BASIC PROGRAM MEXICO II🌮🌮

Reception at the airport or bus station, assistance, and transfer to your hotel. Accommodation.

Breakfast. We'll visit the Zócalo and the National Palace (exterior view). We'll see the ruins of what was once the Aztec Great Temple and the Metropolitan Cathedral. We'll take you to the historic Chapultepec Forest, surrounded by residential areas like Las Lomas, where you'll see the homes of famous artists. Overnight stay.

Breakfast. Panoramic tour of the Plaza of the Three Cultures, a historic site where the final battle between the Aztecs and the Spanish took place. It symbolizes the fusion of three cultural eras represented by the Aztec ruins, the Church of Tlatelolco, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. After a short stop, we will continue to the Basilica of Guadalupe, where we will see the original image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. You will learn the story of how it was captured on the cloak of the indigenous Juan Diego and see the ancient basilica at the foot of Tepeyac Hill. Via a modern highway, we will go directly to the archaeological site of Teotihuacán, the city of the gods. 50 km away, we will admire the impressive pyramids of the sun and the moon; walk along the Avenue of the Dead; and visit an obsidian workshop for a demonstration of obsidian and maguey work. Overnight stay.

Breakfast. We will depart in the morning for Cuernavaca from the south of the city. We will continue along the modern highway, which will take us in approximately one hour to the city of bougainvilleas, or eternal spring, due to its warm climate. We will visit the cathedral, which was built as a mission in 1552 and elevated to a cathedral in 1891 (representative of the viceroyalty era). We will continue our journey along winding roads through the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, flanked by valleys and pine forests, and deep into the mountains of the state of Guerrero until we reach the picturesque colonial mining town of Taxco, known as the city of silver. We will visit the famous Church of Santa Prisca, said to have been built with silver from Taxco. We will have time to visit the silversmiths, walking through its plazas and cobblestone alleys framed by rustic and picturesque reddish-tiled houses that have inspired countless artists. Return to the hotel at approximately 8:00 p.m. Overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. We will leave the city for the state of Puebla. We will first visit the Cholula Pyramid and the Church of Our Lady of Remedies, which technically sits at the top of the hill where the pyramid was built. We will then visit the Church of Santa María Tonantzintla, a site that at first glance seems unremarkable, but its beautiful decoration leaves any visitor stunned. We will then move on to the Rosary Chapel, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture and decoration, where we will enjoy mass in this wonderful religious space. We will conclude this wonderful day of sightseeing at the Puebla de los Ángeles Cathedral. Return to Mexico. Overnight stay.

Breakfast. We'll cross the city to reach the University City, where we'll see the library, the rectory tower, and the Olympic stadium. We'll then continue to Xochimilco to take a boat tour of the canals on a trajinera. Overnight stay.

Breakfast. At a convenient time, transfer from your hotel to Mexico City International Airport.