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| MEXICO COLONIAL 4 days / 3 nights | ||||||||
| Day 01 | Mexico City - Tepotzotlan - Galindo, Queretaro | Departure to the town of Tepotzotlan, where a jesuit ex monastery is conserved with a precious church. Actually you find here the Museum of Vicekingdom. Possibility for a visit and on to Jurica. Accommodation. (aprox 250km) | ||||||
| Day 02 | Galindo -- Queretaro - San Miguel Allende | On to Queretaro and possibility for a city visit: see the historic colonial centre, the Casa de la Corregidora, the Palaces of the Marquis de la Villa del Villar del Aguila and of the Conde de Sierra Gorda. Also you can visit the Cathedral, the Governor´s palace andmake a walk through the handicraft streets to see jewels of opal. Continue to San Miguel Allende. (aprox. 60km) | ||||||
| Day 03 | San Miguel Allende | Visit to the City of San Miguel de Allende, a marvellous small town on the feet of the surrounding mountains, whose urban structure had to adapt to the topografic aspects of this place. Have the possibility to visit the Town Hall, House of the Mayorazgo de la Canal, teh Allende Institue of Arts and Culture with its precious chapel and the ex Royal Monastery de la Concepcion, among others. | ||||||
| Day 04 | San Miguel Allende - Mexico | Back to Mexico City. (aprox. 280km) | ||||||
| MEXICO COLONIAL 5 days / 4 nights | ||||||||
| Day 01 | Mexico City - Tepotzotlan - Galindo, Queretaro | Departure to the town of Tepotzotlan, where a jesuit ex monastery is conserved with a precious church. Actually you find here the Museum of Vicekingdom. Possibility for a visit and on to Jurica. Accommodation. (aprox 250km) | ||||||
| Day 02 | Galindo -- Queretaro - San Miguel Allende | On to Queretaro and possibility for a city visit: see the historic colonial centre, the Casa de la Corregidora, the Palaces of the Marquis de la Villa del Villar del Aguila and of the Conde de Sierra Gorda. Also you can visit the Cathedral, the Governor´s palace andmake a walk through the handicraft streets to see jewels of opal. Continue to San Miguel Allende. (aprox. 60km) | ||||||
| Day 03 | San Miguel Allende - Guanajuato | Visit to the City of San Miguel de Allende, a marvellous small town on the feet of the surrounding mountains, whose urban structure had to adapt to the topografic aspects of this place. Have the possibility to visit the Town Hall, House of the Mayorazgo de la Canal, teh Allende Institue of Arts and Culture with its precious chapel and the ex Royal Monastery de la Concepcion, among others. Contineu your trip today to Guanajuato where you reach your hotel. (60km) | ||||||
| Day 04 | Guanajuato | Possibility for a visit to the City of Guanajuato. Discover its subterranean streets and alleys, old buildings full of history, its typical small plazas which serve as stage in October for different performances during the Cervantino Festival, the Alhondiga, Municipal Market, Juarez Theater, University, main square, panoramic view from the Monument to the Pipila and visit of the Mine "La Valenciana". Overnight in Guanajuato. | ||||||
| Day 04 | Guanajuato - Mexico City | Back to Mexico City | ||||||
| MEXICO - PUEBLA - OAXACA - TAXCO - ACAPULCO | ||||||||
| Day 01 | Mexico City - Puebla | Departure to Puebla. With some luck, on the way you will be delighted with the view of the vulcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, and maybe you know why do they lay so close one another? The volcanoes dominate the valley where the city of Puebla, "City of the Angels" was founded. A true architectonic jewel of the colonial time and Cultural Patrimony of Mankind. You have the possibility to discover its big and small plazas, its main square, baroque palaces, its Cathedral, the magnificent Chapel of the Rosary with its golden canopy. A visit worth is also the handicrafts market "El Parián", its onix factories, etc. A very interesting alternative is a visit to Cholula, a small city but with 366 churches and the biggest pyramid on earth.Arrival and visit to the city of Puebla. (aprox. 120km) | ||||||
| Day 02 | Puebla | Possibility to visit Tlaxcala and Cacaxtla. In cacaxtla you can find one ofe the most splendid examples of the precolombine art of mural color paintings. Recently opened, the arqueological zone is very worth to be visited. An alternative is Tlaxcala, or you can even combine these two sites. Tlaxcala conserve an arquitectonic ensemble of very nice colonial buildings: around the main square, the "Plaza de Armas" you can find the Monastery of san Francisco, the Governor´s and the Palace of Justice. In the afternoon back to Puebla. (150km) | ||||||
