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El Tajín site
The El Tajín site covers an area of about 10 sq km. To see everything, you’ll walk a few kilometers over a couple of hours. There’s little shade and it can get blazingly hot, so come early or late. Most buildings and carvings here are labeled in English, Spanish and Totomec.
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Museo Nacional de Arte
Built around 1900 in the style of an Italian Renaissance palace, this museum holds collections representing every school of Mexican art until the early 20th century. A highlight is the work of José María Velasco, depicting the Valle de México in the late 19th century.
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Playa Pérula
Playa Pérula, a sheltered beach at the northern end of tranquil 11km-long Bahía de Chamela, is great for swimming and extended walks. There are cheap accommodations and a smattering of palapa restaurants. You can charter a panga (skiff) from here to the nine islands.
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Ranas
The little-visited archaeological site of Ranas has well-built walls and circular steps incorporated into a steep hillside. There are ball courts and a small hilltop pyramid. Dating from as early as the 8th century, the site is appealing for its rugged forest setting.
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Museo Regional de la Cerámica
The Museo Regional de la Cerámica is set in a great old adobe building with stone arches and mature trees in the courtyard. It has an impressive collection that exhibits the varied styles and clays used in Jalisco and Michoacán. Explanations are in English and Spanish.
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Museo El Cafétal Apan
If you want to learn a bit more about the history of coffee in the region, visit this museum that displays antique coffee-making tools. There are hands-on demonstrations showing how coffee is produced, and also coffee tastings. It’s a bit out of town; a taxi will cost M$40.
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Dunas de Yeso
These blinding-white gypsum sand dunes contrast superbly with the six mountain ranges that ring the valley. To visit you’ll need your own transport and to stop by the Poza Azul Visitors Center to pay and get the key that opens the gate at the beginning of the track out.
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Casa de la Vieja
Off the southeast corner of the Palacio del Gobernador’s platform is a small complex, now largely rubble, known as the Casa de la Vieja (Old Woman’s House). In front of it is a small palapa (thatch-roof shelter) that covers several large phalluses carved from stone.
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Paseo Cimentación
At this interesting basement art gallery you can check out temporary art exhibits amid a labyrinth of gigantic steel beams that serve as the structures foundation. You can only enter as part of a package ticket that includes all the other sights at the Monumento a la Revolución.
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Templo de la Virgen de la Natividad
From the plaza, steps rise to this handsome 17th-century church with a fine broad churchyard and colorful 18th-century frescoes inside. It was built atop a Zapotec ceremonial site, many of whose carved stones can be seen in the church walls; look especially in the inner patio.
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Museo Vivo de Artes y Tradiciones Populares
This popular arts museum has displays on Tlaxcalan village life, weaving and pulque -making, sometimes with demonstrations. Artisans serve as guides to the more than 3000 artifacts on display. The cafe and handicrafts next door at the Casa de Artesanías are also worth a look.
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Templo XX
Discovered in 1999, Templo XX contains a red frescoed tomb built in 540 that is currently Palenques most active dig. Archaeologists began restoration work inside the tomb in 2012, and now believe that it might be the final resting place of Kuk B’alam I, an ancestor of Pakal.
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Gran Acrópolis
A trail leading west from Estructura I around the back of Estructura II takes you to the Gran Acrópolis, a labyrinthine residential zone with a ceremonial sector containing a ball court. From the northern perimeter of this zone, you head east and follow the path back to the entranc
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Plaza Las Américas
Plaza Las Américas at the south edge of the centro, is a vast modern shopping mall that includes the Liverpool and Chedraui department stores, a multiplex cinema and a food court. Dont confuse it with Plaza América, a small, aging arcade on Avenida Cobá with a few airline offices.
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Hemiciclo a Juárez
A large white semi-circular monument to Benito Juárez on one edge of Alameda Central. Its a popular photo spot for people in graduation or bridal garb – most probably dont realize that in the same location in the 18th century witches were publicly burnt at the stake by Inquisitors.
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El Meco
This stunning 38m-high waterfall is for viewing only, though it’s super accessible to those who are guests of Huasteca Secreta boutique hotel as breakfast is served in the Huasteca Secreta restaurant that overlook the falls; you must head here to access the observation decks.
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Casa Lereé
Part museum and part bookshop, this beautiful old building sits around a verdant garden with magnificent trees, including a soaring (and shady) ficus indiga . The US owner is a wealth of information about the area and has one of the best collections of books on Baja anywhere.
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Playa La Boquita
Playa La Boquita is a beach with calm waters at the mouth of a lagoon where fishermen lay out their nets to dry by day, and shove off by night. The beach is lined with seafood restaurants where you can hang for the day. A shipwreck just offshore makes this a popular snorkeling spot
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Casa Machado
Worth a peek is the Casa Machado, a 19th-century house filled with antique French and Austrian furniture, Carnaval costumes, historic photos and other items. Its 2nd-floor terrace affords a panoramic view over Plaza Machado. It was closed for restoration at the time of research.
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Casa Sebastián
This restored 1880s gallery’s main draws are the small-scale models of the massive metal sculptures by renowned Chihuahuan artist Sebastián, whose work is seen in cities worldwide. There are several real Sebastianes around Chihuahua, including one just above Parque El Palomar.
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