Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico is a favorite spot for laid-back travelers and is particularly beloved by snowbirds looking to migrate from the north for longer periods during the cold winter months. It offers a small-town Mexico atmosphere with few pretensions.
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The small village of Tlayacapan in the hills of Morelos is is known for its clay and ceramic pottery and figurines.
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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.
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Oaxacan center for the production of colorful, hand-woven, woolen rugs. Teotitlan del Valle is most known for its beautiful
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The State of Chiapas surf spots include Puerto Arista, Puerto Madero, Barra de San José and Barra de San Benito.
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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.
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Santo Domingo Cultural Center and Regional Museum is located on Calle Alcalá, Oaxaca City, Mexico, in what used to be the Convent of Santo Domingo.
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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.
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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.
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San Luis Potosi, Mexico
The Sótano de las Golondrinas, or “Cave of Swallows” is one of the greatest attractions of the Huasteca area of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It is located near the town of Aquismón in an area rife with water and lush vegetation. This giant sinkhole, with a main shaft that plunges to a depth of 370 meters (1,220 feet)f from its highest rim and a gaping elliptical mouth measuring about
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The Monte Alban ruins and on-site museum lie 5 miles from Oaxaca city, perched on a mountaintop high above the surrounding valleys, commanding spectacular views on all sides.
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Tripadvisor’s Traveler’s Choice awards results are in for the Top 25 Beaches in the World for 2011, and guess what? Mexico’s fabulous beaches have been rated by Tripadvisor travelers as best in the world a total of 4 different times!
Rated way up there at No. 5 are the spectacular white-sanded beaches of Tulum, Mexico
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