Mexico City is a great place. It is very similar to a southern European city. It has so much art, archaeological ruins and interesting architecture. It is a hectic city of 24 million people and traffic is bad but it is safe and the people are very kind and don’t harass you.
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Murals of Diego Rivera in the National Palace.
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Bellas Artes.
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Murals inside the Bellas Artes.
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Basillica deNuestra Senora de Guadeloupe – this is the holiest place for Catholics in America. The church is built near a site where a Native American Juan Diego is claimed to have seen a vision of Our Lady Guadeloupe in 1531. The image of Mary is inside which can be viewed on a travelator . Apparently it’s not even a picture; even NASA couldn’t confirm it was a painting.
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Teotithicuan – ruins of temples (not pyramids).
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OAXACA
This is a small town in the south of Mexico with soaring temperatures. It is very pretty with brightly coloured buildings set against the mountainous back drop, which seem a lot closer than they are.
The town itself has a lot of museums and galleries as well as many archaeological sites nearby and guided tours to nearby towns.
OAXACAThis is a small town in the south of Mexico with soaring temperatures. It is very pretty with brightly coloured buildings set against the mountainous back drop, which seem a lot closer than they are. The town itself has a lot of museums and galleries as well as many archaeological sites nearby and guided tours to nearby towns.
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St Domingo Church.
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Cathedral in Zoccolo overlooking the square. Rather grand but not as ornate as St Domingo. It has 2 bell towers and stain glass windows.
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Santa Maria de la Asuncion Church.
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Milta – a wonder of the Mexican world as it is not known how (or why) it was constructed without machinery and animals. Carrying whole pieces of stones, each weight tons. The site consists of ceremonials centres and palaces with courtyards.
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Weaving in Teotitila de Valle – process of making wool rugs using domestic looms from spinning of the wood and composition of natural dyes.
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Hierve EL Agua- sacred site of the ancient Zaptotecs consisting of 2 rock cliffs of 12 M and 13M that look like waterfalls . These formations are created by fresh water springs whose water is oversaturated with calcium carbonate and other minerals.
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ZacatecasThis is the hometown of my host Ana Patty, an 8 hour bus ride away. It's 8100ft above sea level, making it the second highest city of Mexico, It's prettier than Oaxaca with it's unique style and (rose) color of the buildings but also less touristy. I brought home a lot of cheese and silver from there.El Mina Eden – The tour takes you 200ft below.
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Teleferico.
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Teleferico –this is a cable car that runs from the mines to the Cerro del Buffa which is 8700 ft above sea level. The views were fantastic. At the top of the hill there is Our Lady of the Patronage Chapel and the Mexican Revolution Plaza, an open space dedicated to the heroes of the battle of independence.
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Mexican Revolution Plaza.
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Our Lady of the Patronage Chapel.
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Calderon Theatre- built and reconstructed in the 19th century.
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Cathedral - This was started in 1729 and finished in 1904. The exterior is beautiful. Built of cantera (local pink stone) and intricately carved with the 8 statues of the apostles and Christ. Inside it is surprisingly plain due to a lot of stuff being stolen during the fight for independence and the revolution.
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Santo Domingo – dating back to 1746. Its Nobel baroque exterior is set between bell towers capped. with stunning blue and white tiles. Inside was rather ornate with many pictures and gold plaques on the wall.
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