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Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Around 1700, to accommodate the faithful flock, the four-towered Basilica de Guadalupe was erected at the site of an earlier shrine. But by the 1970s, the old yellow-domed building proved inadequate to the task, so the new Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was built next door
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Bahía San Agustín
If you head 1.7km west of the airport to a crossroads on Hwy 200, then 13km south down a dirt road, fording a river after 9km, you’ll reach Bahía San Agustín. One way to get here is to take a bus to the Hwy 200 turnoff, then a taxi. The beach is long and sandy, with a long line of
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Museo del Ámbar de Chiapas
Chiapas amber – fossilized pine resin, around 30 million years old – is known for its clarity and diverse colors. Most is mined around Simojovel, north of San Cristóbal. This museum explains all things amber (with information sheets in English, French, German, Japanese and Italian)
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Playa La Boquilla
The coast east of Puerto Ángel is dotted with nice small beaches, none of them very busy. Playa La Boquilla, on a scenic bay about 5km from town, is the site of the Bahía de la Luna hotel and restaurant, and is good for snorkeling. It’s fun to go by boat (M$250/500 each way for two
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Museo Arocena
The bright, contemporarily designed Museo Arocena , just off the Plaza de Armas, has galleries of Mexican and Spanish art and a local history section, but the best part is the outer walkway on the third level, which traces Mexico’s history through its arts and technology, from the
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Estela de Luz
Across from the Torre Mayor, the 104m-high Estela de Luz was built to commemorate Mexicos bicentennial anniversary in 2010, though due to delays in construction and rampant overspending, the quartz-paneled light tower wasnt inaugurated until 2012. After eight former government offi
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Bosque Secreto
Five hundred years ago, over 550,000 sq km of dry tropical forest stretched down the coast from northern Mexico to Panama. Much of the remaining 10% is around El Fuerte, an area known as Bosque Secreto. The delightful Río Fuerte, which is incredibly rich in birdlife (including hero
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Baluarte de Santiago
Until 1880, Veracruz was a walled city surrounded by mighty medieval defenses. The Baluarte de Santiago, the only surviving fort of nine, was built in 1526 beside what was then the waterfront. Slowly crumbling, it looks very out of place standing alone on the backstreets of the old
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Atzompa Ruins
Still partly under excavation, the Atzompa ruins sit on top of Cerro El Bonete hill 2km above Atzompa village. The site flourished from AD 650 to 850 and provides spectacular views to Monte Albán, 4km south, as well of Oaxaca and of the Valle de Etla stretching away to the north. T
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Museo de Artes Populares
Highlights of this impressive folk-art museum include a room set up as a typical Michoacán kitchen, cases of gorgeous jewelry, and an entire room filled with retablos – crudely rendered devotional paintings offering thanks to God for saving the owner from illness or accident. The m
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Parque Eco
This pre-Hispanic site 600m north of La Bocana village was opened to visitors in 2010 and is still being excavated. Notable archaeological features revealed so far are limited to a ball court and two fairly modest temples, but an interesting museum, well-made pathways through semit
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Xpuhil
On the west edge of town, the ruins of Xpuhil are a striking example of the Río Bec style. The three towers (rather than the usual two) of Estructura I rise above a dozen vaulted rooms. The 53m central tower is the best preserved. With its banded tiers and impractically steep stair
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Templo de la Compañía de Jesús
The large Templo de la Compañía de Jesús is believed to be one of the largest constructions completed by the Jesuits (but built by miners), between 1746 and 1765. . Tragically, only two years after the completion of the church, on the expulsion of the Jesuits, the guild schools and
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Ihuatzio Archaeological Site
Ihuatzio Archaeological Site is a large and partially restored set of pre-Tarascan ruins, some of which date back as far as AD 900. The site lies just over 1km up a cobbled road from the village’s small plaza. The ruins’ best attraction is Plaza de Armas , an open ceremonial space
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Tingambato
Stroll through luscious avocado groves to the beautiful ruins of this ceremonial site, which predates the Tarascan empire and thrived from about AD 450 to 900. They are located outside of Tingambato village, about 30km from Uruapan on the road to Pátzcuaro. The ruins, which include
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Museo José Guadalupe Posada
Aguascalientes native Posada (1852−1913) was in many ways the founder of modern Mexican art. His engravings and satirical cartoons broadened the audience for art in Mexico, highlighted social problems and were a catalyst in the later mural phase, influencing artists like Diego Rive
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Cuicuilco
One of the oldest significant remnants of pre-Hispanic settlement within the Distrito Federal, Cuicuilco echoes a civilization that stood on the shores of Lago de Xochimilco as far back as 800 BC. In its heyday in the 2nd century BC, the ‘place of singing and dancing’ counted as ma
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Overlooking the zócalo from its high platform, this church is notable for its large cedar doors and quartet of indoor canvases by a Jalisco artist. Begun in 1570 by the Franciscans, it was added to in stages over the subsequent centuries; the bell tower wasn’t completed until 1875.
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La Esquina: Museo del Juguete Popular Mexicano
This bright, modern museum is a must-visit for all kids, big and small. To describe it as exhibiting Mexican toys (the 50-year collection of museum owner, Angélica Tijerina) is to do it a disservice. It is much more. It aims to preserve and continue the tradition of toys by showcas
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Museo del Juguete Antiguo México
Mexican-born Japanese collector Roberto Shimizu has amassed more than a million toys in his lifetime, and this museum showcases about 60,000 pieces, ranging from life-sized robots to tiny action figures. Shimizu himself designed many of the unique display cases from recycled object
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