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Centro Bursátil
An angular tower and mirror-ball ensemble housing the nation’s Bolsa (stock exchange) marks the southern edge of the Colonia Cuauhtémoc.
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Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias
Across from the Jardín Velasco, La Paz’ former Casa de Gobierno is now the Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias, a history library.
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Baluarte de San Francisco
Once the primary defensive bastion for the adjacent Puerta de la Tierra, the Baluarte de San Francisco now houses a small cultural center.
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Mission Church
Constructed by Franciscan monks and their indigenous converts in the 1750s, this is one of the most accessible of the five missions.
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Museo Lariab
The small Museo Lariab has well-presented exhibits on the Huastec, ancient and contemporary. A taxi from Valles costs around M$150.
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Monumento a la Corregidora
Plaza de la Corregidora is dominated by the Monumento a la Corregidora, a 1910 statue of doña Josefa Ortiz bearing the flame of freedom.
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Bahía Chahué
The beach here, 1km east of Santa Cruz Huatulco, is good, though the surf can be surprisingly strong. There’s a marina at its east end.
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Catedral de San José
Tula’s fortress-like cathedral, just off the zócalo, was part of the 16th-century monastery of San José. Inside, its vault ribs are decorated in gold.
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Arco del Carmen
The Arco del Carmen, at the southern end of the Andador Turístico on Hidalgo, dates from the late 17th century and was once the city’s gateway.
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Coconuts Bar & Grill
Its over-the-top touristy, but what would you expect from a cliffside bar serving tropical drinks with Jimmy Buffett tunes in the background?
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Sistema IV
The twin to Sistema M at the southern end of the plaza, this combines typical Monte Albán II construction with overlays from Monte Albán III.
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Templo de la Calavera
Also called Templo XII, this temple takes its popular name from the relief sculpture of a rabbit or deer skull at the foot of one of its pillars.
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Tunel de Minera
This museum is located in an underground space and contains displays and audiovisual presentations devoted to the history of mining in Durango.
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Sinfonía del Mar
The magical Sinfonía del Mar is an outdoor stepped plaza that occasionally hosts concerts, but mainly serves as an amazing place to view sunsets.
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Museo Regional de Antropología e Historia
This is a large, well-organized museum chronicling the peninsula’s history (in Spanish) from prehistory to the revolution of 1910 and its aftermath.
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Playa Las Perlas
A small beach with a great kids’ playground, bathrooms and free palapa- topped tables. Free parking. Access from north side of the Holiday Inn.
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Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca
In a beautiful colonial house, IAGO offers changing exhibitions of graphic art as well as a superb arts library open to all for consultation.
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El Chorro
El Chorro was the spring where San Miguel was founded. Today it gushes out of a fountain built in 1960, and there are public washing tubs here.
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Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Tecates main church, the Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is not on the main plaza, unlike in most Mexican cities, but is situated further south.
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Museo de la Basílica de Guadalupe
The Museo de la Basílica de Guadalupe, at the rear of the Antigua Basílica, has a fine collection of colonial art interpreting the miraculous vision.
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