| Day 03 | Puebla - Oaxaca | On to Oaxaca. Today in the mornign you could make a short trip to Cholula, where the biggest pyramid on earth is overbuilt with a Christian church. Take enough time for the afternoon ride to Oaxaca, which leads you through a fascinating landscape of Cactuses, where friends of fine foytographs will be delighted. In the afternoon arrival to Oaxaca. (320km) | ||||||
| Day 04 | Oaxaca | Possibilities to visit Monte Alban or Mitla. Monte Alban: This archaeological site was one of the first cities constructed in Aamerica. Founded in 800 a.c. arqueologists have determined different construction periods. In the 3rd century of our era Monte Alban reached its height with an extension of almost 7 square kms. And a population about 25,000 inhabitants. From its amazing location on the top of a mountain, the Zapotecs took control of the central valleys in all concernings the economy, politics and religion of the area. Its culture reached noticeable progress in the sciences and arts like: arquitecture, astronomy, medicine and engineering. During the visit you will see the Ball Court, the Palace, the Observatory, the famous Dancers carved on stone stelaes and the tombs 7 and 104 of this huge complex, which are some of the most important structures in this site. | ||||||
| Mitla was the most important city in Oaxaca in the Postclassic era and is undoubtely a very good exemple of the most advanced arquitecture in mesoamerica. Mitla is an interesting and particular case in Mexican archeology since the site is surrounded by the present village of San Pablo de Mitla and thus is a living proof of a place which has been inhabitated since the prehistoric time. Its magnificent buildings were constructed in the x century d.c. when the city became an important cultural and political center. Its constructions prove the high level of techniques and sofistication of the mixtec people. On the way back to Oaxaca you should not miss the Tule tree: The impressive tree belongs to the cypress family. It is over 2000 years old. Its height is 42 meters and its perimeter is almost 58 meters. | ||||||||
| Day 05 | Oaxaca | City Tour. Take the possibility to discover Oaxaca: The city was founded in the heart of a wide valley at 1500 meters over sea level. Santo Domingo Church with its adjacent Dominican exconvent. The interior of the church is a masterpiece of Mexican baroque and rococo. The exconvent is at present the Regional Museum and houses magnificent sculptures among other objetcts of the Zapotec and Mixtec cultures, including the treasure and findings of tomb no. 7 from Monte Alban. The main square is surrounded by ancient buildings like the Governor's Palace provided with elegant porticos. | ||||||
| The solid construction of the Cathedral is a good exemple that the buildings in Oaxaca had to be constructed to resist the centuries. Low and massive, it had to suffer various constructive and restauration stages. Its main facade made out of green quarry shows a rich variety of baroque ornaments. Juarez Market is like a huge showroom of the oaxaqueña cuisine. The exceptional variety of products yield an incredible mixture of colors and aromas. Leather or ceramic products are some of the items you can see or buy in this typical market. | ||||||||
| Day 06 | Oaxaca - Taxco | Early departure to get via Morelos State to the State of Guerrero. You could make an intermediate stop at Cuernavaca, "the Place of the Eternal Spring", to see to the City of the Bouganvillaeas. Visit of the oldest cathedral in mexico which represents a good exemple of the viceroyal time. Continue your trip on a sinous highway on the west sierra madre (amazing mountains chain) flanked by valleys and woods of pine trees, to enter the State of Guerrero until you reach the picturesque mining city of Taxco, the Silver City. You can visit the Church of Santa Prisca, built, as they say, with the silver mining of Taxco. Take time for shopping or taking a walk through the narrow alleys of stone pavement and houses of red tiled roof which have served as inspiration of numerous artists. (aprox. 600km) | ||||||
| Day 07 | Taxco - Acapulco | Transfer to Acapulco via the modern "Highway to teh Sun". (220km) | ||||||
| Day 08 | Acapulco | At leisure | ||||||
| Day 09 | Acapulco - Mexico | Transfer back to Mexico City (aprox. 320km) | ||||||