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Museo del Estanquillo
Housed in a gorgeous neoclassical building two blocks from the Zócalo, this museum contains the vast pop-culture collection amassed over the decades by DF essayist and pack rat Carlos Monsivais. The recently inaugurated museum illustrates various phases in the capital’s development
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Playa Norte
Playa Norte, on the Gulf of Mexico, is Carmens beach area. Its rather bleak-looking, with wide expanses of coarse sand, murky green water, parking areas and the occasional palapa restaurant. Development is coming fast, however, in the form of shiny new hotels, restaurants and other
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Templo del Carmen
The Plaza del Carmen is dominated by San Luiss most spectacular structure, the Churrigueresque Templo del Carmen (1749−64). On the vividly carved stone facade, hovering angels show the touch of indigenous artisans. The Camarín de la Virgen, with a splendid golden altar, is to the l
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Plaza Guadalajara
Directly west of the cathedral, Plaza Guadalajara is shaded by dozens of laurel trees and has great cathedral views and a few fine cafes. Its a hive of human activity day and night. On its north side is the Palacio Municipal , which was built between 1949 and 1952 but looks ancient
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Playa Delfines
Delfines is about the only beach with a public car park; unfortunately, its sand is coarser and darker than the exquisite fine sand of the more northerly beaches. On the upside, the beach has great views, there are some nearby Maya Ruins to check out and, as the last beach along th
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Jardín Botánico de Vallarta
Orchids, bromeliads, agaves and wild palms line the paths of this gorgeous nature park, located 30km south of Puerto Vallarta. Follow hummingbirds through fern grottoes, or head down to bask in a chair on the sand and swim amid huge boulders in the river below. Take the ‘El Tuito’
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Casa Borda
Built by José de la Borda in 1759, the Casa Borda serves as a cultural center hosting experimental theater and exhibiting contemporary sculpture, painting and photography by Guerrero artists. The building, however, is the main attraction. Due to the unevenness of the terrain, the r
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Ixtapan Parque Acuático
Ixtapan is known throughout Mexico for its curative waters, which have attracted visitors since the town was founded centuries ago by indigenous travelers from the Pacific coast who were amazed to discover salt water inland on their way to Tenochtitlan. Visit this sprawling water p
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Parroquia de San Juan Bautista
This single-nave church and its adjacent former monastery dominate the east side of Plaza Hidalgo. First erected in 1592 by the Franciscan order, the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista has a lavishly ornamented interior, with painted scenes all over the vaulted ceiling. Be sure to insp
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Plaza de los Fundadores
The least pretty of the plazas, Plaza de los Fundadores (Founders Plaza) is where the city was born. On the north side is a large building constructed in 1653 as a Jesuit college. Today it houses offices of the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí. It was probably on this site t
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Instituto Allende
This large 1736 complex, the original home of the Conde Manuel de la Canal, was used as a Carmelite convent, eventually becoming an art and language school in 1951. These days its split into two – one area of several patios, gardens and an old chapel is used for functions, the othe
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Museo Universitario de Ciencias
A huge science museum offering fun-filled attractions for kids, such as a planetarium and permanent exhibits that explore biodiversity, the human brain and much more. Nearby is the university sculpture garden, with a trail leading through volcanic fields past a dozen-or-so innovati
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Museo de Sarape
An excellent museum devoted to the Mexican sarapes (blankets with an opening for the head) that Coahuila is renowned for. Theres a priceless collection to admire, and lots of fascinating background information about weaving techniques, looms, natural dyes and regional variations. Y
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Koolel Kab
Koolel Kab produces honey with indigenous melipona bees, which take up residence in hollow trees. Using techniques much like those of their ancestors, the women place sections of tree trunk under a shelter, capping each end of the trunk with mud. An average trunk yields 12L of hone
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MMAPO
An excellent addition to Cuernavaca, this bright and inviting museum showcases handicrafts from Morelos, including life-size chinelos (costumed dancers with upturned chins from Morelos). Most of the pieces are displayed out in the open, not behind glass, so you can get close and ad
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Estructura III
A path on the left (east) side of Estructura II leads past the palatial Estructura III, with a dozen rooms atop a raised platform. Archaeologists found a tomb inside the 5th-century structure that contained the body of a male ruler of Calakmul surrounded by offerings of jade, ceram
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Casa de Cortés
The Casa de Cortés, on the north side of Plaza Hidalgo, is where conquistador Cortés established Mexico’s first municipal seat during the siege of Tenochtitlán, and later had the defeated emperor Cuauhtémoc tortured to make him divulge the location of Aztec treasure (the scene is d
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Museo Ex
About 12km southeast of Xalapa on the Veracruz highway, a signposted road branches off to the right for a few kilometers to the impressive Museo Ex-Hacienda El Lencero. Well worth a visit, this grand former estate was one of the first inns between Mexico City and Veracruz. The supe
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Palacio de Justicia
Facing the leafy expanse of Plaza de Armas, the Palacio de Justicia was built between 1682 and 1695 to serve as the city hall. Its facade blends French and baroque styles, with stairwell art in the courtyard. An Agustín Cárdenas mural portrays Morelos in action. The on-site museum
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Plaza Tapatía
The fabulously wide pedestrian Plaza Tapatía sprawls for more than 500m east from Teatro Degollado. Stroll the plaza on Sundays and youll find yourself in a sea of locals who shop at low-end crafts markets, snack (from both street vendors and cafes), watch street performers and res
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