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Palacio Nacional.
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Cathedral Metropolitana. Construction of the Catherdal began in 1573...
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Facade of the Cathedral. Due to subsidence of the marshy ground on...
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Mexico City
A view of the older section of the cathedral.
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Between the Palacio National, the Templo Mayor and the Cathedral...
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The sad remains of the Templo Mayor, the main Aztec temple in Tenochtichlan....
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Mexico City
These carved serpents would have sat at the bottom of the monumental stairway...
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Native dancers in the Zocalo.
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Mexico City
The Tower Latinoamericana - not quite the Empire State building.
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The Independence/Revolution Monument.
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The Opera House.
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An hour outside Mexico City is ruins of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The...
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A view of the Pyramid of the Sun with the Pyramid of the Moon in the far...
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The massive structure of the Pyramid of the Sun, the third largest pyramid in...
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Climbing the very steep steps to the summit requires one not to have a...
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A view of the Pyramid of the Moon from the summit. The urban area of this...
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A from the Pyramid of the Moon towards the Pyramid of the Sun.
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A serpent sculpture at the base of one of the stairs in a side temple....
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A fresco of a jaguar.
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Puebla
Puebla Cathedral. Built from 1550 to 1640. The bell towers are the highest...
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Puebla
And another shot in the daylight for comparison.
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Puebla
Puebla is famous its Talavera pottery.
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Puebla
The famous tiled kitchen in the ex-Convento de Santa Rosa. Apparently...
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Puebla
Another beautifully tiled traditional kitchen in the Puebla museum.
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Puebla
Tiles.
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Puebla
The tiled facade of a church.
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Puebla
The Casa de los Munecos (House of Puppets)
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Puebla
Many buildings are elaborately tiled.
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Puebla
Plaza da Armas.
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Cholula
Cholula is now little more than an outer suburb but at the time of the...
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Cholula
I believe this is the Convento de San Gabriel. Cholula is known as the...
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Oaxaca
The Iglesia de Santo Domingo, built between 1570 and 1608.
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Oaxaca
A view of the Monastery of Santo Domingo.
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Oaxaca
Street vendors.
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Oaxaco
What it's all about - chilies.
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Oaxaca
The Museum of the Revolution. It has seen better days...
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
The Zapotec capital of Mont Alban (White Mountain but unknown Zapotec...
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
A view from the north platform across the grand plaza.
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
View from the top of the north platform.
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
View of Sistema IV complex.
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
A view over the valley of Oaxaca.
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
One of the so-called 'dancer' stele. This is one of the...
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Oaxaca - Mont Alban
Heavy clouds over the plaza.
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Oaxaca
Agaves. Popular and hardy garden plant and source of tequila and mezcal.
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Oaxaca
Agave cores for tequila.
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Oaxaca State
The massive tree at El Tule. This ahulehuete tree ( a type of cypress) is...
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El Tule
The tree
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Oaxaca State
A view over the countryside from the ruins at Yagul.
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Oaxaca State
The ball court at Yagul. One of the largest courts in meso-America. The ball...
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Oaxaca State
A view over the Yagul site from the citadel.
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Oaxaca State
Yagul site. A cactus.
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Oaxaca State
The church at Mitla, built directly over a Zapotec temple complex.
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Oaxaca State
One of the temples at Mitla.
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Oaxaca
The cathedral in the central square of Oaxaca. At the time we visited...
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Oaxaca
Plaza in front of the cathedral.
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San Cristobal da Casas
One of the squares in San Cristobal after the rain.
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St Cristobal da Casas
The Cathedral - originally built in 1528 but extensively renovated in 1693.
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St Cristobal da Casas
Colourful church.
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Chiapas
Misol-Ha waterfall on the way to Palenque. The waterfall featured in the film...
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Palenque
The amazingly atmospheric Maya ruins of Palenque.
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Palenque
The El Palacio complex.
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Palenque
The temple of the inscriptions. The burial tomb of the great ruler Pakal (7th...
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Palenque
Another view of the temple of the inscriptions.
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Palenque
Temple XX.
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Palenque
A view towards the temple of the inscriptions from the gruppo norte.
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Palenque
The sculpture that gives the name to the temple of the skull.
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The Maya
A relief sculpture from the museum of Puebla. the sculpture was...
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North America
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