Mexico city for the pyramids/ruins hunter
Description:
The Aztecs built one of the largest empires in Mexico City and their legacy is still visible in amazing architecture, stunning temples, museums and rock carvings. This guide will point you to the best places to see these relics, some of the most enduring symbols of this amazing civilisation and the best museums to contextualize it all.
Author: Federico
Day 1 - Mexico City, Naucalpan
Begin the day with the single most amazing anthropology museum in Latin America (be sure to choose the sections you wish to see, as this place is huge). Follow it with a half day trip into the water canals at Xochimilco where you can get a glimpse at the Aztec floating gardens.
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Anthropology Museum (Museo de Antropologia)
Location:
view in google mapsPaseo de la Reforma y Calzada Ghandi
Colonia Polanco Chapultepec
11560 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
5286 51952
Xochimilco
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida México Xochimilco
(Xochimilco)
16500 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 5525 9380 (Información Turisticos)2
Taquería El Farolito
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida de las Fuentes 28
Lomas de Tecamachalco
53950 Naucalpan, Mexico
2
Casa de las Sirenas
Location:
view in google mapsRepública de Guatemala No. 32
Colonia Centro
6010 Mexico City, Mexico
2
Casa Merlos
Location:
view in google mapsVictoriano Zepeda 80
Observatorio
11860 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 55 5277 43602
Izote
Location:
view in google mapsAv. Presidente Masaryk 513
(at Socrates)
11530 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 55 5280 16713
El Cardenal
Location:
view in google mapsCalle de Palma 23
Colonia Centro
06010 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 55 55218815174
Gran Hotel Ciudad de México
Location:
view in google mapsAv 16 De Septiembre N 82
Centro Histórico
06000 Mexico City, MX
Phone:
+52 55 1083 7700Day 2 - Mexico City
Teotihuacan is without a doubt the top pyramid spot for anyone traveling to Mexico City. Today you will get a chance to explore one of the most fantastic ruins in the city, eat in an underground cave and follow this with a tour of some amazing, historical and culinary highlights of downtown Mexico City.End your day with a sumptuous meal at Girasoles where they cook meals as it was done in pre-hispanic times.
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Teotihuacan Pyramids (Pirámides de Teotihuacan)
Location:
view in google mapsCarretera México Teotihuacan Km. 46
Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan
03010 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+55 52 50 0123 (Información Turística)2
La Gruta
Location:
view in google mapsAt the visitor exit of Teotihuacan Pyramids
Teotihuacan
Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 594 956 01273
Museo de Arte Popular
Location:
view in google mapsRevillagigedo #11 (enter through Independencia street)
Centro Histórico
06050 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
(55) 5510-22014
Templo Mayor
Location:
view in google mapsSeminario y Moneda
06060 Mexico City, Mexico
5
Museo del Templo Mayor
Location:
view in google mapsSeminario 8
Centro Histórico
06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 542 49436
Los Girasoles
Location:
view in google mapsXicotencatl No. 1
Despacho 1
06000 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 555 510 0630Day 3 - Mexico City
Begin the day with a Mexican tradition (for hundreds of years): walking through the Chapultepec Park, a massive forest set up by an Aztec emperor to serve as a vacationing spot for their royalty. Then step into the Mercado Sonora for a mind bending look at modern religious/pagan ritual which combine modern day catholicism with old local religious practices dating back centuries. Choose from a series of smaller venues where you can have a glimpse at the late pre-hispanic and colonial period.
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Bosque de Chapultepec
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida Constituyentes
Avenida Reforma
11850 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 515 05352
Mercado Sonora
Location:
view in google mapsFray Servando Teresa de Mier # 419
Col. Merced Balbuena, Delegación Venustiano Carranza, C.P. 15800 (Between San Nicolás, Canal and Viga)
06000 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 55 533 47003
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Location:
view in google mapsEje Central esquina Eje Uno Norte
Tlatelolco
06995 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 55 33 4700 (Información Turisticos)4
Casa de la Malinche
Location:
view in google mapsHiguera y Vallarta
Colonia Centro
06040 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 55 5512 8977(Tourist Information)5
Palacio de Cortés
Location:
view in google mapsPlaza Hidalgo 1
Coyoacán
04620 Mexico City, Mexico
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Los Almendros
Location:
view in google mapsInsurgentes Sur 1759
Colonia Guadalupe Inn
01020 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
5661 8755 / 5661 2658