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Museo de la Cuenca del Usumacinta
The Museo de la Cuenca del Usumacinta, opposite the immigration office, has good examples of Chol Maya dress, and some information in Spanish on the area’s postconquest history, but pride of place goes to two fine and intricately carved steles retrieved from the nearby site of Dos
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Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Dolores
The Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Dolores is the church where Hidalgo issued the Grito (a call to arms for the countrys independence). It has a fine 18th-century Churrigueresque facade. Legends surround his cry; some say that Hidalgo uttered his famous words from the pulpit, other
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Iglesia de San Francisco de Asis
Dating from the 16th century, the Iglesia de San Francisco de Asis (on the main plaza) is a former Franciscan monastery with wood-beam ceiling and striking altar; note the flaming hearts flanking a crucifix.
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Santuario de la Cruz Parlante
Folks come from all over to pray before this shrine dedicated to the talking cross, a symbol of the Maya peoples struggle against inequality and injustice. Youll find the thatched-roof sanctuary next to a dried-up cenote in a small park about five blocks west of Hwy 307. The cross
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Centro Cultural Muros
The city’s best art gallery, the Centro Cultural Muros is home to restored murals from Cuernavaca’s Hotel Casino de la Selva, and a private collection of more than 320 paintings, sculptures, videos and photographs. Highlights include Frida Kahlo’s Diego en mi Pensamiento, and works
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Cervecería Cuauhtémoc
Mexico’s oldest brewery (established 1890) fills six million bottles of Bohemia, Dos Equis, Tecate and other beers every day. Free brewery tours are given about hourly. Reservations are recommended (especially if you’d like a tour in English). Tours start in front of the convivial
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Museo Regional Michoacano
Housed in a late-18th-century baroque palace and the recipient of a recent renovation, this museum keeps an impressive array of pre-Hispanic artifacts, colonial art and relics, including one of the carved stone coyotes from Ihuatzio. There’s also a spectacular scarlet Alfredo Zalce
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Plataforma de los Cráneos
The Platform of Skulls (Tzompantli in Náhuatl, a Maya dialect) is between the Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos and El Castillo. You can’t mistake it, because the T-shaped platform is festooned with carved skulls and eagles tearing open the chests of men to eat their hearts. In anci
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Punta Sur
At the islands southernmost point you’ll find a lighthouse, a sculpture garden and the worn remains of a temple dedicated to Ixchel, Maya goddess of the moon and fertility. Various hurricanes have pummeled the ruins over time and there’s now little to see other than the sculpture g
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Palacio Alvarado
Built a century ago in an eclectic European style for silver tycoon Pedro Alvarado, the beautifully restored Palacio Alvarado has pressed aluminum ceilings and plenty of original furnishings and artifacts, including Lady Alvarado’s funeral wagon, later used for Pancho Villa. Alvara
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Museo y Centro Cultural Menonita
This large museum holds hundreds of household goods and farm tools from the early years of Mennonite settlement in the area. It’s remarkably similar to small-town historical museums in the American Midwest. A variety of crafts, cheeses and fruit preserves are sold here. A taxi fro
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Galería y Museo de Arte Popular
Directly behind Iglesia de San Juan de Dios is the Baluarte de San Pedro . Carved in stone above the entry is the symbol of San Pedro: two keys to heaven and the papal tiara. Climb the steep ramp to the roof and look between the battlements to see San Juan’s cupola. Downstairs, the
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El Mirador
This magnificent lookout tops a hill on Álamos’ southeastern edge, affording sweeping views of the town and its mountainous surroundings. It’s accessible by steps from the Arroyo Agua Escondida, two blocks down Obregón from Victoria, and is best climbed first thing in the morning o
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Punta Chueca
This village is home to the Seri people, one of Mexicos smallest indigenous groups (less than 1000 people). The Seri are famous for their handicrafts, including their highly regarded baskets and carvings from ironwood. You’ll need a 4WD with high clearance to make the journey along
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Pre
This ceremonial pre-Hispanic site has niche pyramids similar to El Tajín’s that are in varying states of ruin. The site is impressive and well worth a visit, not least for the great views from this side of the valley. The entrance is adjacent to Yohualichán’s church and town plaza.
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Museo Tuxteco
This museum on the main plaza exhibits artifacts such as Olmec stone carvings, including a colossal head, a monkey-faced hacha (axe) with obsidian eyes, and a Tres Zapotes altar replica. Theres also an interesting Spanish colonial room, with impressive suits of armour and a bust of
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Museo Histórico del Oriente
The former residence of José María Morelos houses the Museo Histórico del Oriente. Each room here covers a different historical period with displays of pre-Hispanic pottery, good maps and early photos of Cuautla and Zapata. The Mexican War of Independence rebel leaders remains lie
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Cerro de las Culebras
Cerro de las Culebras (Snake Hill; Coatepec in the Náhuatl language), is easily accessible from the town center. The walk takes you up cobbled steps to a lookout tower with a white statue of Christ on top. From here there are magnificent city and mountain views. To get there, walk
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Templo del Sol
The Templo del Sol, on the west side of the plaza, has the best-preserved roofcomb at Palenque. Carvings inside, commemorating Kan B’alam’s birth in AD 635 and accession in 684, show him facing his father. Some view this beautiful building as sure proof that Palenque’s ancient arch
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Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca
San Bartolo has an excellent, modern, folk-art museum, the Museo Estatal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca, on the south side of the main village plaza. It’s very nicely done and features a collection of fine barro negro (the polished, surprisingly light, black pottery that you find in hun
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