Acapulco Trip Overview
Don`t miss the opportunity of take a day trip to the heart of Mexico!
You cannot miss the most important city in this country, with its culture and historical points.
talking about the different cultures that made up the valley of Mexico, is to know the origins of Mexico in the 21st century
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Acapulco, Mexico
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Don`t miss the opportunity of take a day trip to the heart of Mexico!
You cannot miss the most important city in this country, with its culture and historical points.
talking about the different cultures that made up the valley of Mexico, is to know the origins of Mexico in the 21st century
Itinerary
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Stop At: National Palace (Palacio Nacional), Avenida Pino Suarez, Corregidora esquina Guatemala Zócalo, Mexico City 06060 Mexico
The National Palace is the seat of the Federal Executive Power of Mexico. Located east of the Plaza de la Constitución in the Historic Center of Mexico City, in the Cuauhtémoc district, it is built on an area of 40,000 m2. Being part of the aforementioned architectural complex in that area of the city, it is consequently a World Heritage Site since 1987.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Zona Arqueologica Teotihuacan, Ecatepec Piramides km.22 + 600, San Juan Teotihuacan 55800 Mexico
Teotihuacán or Teotihuacan (in Nahuatl: Teōtihuācan, ” place where men become gods’; 1; ‘city of the gods’)? 2, or also Teo uacan (in Nahuatl:’ City of the sun ‘) 3 is the name given to what was one of the largest pre-Hispanic cities in Mesoamerica. The place-name is of Nahuatl origin and was used by the Mexica to identify this city built by a civilization before them and which was already in ruins when the Mexica saw it for the first time. To date, the name given by its original inhabitants is unknown. The remains of the city are located northeast of the Valley of Mexico, in the municipalities of Teotihuacán and San Martín de las Pirámides (State of Mexico), approximately 78 kilometers away from the center of Mexico City. The area of archaeological monuments was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1987.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Historic Center (Centro Historico), Avenida Juarez 66, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
The Historic Center of Mexico City constitutes the original nucleus around which the current Mexican capital grew.
The area of this part of the city can be defined according to two criteria. In an administrative sense, it corresponds to the Centro neighborhood of the Cuauhtémoc demarcation. In another sense, it corresponds to the zone of historical monuments delimited by the National Institute of Anthropology and History. It was reconciled and circumscribed by presidential decree on April 11, 1980. It has an area close to 10 square kilometers, includes and exceeds in part that of the island on which the pre-Hispanic city was founded and also the one that later had the colonial trace . It is there, precisely, where, despite the destructive action of time and human activity, extraordinary vestiges and monuments that speak of the almost seven centuries of the life of the city remain. All this architectural complex in that area of the city has been a World Heritage Site since 1987.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Palacio de Bellas Artes, Avenida Juarez y Eje Central s/n Centro Histórico, Mexico City 06050 Mexico
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a cultural venue located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, considered the most important in the manifestation of the arts in Mexico and one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.
Stop At: Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana), Avenida 16 de Septiembre Colonia Centro, Mexico City 06010 Mexico
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into the heavens of Mexico City is the headquarters of the Archdiocese Primada de México and is located on the north side of the Plaza de la Constitución in the Historic Center of Mexico City , in the Cuauhtémoc demarcation. Being part of the aforementioned architectural complex in that area of the city, it is consequently a World Heritage Site since 1987.
The approximate measurements of this temple are 59 meters wide by 128 long and a height of 67 meters to the top of the towers. It is one of the most outstanding works of Spanish-American architecture.3 4 5 It was built, according to the plans of the Spanish architect Claudio de Arciniega, who was inspired by Spanish cathedrals, 6 around a church that was erected on the site shortly after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlán. The works began in 1573, concluded inside in 1667 and outside until 1813.
Duration: 1 hour
