Tehuantepec is known for the beautiful, stately and strong, local women of Zapotec extraction and for its elaborate hand-embroidered traditional dresses, ceramics, gold jewelry.
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Tehuantepec is known for the beautiful, stately and strong, local women of Zapotec extraction and for its elaborate hand-embroidered traditional dresses, ceramics, gold jewelry. Continue reading Tehuantepec, Oaxaca Spectacular church located next to the Santo Domingo Cultural Center in Oaxaca City. Seat of the Dominican Order in Oaxaca since the 16th century. Continue reading Santo Domingo de Guzman 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 Xochimilco and its floating gardens, located at the southern edge of Mexico City, offers one of the city’s most magical outings with its criss-crossing of canals and chinampas, matted and root-bound floating islands on which horticultural products have been and still are raised. Continue reading Xochimilco Floating Gardens Durango is one of the northern states of Mexico, its main cities being Victoria de Durango, its capital, Gomez Palacios and Lerdo. Continue reading Durango, Mexico Mexico’s moved beloved holy personage and patron saint of the country. Her feast day falls on December 12th. Continue reading Our Lady of Guadalupe 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 Overview of San Miguel de Allende, a quaint, cobble-stoned colonial town in central Mexico that was declared a national historical monument in 1930 and whose attractions include the some wonderful colonial architecture in which figures the Parish of St. Michael Archangel church just off the town square, as well as the Casa de Allende museum, and the Instituto Allende art school. Find San Miguel hotels and restaurant options. Continue reading San Miguel de Allende The charming colonial gold and silver producing city of Guanajuato, located in a region of central Mexico known as El Bajio, was in 1988 declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its attractions include the “Alhondiga de Granaditas” regional museum, the Mummy museum, Quijote museum, the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato and numerous other colonial era churches, the Mercado Hidalgo crafts market and the La Valenciana Silver Mine. Every year in October Guanajuato hosts the renowned Festival Internacional Cervantino – International Cervantes Festival, Mexico’s most well-known and attended cultural festival. Continue reading Guanajuato City Petatlan is located south of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Attractions include the local street market, the “Cristo Jesus de Petatlan” church and the Petatlan’s gold market. Continue reading Petatlan, Guerrero The greater Guadalajara metropolitan area comprises Guadalajara and the adjacent municipalities of Tlaquepaque, Tonala, Zapopan, amongst others, which together make up Mexico’s the second largest metropolitan area. Continue reading Greater Guadalajara 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 |
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