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Corozal Museum
Called A Window to the Past, the exhibit at this little museum focuses on the experience of the East Indian population, who arrived around 1838 as indentured servants working on the sugar plantations, but also features traditional items from other ethnic groups. Its located about a
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Museo de María Félix
Movie star María Félix (known simply as La Doña, and often dubbed Mexicos Marilyn Monroe) is the towns most famous daughter, and this museum is dedicated to her. Inside are paintings, photographs and personal effects and an illustration by Diego Rivera. Its on the main road out of
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Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil
One of the city’s first contemporary-art spaces, this museum was founded by Yucatecan businessman Álvaro Carrillo Gil to store a large collection he had amassed over many years. Long ramps in the building lead up to cutting-edge temporary exhibits and some of the lesser-known works
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Museo Costumbrista de Sonora
This well-done museum of Sonoran customs has extensive exhibits (all in Spanish) on the history and traditions of the state. Special attention is paid to the influence of mining on Álamos and the fleeting prosperity it created for the towns well-off, including rooms filled with ant
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Frontón Palacio Jai Alai
Oddly baroque in style, the striking Frontón Palacio Jai Alai dates from 1926 and for decades hosted the fast-moving ball game of jai alai – a sort of hybrid between squash and tennis, originating in Spains Basque Country. Unfortunately, a strike by Mexico City players combined wit
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Cascada Welib
Thirty kilometers from Palenque, these 25m-high curtains of water arent the most dramatic water features in the area, but the turquoise river pools make excellent swimming spots. Amenities include a cross-river zip-line (M$50) and a simple restaurant. From Palenque, take a combi to
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Paseo del Estero
From near the corner of Benito Juárez, this palm-lined pedestrian trail parallels Mijares all the way to the zona hotelera . This is a peaceful alternative to the boulevard, but it may not always be passable because of high water levels, especially after rains. In colonial times, p
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Playa Conchas Chinas
Around 3km south of downtown is the beautiful condo enclave of Playa Conchas Chinas. Its a tiny cove favored by families for the shallow and sheltered pools created by the burly rock reef further out (thats where the snorkelers and spear fishers have fun). Although the cove is smal
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Plaza de Revolución
This multi-block park, recently renovated and re-planted, is an attractive counter to the centro histórico’ s zocálo. The park is festive and crowded in the afternoons, when kids in school uniforms, lunching office workers and rockers practicing guitar gather to eat, play and relax
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Cerro de los Remedios
Durangos best mirador (viewing platform) is linked by a spectacular, if shortish, teleférico (cable car), which runs from Cerro del Calvario. As well as panoramic vistas of the cityscape, the hill is crowned by the church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios . On Friday and Saturday e
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Escuela de Bellas Artes
This beautiful former monastery of La Concepción church was converted into a fine-arts school in 1938. Dont miss the murals of Pedro Martínez, plus the Siqueiros Room, which features the extraordinary unfinished mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros (it plays with your mind – we wont spo
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Isla de Mezcala
The most interesting island to visit on Lago de Chapala is Isla de Mezcala. Here you’ll find ruins of a fort where Mexican independence fighters held strong from 1812 to 1816, repulsing several Spanish attacks before finally earning the respect of, and a full pardon from, their ene
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Teatro Morelos
Teatro Morelos, scene of the 1914 Convention of Aguascalientes, was constructed during the reign of Pofirio, in which revolutionary factions led by Pancho Villa, Venustiano Carranza and Emiliano Zapata attempted unsuccessfully to mend their differences. Busts of these three, plus o
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Templo de la Santísima Trinidad
The profusion of ornamental sculpture on the facade, including ghostly busts of the 12 apostles and a representation of Christ with his head in God’s lap, is the main reason to visit the Church of the Holy Sacrament, five blocks east of the Zócalo as you walk along Calle Moneda. Mo
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Museo de Cacao
Just off the highway between Xlapak and Labná, this fascinating new museum focuses on the history and use of cacao, a sacred drink of the Maya. Five thematically organized huts take on different aspects of cultivation and preparation as well as traditional Maya architecture, burial
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Museo de Arte de Tlaxcala
This fantastic contemporary-art museum houses an excellent cache of early Frida Kahlo paintings that were returned to the museum after several years on loan to other museums around the world. Both the museum’s main building on the zócalo and the smaller branch hold interesting temp
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Crococun Zoo
About 23km south of the Cancún airport, this former crocodile farm now calls itself a conservationist zoo that protects some of the areas endangered species. The price of admission includes a guided tour in which visitors are allowed to interact with some of the animals, such as wh
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Zona Arqueológica Cuicuilco
The principal structure is a huge circular platform of four levels, faced with volcanic stone blocks, which probably functioned as a ceremonial center. Set amid a park with sweeping views of the area and studded with cacti and shade trees, it makes a nice picnic spot. The site has
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La Ferrería
These are the most northerly ancient pyramids in the Americas, though in truth the site requires a large amount of both enthusiasm and imagination, as very little survives. On-site is a well-kept museum explaining the culture of the Chalchihuites people who built the pyramids. Taxi
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Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño
The Ex-Hacienda de San Juan Chinameca has a small and, unfortunately, horribly maintained museum with a meager collection of photos and newspaper reproductions. But there’s a statue of Zapata astride a rearing horse at the entrance, where you can still see the bullet holes where th
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