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Centro Historico |
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Chapultepec Park |
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Mexico City day trips |
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Walk down Paseo de la Reforma – Starting at Chapultepec
Park, take a long stroll down this wide tree-lined boulevard, inspired by
the Champs Elysees in Paris. The boulevard is punctuated with different
monuments, starting with a large fountain, Fuente de Diana Cazadora.
The next monument is the Monumento a la Independencia (El Angel),
a tall column with an angel on top. The Monumento a Cuauhtemoc commemorates
the last Aztec emperor. The last monument, Monumento a Cristobal Colon,
is in honor of Christopher Columbus. |
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Tip: The Mexico City subway is a great way to get around
the city. The Metro is fast, modern and some stations have bits of Aztec
ruins. When you take taxis in Mexico City, only take ones from marked
taxi stands (or have your hotel call a taxi). Don't hail any old taxi off
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Shopping – |
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Markets (Mercados) – Peruse the markets
for an amazing array of handicrafts, such as the Mercado La Lagunilla, Mercado
de Artesanias, Plaza de la Ciudadela, Mercado San Juan. Stop in the Bazaar
Sabado (Plaza, San Jacinto, San Angel) on Saturdays. |
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Story of Frida Kahlo, one of
Mexico's best-loved artists, who took her tears and painted miracles.
She grew up in Mexico City area, and painted in the "Blue House," a museum you can visit today. (Picture book)
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Illustrated biography of Frida Kahlo. As a child she had polio, but overcame disability and attended best high school in Mexico City. Seriously injured in a bus accident as a teenager, while recovering, she started painting. Frida often painted herself with colorful imagery from Mexican folk art, tropical flowers, birds, “She was a work of art herself.” (Chapter book)
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Get to know the ancient Aztec –, their capital city of Tenochtitlan, built in the middle of a lake, with stone temples, palaces and canals. Find out about Aztec gods, society, religion, daily life, and the end of the empire when the Spanish arrived. (Picture book)
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Choose three different paths for life in the Aztec empire – as a healer in the city, Eagle or Jaguar warrior, or travel with the Spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. (Illustrated chapter book)
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Shapeshifter twins Carol and Johnny go on a quest to the underworld (Mictlan), to rescue their mother. Aided by Xolotl, animal self of Quetzcalcoatl, Lord of Life, the twins battle demonic birds, gigantic snatch-bats, fierce guardians of Mictlan who only let dead souls pass, and dark shadow magic of Tezcatlipoca, Lord of Chaos. Aztec mythology and lore is woven into an exciting adventure (Chapter book)
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Itacate lives in Tenochtitlan, center of the Aztec empire. Her father is a famed goldsmith, but when Montezuma requests a special golden statue, it’s Itacate who makes it in secret. And when the Spanish invaders arrive, Itacate finds her whole world is changed, forever. A good teen read. (Chapter book)
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Find out about the latest archeological discoveries and new excavations, right in downtown Mexico City, at the Great Temple of the Aztecs – what the temple looked like, Aztec rituals and blood sacrifices, spectacular restorations such as the statue of God of Death. This is an excellent introduction, before you visit the Great Temple ruins and museum. (Illustrated chapter book)
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