The 39th Cervantes Festival (Festival Cervantino)takes place from October 12 through 29, 2011, in Guanajuato, Mexico. The theme: “Los Dones de la Naturaleza.” (The Gifts of Nature.)
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The 39th Cervantes Festival (Festival Cervantino)takes place from October 12 through 29, 2011, in Guanajuato, Mexico. The theme: “Los Dones de la Naturaleza.” (The Gifts of Nature.) Continue reading 39th Cervantino Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico Mexico City, one of the world’s largest, is located in Mexico’s central high valley surrounded by mountain ranges and lying in the shadow of the Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl volcanoes. This is the commercial, administrative and cultural heart of the Mexican nation, built on the site of the ancient Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. Continue reading Mexico City Overview The 16th C. Hacienda of San Antonio Atlacomulco, now called the Ex-Hacienda de Cortés, was one of the most important sugar mills of the colonial era. Continue reading Ex-Hacienda de Cortés The Historic Center of Mexico City is located on what originally was the site of the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. It is a fascinating area to walk and within its confines can be found the Latin American Tower, Mexico’s Palace of Fine Arta (Bellas Artes), the Plaza de la Constitución or Zócalo, Mexico’s main square, the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the museum and archaeological site of the Templo Mayor, one of the most important of the Aztec temples. Continue reading Historic Center, Mexico City Cuernavaca’s Cathedral – la Catedral de la Asunción – is situated on the corner of Hidalgo and Morelos streets a short walk from the plaza. A Mariachi Mass can be heard here on Sundays. Continue reading The Cathedral What today is the city of Campeche, Mexico, capital of the Mexican state of the same name and situated on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, was founded as the Puerto de San Francisco de Campeche in the year 1540 by the Spanish conquerors who came to these shores under the command of Francisco de Montejo y León. Continue reading Historical Campeche Aguascalientes is host to more than 35 ex-haciendas, both in ruins and in various stages of restoration and repair or full use. These include Hacienda and Temple of San Blas de Pabellón, Hacienda El Chichimeco and Hacienda de los Cuartos. Continue reading Ex-Haciendas of Aguascalientes Overview of the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, its capital of the same name and its gastronomy. Attractions include mineral hot springs, ex-haciendas and the towns of Asientos and Rincon de Romos. Continue reading Aguascalientes State Overview Taxco de Alarcón, founded in 1528 as Tetelcingo, was an important silver mining center during the colonial era. Its attractions include the incredibly beautiful and ornate Santa Prisca church, the Hacienda de El Chorrillo, the Spratling Museum, the views of Taxco from the Christ monument overlooking town, and simply walking the narrow, cobblestone streets and browsing the fine silver crafts of Taxco’s shops and market. Continue reading Taxco de Alarcon Morelia, capital of the Mexican state of Michoacan, is a lovely colonial city located in a central highland valley between the major centers of Guadalajara and Mexico City. Continue reading Morelia Tepoztlan’s 16th century Dominican Church is located near the market in the center of town. Note the novel decoration with beans and seeds of the gated entrance to the church yard leading from the market area. Continue reading Tepoztlan Church and Convent Site chosen by Englishman Edward James for the building of an astounding showcase of surrealistic structures in the lush jungles of this coffee-growing region of north-eastern Mexico. Continue reading Las Pozas, Xilitla |
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