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The Zócalo
The Zocalo brings together the rhythmic beating of drums, the ankle-rattles of the native dancers and the glowing incense of modern day medicine men. A point of reference, of protest, of ritual and of... [more]
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
It was the Indian Diego whose vision of Virgin Mary in 1531 started a legend of stories that aided the conversion of millions of Indians to Catholicism and became a symbol of Mexican people around the... [more]
Teotihuacan Pyramids
It was named the "City of the Gods" as deep religious convictions and ways of life were centred on the natural cycles and seasons of sowing, reaping and rainfall. Astronomical and calendrical expressi... [more]
A millenium of weaving in Chiapas
For the May today costume is memory. The designs preserve their vision of the world, their identity, and their relationship with nature. Contemporary designs have four basic forms: diamonds, which sym... [more]
Textiles
In the textiles of Chiapas, the Maya concepts of time, space, and the mythological forces of nature are interwoven. Through repeated cycles of birth and decline, conquest and revival, weaving has pres... [more]
Coca cola
This is for people from Chamula most valuable commodity as they believe that it has a spiritual power. When they burp they purify themselves by expelling evil spirits. Prior to the discovery of fizzy ... [more]
San Juan Chamula
A mixture of Catholic and Prehispanic traditions is shown in the Del Pueblo Temple, where the saints are venerated with prehispanic rites.
San Cristóbal de las Casas
It is a city of cobblestone lanes, red tile roofs, opulent churches and small tree-filled plazas. Long, straight streets ramble up and down several rolling hills that spread outward from the city's ma... [more]
Cascadas de Agua Azúl
Near the Palenqu ruins, this 6,450-acre reserve features the turquoise blue waters of Shumuljá and Tulijá rivers and falls, flowing through evergreen forests and the habitat of jaguars, tapir, and the... [more]
Palenque
It's one of the most important archaeological sites and some of Mexico's great cultural treasures, including the Mayan inscription temple and a Myana palace. The park is surrounded by tropical forest.... [more]
Merida
Known as "White City" because of the large use of white limestone and white paint this traditional city depicts much of the splendor of Colonial Mexico.
Chichén Itzá
The massive Kukulcán pyramid called "El Castillo" is roughly at the center of the site. The construction of the Kukulcán Pyramid at Chichén Itzá was planned so that each Vernal Equinox the dying sun w... [more]
Chichén Itzá 2
The Temple of the Warriors and its adjacent Temple of the Jaguar are the most awe inspiring ruins on the complex. A massive temple structure, surrounded by hundreds of columns is carved with reliefs. ... [more]
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