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Museo Jardín del Agua
Diego Rivera painted a series of murals for the inauguration of Cárcamo de Dolores, Chapultepecs waterworks facility built in the 1940s. Experimenting with waterproof paints, Rivera covered the collection tank, sluice gates and part of the pipeline with images of amphibious beings
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Centro Cultural de España
Always has a variety of cutting-edge art exhibitions going on. In the basement youll find the Museo de Sitio , an interesting museum with the remains of El Calmécac, a school where children of Aztec nobility received religious and military training during the reigns of Emperors Ah
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Palacio del Gobernador
The Governor’s Palace, with its magnificent facade nearly 100m long, is arguably the most impressive structure at Uxmal. The buildings have walls filled with rubble, faced with cement and then covered in a thin veneer of limestone squares; the lower part of the facade is plain, the
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Quinta Gameros
Built in an incredibly elaborate belle epoque architectural style by a wealthy mine owner, this museum is filled with a mix of period furnishings and art. Every room is unique and, while the quality of the stained glass, carved wood and moldings is no doubt high, the overall impres
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Templo & Ex
Located just north of the center of town, the 16th-century Templo de Santo Domingo is San Cristóbal’s most beautiful church, especially when its facade catches the late-afternoon sun. This baroque frontage, with outstanding filigree stucco work, was added in the 17th century and in
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Iglesia Vieja
Believed to be the regional capital of the Zoque during the Classic period, these recently opened ruins were inhabited between 250 and 400 AD, and adventurous visitors can visit two restored groupings. The sites most prominent characteristics are its use of megalithic granite archi
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Museo y Casa de Diego Rivera
Diego Riveras birthplace is now an excellent museum honoring the famous artist (the Marxist Rivera was persona non grata here for years). Its worth spending an hour here – longer if youre a Rivera fan.Rivera and his twin brother were born in the house in 1886 (Carlos died at the ag
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Cascada de Tamul
Tamul is one of the Huasteca Potosina’s most spectacular waterfalls. Water plunges105m into the pristine Río Santa Maria (which becomes the Tampaón). It’s setting, in a canyon between two high rocky walls forest, is spectacular. To see the falls, you can drive to the top entrance t
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Templo y Convento de la Santa Cruz
Ten minutes walk east of the center of Querétaro is one of the citys most interesting sights. The convent was built between 1654 and about 1815 on the site of a battle in which a miraculous appearance of Santiago (St James) led the Otomí to surrender to the conquistadors and Christ
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Plaza de la Constitución
It’s easy to pass an afternoon reading or just people-watching in Tlaxcala’s shady, spacious zócalo . The 16th-century Palacio Municipal , a former grain storehouse, and the Palacio de Gobierno occupy most of its north side. Inside the latter there are vivid murals of Tlaxcala’s hi
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Punta Chueca & Isla del Tiburón
The region’s indigenous people, the Seri, mainly live at Punta Chueca, a village 30km north of Bahía de Kino. You’ll need a sturdy 4WD with high clearance to make the journey along the dirt road; on arrival, prepare to be pounced upon by Seri women wanting to sell you handicrafts,
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Catedral
Built between 1729 and 1752, the pink-stone cathedral is an ultimate expression of Mexican baroque.The stupendous main facade is a wall of detailed carvings; this has been interpreted as a giant symbol of the tabernacle. A tiny figure of an angel holding a tabernacle is in the midd
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Sayil
Sayil is best known for El Palacio, the huge three-tiered building that has an 85m-long facade and is reminiscent of the Minoan palace on Crete. The distinctive columns of Puuc architecture are used here often, either as supports for the lintels, as decoration between doorways or a
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Juego de Pelota Sur
Some 17 ball courts have been found at El Tajín. The Juego de Pelota Sur (Southern Ball Court) dates from about 1150 and is the most famous of the courts, owing to the six relief carvings on its walls which depict various aspects of the ball game ritual. The panel on the northeast
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Casa Chihuahua
Chihuahua’s former Palacio Federal (built 1908–10) has been used as a mint, a Jesuit monastery, a military hospital and a post office, but is now a cultural center full of good-quality exhibits, with most explanations in English and Spanish. Modern displays concentrate on the cultu
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Museo Dolores Olmedo
Possibly the most important Diego Rivera collection of all belongs to this museum, ensconced in a peaceful 17th-century hacienda. Dolores Olmedo, a socialite and patron of Rivera, resided here until her death in 2002. The museum’s 144 Rivera works – including oils, watercolors and
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Alfarería Doña Rosa
All the polished, black, surprisingly light pottery, called barro negro, that you find around Oaxaca (in hundreds of shapes and forms – candlesticks, jugs and vases, and decorative animal and bird figures) comes from San Bartolo Coyotepec, 11km south of Oaxaca. To head to the potte
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Jardín El Encino
The fascinating Museo José Guadalupe Posada is on the north side of Jardín El Encino. Aguascalientes native Posada (1852−1913) was in many ways the founder of modern Mexican art. His engravings and satirical cartoons during the Porfiriato dictatorship broadened the audience for art
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Pirámide de Tepozteco
The main sight in town is this 10m-high pyramid perched atop a sheer cliff at the end of a very steep paved path that begins at the end of Avenida Tepozteco. Built in honor of Tepoztécatl, the Aztec god of harvest, fertility and pulque, the pyramid is more impressive for its locati
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Cuartel del Arte
This gorgeous, sprawling cultural center is an oasis of calm at Pachuca’s bustling heart. Formerly the Convento de San Francisco, the complex includes three excellent museums, an art gallery, a theater, a library and several lovely plazas. It’s worth looking into the impressive (an
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