14 MARCH 2019 MEXICO city tour with Xochimilco and Anthropology Museum and the Metropolitan Cathedral, which is the largest church in all of Latin America, housing many art treasures of the colonial period. This landmark took over 250 years to build, evident in its various architectural styles, also visited the …
Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico city is now one of the world’s largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples, the ruins of which have been identified, a cathedral (the largest on the continent) …
Celebrated Mexican painter Diego Rivera transcribed the history of Mexico in a mural in his own style of painting on the main staircase of the National Palace of Mexico City. The staircase leads to the second floor of the courtyard which still houses the main offices of government entities of …
Mexico city’s Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is not only one of Mexico’s most treasured architectural masterpieces, it is also Latin America’s largest and oldest cathedral. This Cathedral’s creation spans three centuries, from 1573-1813 resulted in architectural amalgamation of the three distinct styles …
15 MARCH 2019 This morning, we drove to visit Mexico’s grandest archaeological site, Teotihuacan, built by the Nahua. The sixth largest city in the world in 400 A.D., Teotihuacán was mysteriously abandoned 300 years later, centuries before the Aztec occupation. Visit the Jaguar Palace and the Temple of the Plumed …
16 MARCH 2019 Proceeded to Puebla…the UNESCO world heritage site Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic church, Basilica and National Shrine of Mexico in the north of Mexico city which houses the cloak containing the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The 1709 shrine was built …
Dating back to the 16th century when it was first built, the impressive Church of Santo Domingo towers over the historic center of Puebla, Mexico. Painted in deep reds and built with faded gray stone, the Roman Catholic cathedral and square is a major landmark for the town. It was …
17 MARCH 2019 The Mexican state of Veracruz was named by the Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes, who landed at the beach of Chalchihuecan on April 22, 1519. It was Good Friday, which the Spanish also referred to as the day of the Vera Cruz or True Cross.We drove from Veracruz …
18 MARCH 2019 Archaeological site of Palenque, is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, the ruins of ancient Mayan buildings, spread out over 9 miles (15 km). Located in the foothills of the Chiapas altiplano of modern Mexico, Palenque was an important Maya city which flourished between c. 600 and 750 CE. Situated …
12 OCT 2017 We arrived in Cancun from Phoenix on 11 Oct 2017 and checked into Hotel ‘Presidents Intercontinental’ . Our travel company ‘Trafalgar’ made all arrangement of Hotel and the Tour. South-eastern Mexico that separates the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, forms the Yucatan Peninsula. The peninsula itself …