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Teatro de la República
This lovely old and functioning theater, complete with impressive chandeliers, was where a tribunal met in 1867 to decide the fate of Emperor Maximilian. Mexicos constitution was also signed here on January 31, 1917. The stage backdrop lists the names of its signatories and the sta
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Iglesia de Jesús
The 17th-century Iglesia de Jesús is also called Iglesia de la Tercera Orden. Built by Jesuits in 1618, this is the sole surviving edifice from a complex of buildings that once filled the entire city block. The church was built from the stones of a destroyed Maya temple that once o
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Museo Regional de Historia
This history museum was designed by Refugio Reyes as a family home and features a small chapel. Its exhibits run all the way from the big bang to the colonial conquest. It also has a beautiful chapel with ex voto paintings and works attributed to Correa. Anyone interested in Mexica
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Centro Cultural Esperanza Rodríguez
Centro Cultural Esperanza Rodríguez. This Small Cultural Center-Cum-Art Gallery Focuses On Women Artists From Baja California Sur, Though International Works Are Often Featured, Depending Upon The Theme (For Example, During An International Womens Day Exhibit, Artists From Mainland
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Punta Molas
Head northeast, fellow traveler, and youll find yourself at the deserted lighthouse of Punta Molas. But take a 4WD, as this point isnt the easiest to reach. Youll want to fill up that gas tank and be prepared - there isnt much traffic around here to flag down for help. Once in the
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Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo
Designed by veteran architect Teodoro González de León, the contemporary art museums sloping, minimalist-style glass facade stands in stark contrast to the surrounding 1970s buildings. Inside youll find cutting-edge temporary exhibitions occupying nine spacious halls with impressiv
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Los Micos
The nearest waterfall to Cuidad Valles, and most touristic of Huasteca Potosinas falls. Seven waterfalls of different heights cascade down a river bed. You can do a see-and-snap boat ride (M$60 for 10 minutes, minimum four persons) or a jumping expeditions down the seven waterfalls
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Museo Casa de Hidalgo
Miguel Hidalgo lived in this house when he was Dolores parish priest. It was from here, in the early hours of September 16, 1810, that Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende and Juan de Aldama set off to launch the uprising against colonial rule. The house is now something of a national shrine –
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Museo de Arte Popular de Yucatán
In a building built in 1906, the Museo de Arte Popular de Yucatán has a small rotating exhibition downstairs that features pop art from around Mexico. The permanent exhibition upstairs gives you an idea of how locals embroider huipiles (long, woven, white sleeveless tunics with int
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Plaza Cívica
Bustling and broad, Tuxtla’s main plaza occupies two blocks flanked by an untidy array of concrete government and commercial structures. At its southern end, across Avenida Central, you’ll find nice hill views in front of the whitewashed modern Catedral de San Marcos . The cathedra
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Playa Tenacatita
On the palm-fringed Bahía Tenacatita, Playa Tenacatita has clear snorkeling waters and a large mangrove lagoon with good bird-watching, but there is a land title in dispute here, with a development group in the process of trying to build on and partly privatize an otherwise public
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Dive Sites
Playa is one of the best places on the coast to dive and snorkel. You can grab a snorkel and mask and dive in right from the beach, but the most spectacular underwater sites are at the offshore reefs. Playa is a popular jump-off spot for exploring the mysterious underwater caves an
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Zoológico de Chapultepec
Home to a wide range of the world’s creatures in large open-air enclosures, the Chapultepec zoo was the first place outside China where pandas were born in captivity. The zoo has two of these rare bears, descendants of the original pair donated by the People’s Republic in 1975. End
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Patio de los Altares
Ringed by platforms and unique diagonal stairways, this plaza was the main approach to the pyramid. Three large stone slabs on its east, north and west sides are carved in the Veracruz interlocking scroll design. At its south end is an Aztec-style altar in a pit, dating from shortl
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La Artería
A wonderfully disheveled art collective that showcases anything thats new, innovative and probing in Colima. The inner courtyard with its performance space is surrounded by a small craft shop, a nano-brewery, a cafe and a gallery. Its varied calendar of events includes art exhibiti
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Museo del Ferrocarril
On the north side of the Alameda, this museum is housed in the citys former train station and very cleverly brings to life its past. The existing building was designed by Manuel Ortiz Monasterio and was constructed in 1936. Exhibits include modern installations relating to train tr
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Housed in the former archbishop’s palace, the attractive Museo de Arte Contemporáneo holds permanent exhibitions of Yucatán’s most famous painters and sculptors, as well as revolving exhibitions of contemporary art from Mexico and abroad.
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Museo del Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez
This art museum is worth visiting for the building alone; originally a seminary, it was later used as a prison and has been renovated to create some remarkable exhibition spaces, transforming the former dark, depressing cells and steel walkways into a beautiful site.It has a stunni
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Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato, a block west of Jardín de la Unión, contains a jewel-covered image of the Virgin, patron of Guanajuato. The wooden statue was supposedly hidden from the Moors in a cave in Spain for 800 years. Felipe II of Spain gave it to Guanajuato in
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Beach
The main ‘sight’ is the beach. The part nearest to town offers plenty of activities including wet bikes and banana boat rides . A hike along the beach is highly recommended. Continue north for 3km and you’ll encounter some gigantic sand dunes falling directly to the ocean. They mak
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