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A trip from August 14, 2007 to August 21, 2007, travelling to Mexico City, Polanco Chapultepec, Teotihuacan …
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08/14/2007 to 08/21/2007
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Tue 08/14/07 (day 1) - Mexico City

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Hotel San Francisco is located half a block from Alameda Park and approximately 13 miles from the Mexico City …
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Hotel San Francisco
Luis Moya 11, Col Centro
Mexico City, DIF 06050
Mexico
55-5521-8960
Tue Aug 14 12:00am
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Wed 08/15/07 (day 2) - Polanco Chapultepec, Mexico City

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Opened in 1968, this museum is one of the best of its kind. A gigantic statue of the water god Tláloc, weighing appr …
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Museo Nacional de Antropología
Paseo de la Reforma y Calzada Ghandi
Polanco Chapultepec, DIF 11560
Mexico
+52 55 5286 5195
Wed Aug 15 12:00am
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The old center of Mexico City offers a year-round opportunity to view some of the city's most important buildings, i …
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Paseo por el Centro Histórico
Avenida Juarez 66
Mexico City, DIF 06010
Mexico
+52 5 5525 9380 (Información Turisticos)
Wed Aug 15 9:00am - Wed Aug 15 11:00am
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Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one …
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Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Mexico City, DIF, Mexico
Wed Aug 15 12:00pm - Wed Aug 15 3:00pm
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This is the main public plaza of Mexico District Federal and the epicenter for events, festivals and protests. The p …
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Centro Histórico
Mexico City, DIF 06000
Mexico
+52 5 5525 9380 (Información Turisticos)
Wed Aug 15 4:00pm - Wed Aug 15 7:00pm
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Thu 08/16/07 (day 3) - Mexico City, Teotihuacan

If you are looking for a cake that's a bit different, come and discover this place which is situated opposite the bu …
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Pastelería Suiza
Parque España, 7 casi esquina Oaxaca
Mexico City, 06140
Mexico
+52 5 211 0904
Thu Aug 16 12:00am
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The holy city of Teotihuacan ('the place where the gods were created') is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico C …
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Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan, MEX, Mexico
Thu Aug 16 9:00am - Thu Aug 16 12:00pm
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In 1531, a man named Juan Diego claimed he saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. The local bishop Friar Juan de Zumárraga …
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America
Mexico City, MEX 54092
Mexico
+52 55 5577 6022
Thu Aug 16 12:00pm - Thu Aug 16 2:00pm
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Fri 08/17/07 (day 4) - Centro, Juarez, Poggio Mirteto, Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Mexico …

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The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of the most important historical buildings in Mexico City. Construction was starte …
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Catedral Metropolitana
Plaza de la Constitución
Centro, DIF 06010
Mexico
+52 55 5512 9467
Fri Aug 17 12:00am
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This beautiful monument commemorates the centennial of Mexico's War of Independence, which over the course of time h …
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Monumento a la Independencia
Paseo de la Reforma
Juarez, DIF 06600
Mexico
Fri Aug 17 12:00am
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In 1519, when the first Spaniards marched into the city of Tenochtitlán, it was the heart of the Aztec empire. Foun …
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Museo del Templo Mayor
Seminario #8
Poggio Mirteto, 02040
Italy
+52 5 42 0256
Fri Aug 17 10:00am - Fri Aug 17 12:00pm
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A living testimony to the canals of Mexico before the conquest, Xochimilco also attests to the period of the Viceroy …
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Xochimilco
Avenida Mexico Xochimilco
Santa Cruz Acalpixca, DIF 16500
Mexico
+52 5 5525 9380 (Información Turisticos)
Fri Aug 17 12:00pm - Fri Aug 17 3:00pm
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This traditional restaurant serves typical Mexican food, and has been the subject of many local legends and a …
Restaurant
Restaurante Bar Cafe Tacuba
Tacuba 28
Mexico City, DIF 06010
Mexico
+52 5 518 4950
Fri Aug 17 8:00pm - Fri Aug 17 10:00pm
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Sat 08/18/07 (day 5) - Mexico City

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This was home to the enigmatic painter Frida Kahlo (often called "the paintbrush of angst") where she occasionally l …
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Museo Frida Kahlo
Londres 247
Mexico City, DIF 06600
Mexico
+52 55 5554 5999
Sat Aug 18 12:00am
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Hernán Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico, built this government palace on the site of Moctezuma's residence. The Pala …
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Avenida Pino Suarez, Corregidora esquina Guatemala
Mexico City, DIF 06000
Mexico
+52 55 33 4700 (Información Turisticos)
Sat Aug 18 12:00am
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Sun 08/19/07 (day 6) - Mexico City

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In 1904, the construction of the Palacio de Bellas Artes began on the remains of the Santa Isabel convent. Porfirio …
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Palacio de Bellas Artes
Avenida Juárez y Eje Lázaro Cárdenas
Mexico City, DIF 06000
Mexico
+52 51 30 0900 x2528
Sun Aug 19 12:00am
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Bazaar Zaragoza is famous for being one of the largest markets in Latin America. Walk down streets selling everything …
Shopping
Simón Audenard y Zaragoza
Mexico City, 15740
Mexico
Sun Aug 19 12:00am
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As indicated by its name, this convent belonged to the Order of Jerome, where the eminent Baroque poetess Sor …
Thing to Do
Museo de Sitio del Claustro de Sor Juana
Izazaga, 92
Mexico City, 06010
Mexico
Sun Aug 19 12:00am
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Mon 08/20/07 (day 7) - Mexico City, La Otra Banda

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Here one can admire the first great murals by Diego Rivera, which reflect his ideas about the 1910 revolution, Mexic …
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Avenida Republica De Argentina 28
Mexico City, DIF 06010
Mexico
+52 55 5525 9380
Mon Aug 20 12:00am
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The name of this plaza is derived from the fusion of Mexico's three main cultural epochs: pre-Hispanic, colonial and …
Thing to Do
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Eje Central Esquina Eje Uno Norte
Mexico City, DIF 06900
Mexico
+52 55 33 4700 (Información Turisticos)
Mon Aug 20 12:00am
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With four branches in the city, the Fondo de Cultura has always been concerned with the quality of the work it publi …
Shopping
M.A. de Quevedo, 115
La Otra Banda, DIF 01090
Mexico
Mon Aug 20 12:00am
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Tue 08/21/07 (day 8) - Mexico City

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A pleasant respite from the hustle and bustle of the city, this charming green park has sparkling fountains, shady t …
Thing to Do
Alameda central
Avenida Hidalgo y Avenida Juárez
Mexico City, DIF 01000
Mexico
+52 55 533 4700 (Información Turisticos)
Tue Aug 21 12:00am
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With a long tradition in selling antique books, this bookstore is still very avant-garde in its field. Currently it …
Shopping
Avenida Republica De Argentina 15
Mexico City, DIF 06010
Mexico
+52 55 21 2830
Tue Aug 21 12:00am
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