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Cerámica Tzintzuntzan
Cerámica Tzintzuntzan is a converted missionary hospital that is now the rustic ceramics studio of Manuel Morales, a fifth-generation local potter. His colorful, intricate work is sold in galleries throughout Mexico and the US. Inside you’ll see ceramics in all stages of production
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Museo Virreinal de Guadalupe
The former convent now houses the Museo Virreinal de Guadalupe, with the buildings original religious paintings by Miguel Cabrera, Juan Correa, Antonio Torres and Cristóbal Villalpando. Wandering through the building is a delight; note the extraordinary perspective of the painting
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Basílica del Carmen
Catemaco’s main church was named a basilica (ie a church with special ceremonial rights) in 1961, due primarily to its position as a pilgrimage site for the Virgen del Carmen. Its said she appeared to a fisherman in a cave by Laguna Catemaco in 1664, in conjunction with a volcanic
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Museo Bicentenario 1810
Previously the Presidencia Municipal, this museum was inaugurated in 2010 for Mexicos bicentennial celebrations. Despite its name, the majority of its seven rooms provide a cultural and historical context of the first hundred years of independence, including mementos produced for t
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Hacienda San Pedro Ochil
Theres no lodging here but it provides a fascinating look at how henequén was grown and processed. From the parking lot, follow the tracks once used by small wheeled carts to haul materials to and from the processing plant. Youll pass hemp and filigree workshops, and a small museum
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Biblioteca Gertrudis Bocanegra
On the north side of Plaza Gertrudis Bocanegra is the town library. Occupying the cavernous interior of the 16th-century San Agustín church, this is the kind of library other libraries dream of imitating. There are oyster-shell skylights and a massive, colorful Juan O’Gorman mural
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Plaza Morelos
This irregular, conspicuously vacant plaza surrounds the Estatua Ecuestre al Patriota Morelos , a majestic statue of Morelos on horseback, sculpted by Italian artist Giuseppe Ingillieri between 1910 and 1913. Running from here to the Fuente Las Tarascas is the shaded and cobbled Ca
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Isla de la Roqueta
This island offers a popular (crowded) beach, and snorkeling and diving possibilities. You can rent snorkeling gear, kayaks and more. From Playa Caleta, boats make the eight-minute trip (M$60 return) regularly. Alternatively, glass-bottomed boats (by the company Yates Fondo Cristal
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Museo de Minería
Pachuca’s mining museum provides a good overview of the industry that shaped the region. Headlamps, miners’ shrines and old mining maps are on display, and photos depict conditions in the shafts from the early years to the present. The museum also coordinates a ‘ruta de turismo cul
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Grupo Cobá
The most prominent structure in the Grupo Cobá is La Iglesia (the Church). Its an enormous pyramid; if you were allowed to climb it, you could see the surrounding lakes (which look lovely from above on a clear day) and the Nohoch Mul pyramid. To reach it walk just under 100m along
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Casa de las Tortugas
The House of the Turtles, which youll find south of the Juego de Pelota (Ball Court), takes its name from the turtles carved on the cornice. The Maya associated turtles with the rain god, Chaac. According to Maya myth, when the people suffered from drought, so did the turtles, and
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Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento
The two buildings on the south side of the Zócalo may look similar with their stately arcades and handsome carved window frames, but the Ayuntamiento (the one on the right) predates its twin by over 400 years. The mayor has his office there, while various city departments occupy th
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Islands
Resembling breaching whales in silhouette, the three photogenic land masses jutting from the sea offshore of the Zona Dorada are Mazatlán’s signature islands. With secluded beaches and limpid waters ideal for snorkeling – and great multitudes of seals and marine birds – they provid
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Alameda Central
Created in the late 1500s by mandate of then-viceroy Luis de Velasco, the Alameda took its name from the álamos (poplars) planted over its rectangular expanse. By the late 19th century the park was graced with European-style statuary and lit by gas lamps. It became the place to be
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Reserva de la Biosféra Sierra de la Laguna
The lush forests of the 1128-sq-km (434-sq-mi) Sierra de la Laguna are rugged, remote and largely uninhabited, although they teem with animals and plants, many of them unique to the area. Adventurous and experienced hikers will have a field day here, but trails are often poorly mar
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Las Piedrotas
Las Piedrotas are a large and impressive set of rock formations set in cow pastures 5km north of town. Most people drive there, but its an easy, and rewarding 2½- to three-hour return walk along a quiet country lane through dark pine forests, past an abandoned old paper mill and up
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Centro de las Artes de San Agustín
Pretty San Agustíns large, early-20th-century textile mill has been superbly restored as the Centro de las Artes de San Agustín, a spectacular arts center with two long, large halls. The lower hall is used as a gallery for often wonderful craft or art exhibitions; the upper one is
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Xlapak
The ornate palacio at Xlapak (shla-pak), also spelled Xlapac, is quite a bit smaller than those at nearby Kabah and Sayil, measuring only about 20m in length. It’s decorated with the inevitable Chaac masks, columns and colonnettes and fretted geometric latticework of the Puuc style
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Museo del Sitio
Lying just south of the Pirámide del Sol,Teotihuacáns site museum makes a refreshing stop midway through a visit to the historic complex. The museum has excellent displays of artifacts, fresco panels and a confronting display of real skeletons buried in the ground, demonstrating an
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Centro de Integración
Don’t miss the Centro de Integración , a school for special-needs kids, dedicated to teaching self-confidence along with computer and art skills. Wonderful recycled art is made by the children from papel malhecho, a kind of papier-mâché. You can buy these creations at the school, o
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