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Baluarte de San Pedro
Directly behind Iglesia de San Juan de Dios, the Baluarte de San Pedro served a post-piracy defensive function when it repelled a punitive raid from Mérida in 1824. Carved in stone above the entry is the symbol of San Pedro: two keys to heaven and the papal tiara. Climb the steep r
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Centro de las Artes Centenario
Up until 1999, the building was a prison believed to have briefly held Francisco Madero. Ten years later, it was transformed – without losing its fundamental design – into an arts and cultural center. Some of the former cells have been maintained; others have been converted into of
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Museo Comunitario Shan
The Museo Comunitario Shan-Dany is a good little community museum, with exhibits on local textiles, history, archaeology (it has some fine pre-Hispanic ceramic pieces), and the Zapotec Danza de las Plumas, which is danced in Santa Ana during the Fiesta de Esquipulas (January 12−14)
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Parque Ecológico Paso Coyol
Formerly a 4-hectare abandoned lot overrun by ‘delinquents,’ this eco-conscious park is now patronized by cordobeses, who run and walk trails that snake around gardens punctuated with exercise stations. Your meager entrance fee pays for both campesinos (country people) and biologis
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Viveros de Coyoacán
A pleasant approach to Coyoacán’s central plazas is through the Viveros de Coyoacán, the principal nurseries for Mexico City’s parks and gardens. The 38.9-hectare swath of greenery, 1km west of central Coyoacán, is popular with joggers and great for a stroll, but watch out for bell
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Comalcalco
Comalcalco was at its peak between AD 600 and 1000, when ruled by the Chontals. It remained an important center of commerce for several more centuries, trading in a cornucopia of pre-Hispanic luxury goods: cacao, salt, feathers, deer and jaguar skins, wax, honey, turtle shells, tob
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Museo Manuel M. Ponce
This small five-roomed museum is a touching tribute to the musician, Manuel M. Ponce, a well-traveled, intellectual Mexican, whose best-known score includes Estrellito . One of Ponces former pupils, Carlos Vasquez, was bequeathed Ponces belongings on the maestros death and Vasquez
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Museo Iconográfico del Quijote
This surprisingly interesting museum is worth half an hour of your time. It fronts the tiny plaza in front of the Templo de San Francisco. Every exhibit relates to Don Quixote de la Mancha, the notorious Spanish literary hero, depicted in numerous different media by different artis
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La Capilla de la Paz
Perched on a hilltop high above Acapulco is this quiet spot for reflection, an airy 70s A-frame chapel with translucent onyx windows surrounded by beautiful views of Acapulco and out to sea. The chapel’s giant white cross is visible from miles across the bay. In the late afternoon,
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Lucha Libre
Not sure how to kick off your Friday night? Treat yourself to the spectacle of Lucha Libre at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuanas municipal auditorium. See two oversized masked men with names like The Mystic One, Blue Panther and Heavy Metal throw each other a
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Centro de Protección & Conservación de la Tortuga Marina en Chiapas
During the nesting season, the state government collects thousands of newly laid olive ridley turtle eggs from 40km of beach, incubating them and releasing the hatchlings when they emerge seven weeks later. At this center located about 3km northwest along the single street from the
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Bosque Cuauhtémoc
Morelia’s largest park is a handsome affair favored by families because of its shady trees, amusement park and museums. On its grounds are two small museums. Housed in a 19th-century building, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Alfredo Zalce has temporary exhibitions of contemporary a
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Museo del Calzado El Borceguí
At this shoe museum – and the oldest shoemaker in Mexico, since 1865 – there are over 2000 pieces of footwear on show, many from famous feet such as Mexican authors Carlos Fuentes and Elena Poniatowska, Louis XIV of France, Queen Elizabeth II, Magic Johnson’s size 14½ basketball sh
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Puente Baluarte
Soaring an incredible 402m above the Río Baluarte below, this incredible feat of engineering is the highest bridge in the Americas. Its one of many incredible bridges on the newly opened Durango–Mazatlán Hwy, a magnificent toll road that boasts some of Mexicos most incredible scene
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Isla San Jorge
Also known as Bird Island, Isla San Jorge is one of the best boat excursions in northern Mexico. This rocky island 40km southeast of Peñasco is home to nesting sea birds and also a large community of sea lions (which are curious by nature and will swim alongside boats). Dolphins ar
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Museo de Tres Zapotes
The small Museo de Tres Zapotes notably has the 1.5m Tres Zapotes head, an Olmec head dating from about 100 BC. The biggest piece, Stela A, depicts three human figures in the mouth of a jaguar. Other pieces include a sculpture of what may have been a captive with hands tied behind
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Museo Federico Silva
This museum should not be missed. The original 17th-century building on the north side of San Luis Potosís Jardín de San Juan del Dios was once a hospital and later a school under el porfiriato (the Porfiriato period). It has been exquisitely transformed into an art museum, ingenio
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Parque Agua Azul
This green oasis, a large, leafy park about 20 blocks south of the city center, is a nice place to rehab from too much urbanity. There are benches and lawns to lounge upon and jogging trails aplenty, so bring a good book or some running shoes. And check out the Orchid House – the o
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Museo Textil de Oaxaca
The textile museum promotes Oaxaca’s traditional textile crafts through exhibitions, workshops, films, presentations and a library. Themed selections from its stock of around 5000 Oaxacan and international textile pieces, many of them a century or more old, are always on view. Ther
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Museo Universitario del Chopo
You cant miss the prominent spires of this university-run museum. Parts of the old building, made of forged iron from Düsseldorf, were brought over in pieces and assembled in Mexico City around the turn of the 20th century. Chopo boasts wide, open spaces – ramps serve as showroom f
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