by the 17th-century facades of old mansions that have since been converted to hotels, shops and restaurants, and watched over by a serene statue of Vasco de Quiroga , which rises from the central fount
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Teatro Ángela Peralta
Named after a 19th-century soprano and constructed between 1869 and 1874, this 1366-seat theater just off Plaza Machado was a thriving center of local cultural life for nearly a century. Fallen into decay, it was slated for demolition by the city government before dedicated local c
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Museo Histórico de Acapulco
The Fuerte de San Diego is home to this excellent museum, which offers interesting displays (Spanish and English) comprehensively covering Acapulcos days as in important port for the trade route to the Philippines. Theres good information on the galleons themselves and their cargo
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Yelapa
Yelapa, the furthermost of the southern beaches from town, is one of Puerto Vallarta’s most secluded and beloved bays, home to a small fishing community. Lots of day trippers turn up on organized tours, but this picturesque cove empties out when the boats leave in the late afternoo
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Museo Histórico Naval
Occupying a former naval academy, the Museo Histórico Naval has had a recent overhaul and some of the dusty old exhibits have become exciting, interactive displays that offer a Titanic lesson in Mexico’s maritime heritage. Highlights include the ship simulator and the chance to (so
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Museo Arqueológico del Soconusco
The modern, well-displayed Museo Arqueológico del Soconusco faces Parque Hidalgo. Steles and ceramics from Izapa are prominent. On these steles, the top fringe represents the sky and gods, the middle depicts earthly life and the bottom fringe shows the underworld. There are also 50
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Playa Zicatela
Three-kilometer-long Zicatela is Puerto Escondido’s most happening beach, with enticing cafes, restaurants and accommodations, as well as the legendary surfing waves of the Mexican Pipeline. The heart of the action, including the Pipeline, is at Zicatela’s northern end (nearest tow
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Museo Regional de Nayarit
Set around the courtyard of an impressive magenta palacio (palace), this excellent museum has a beautifully presented selection of top-quality indigenous ceramics mostly sourced from burials from around 200 BC to AD 600. Figures depicting pregnant women, houses, warriors, ball-play
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Museo de la Ballena
Opened in February 2016, the museum comprises five exhibition spaces with models, audiovisual displays and multilingual explanations concerning all aspects of the grey whales that live and breed in the local waters. A soundtrack of whales in the wild adds to the atmosphere, as well
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Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio
This incomparable urban park is just 1km west of the main plaza, but it’s another world. Tropical and subtropical foliage is thick and broiling with birds and butterflies. The river bubbles over boulders, cascades down waterfalls and spreads into wide, crystalline pools. Cobbled pa
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Museo Maya de Cancún
Holding one of the Yucatans most important collections of Maya artifacts, this modern museum is a welcome sight in a city known more for its party scene than cultural attractions. On display are some 400 pieces found at key sites in and around the peninsula, ranging from sculptures
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Zócalo
The Ex-Convento de San Gabriel , facing the east side of Cholula’s huge zócalo (in San Pedro, not to be confused with zócalo de San Andrés to the east), includes a tiny but interesting Franciscan library and three fine churches, all of which will appeal to travelers interested in a
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Museo Regional de Antropología
Villahermosas shiny, recently rebuilt regional anthropology museum holds some excellent exhibits on Olmec, Maya, Nahua and Zoque cultures in Tabasco – including Tortuguero #6, the infamous tablet solely responsible for the dire end of world predictions forecast for December 21, 201
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Paseo Santa Lucía
The stunning promenade of Paseo Santa Lucía, which stretches 2.4km, is a world-class example of urban regeneration. This (artificial) river forms a turquoise ribbon through the heart of industrial Monterrey, offering a natural corridor between the Gran Plaza and Parque Fundidora. T
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