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Temple of Santo Tomás Xochimilco : Oaxaca City

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Floating Gardens of Xochimilco : Mexico City

Floating Gardens of Xochimilco Xochimilco became recognized as a tourist attraction in its own right in the 1920s. In the southern neighborhood of Xochimilco are more than 82km (51 miles) of canals known as the "Floating Gardens." Often you would see friends with 2 or 3 boats joined side by side. They would be having a party, reunion or celebration complete with lots of food, wine, beer or tequila and naturally the happy sounds of the mariachis. What a fun way to spend a Saturday or Sunday. In the past this was the main market for growing flowers and vegetables. Now

Archaeological Museum of Xochimilco : Mexico City

Archaeological Museum of Xochimilco This museum has a wide range of exhibits from the region's past, including ancient bones and Indian artwork. These include the gigantic mammoth bones of 10,000 years; including representations of Tlaloc (God of the water and the life), of Ehecatl (God of the wind), of Xipe Totec (God of the renovation and plants), and of Huehueteotl (God of the fire); ceramics of polychrome; carved elm tree; and tombs that demonstrate funeral practices. A unique piece is a figure of the clay of a boy who maintains a branch of flowers. Attraction type: Ancient ruins

Convent of San Bernardino de Siena : Mexico City

Convent of San Bernardino de Siena This sixteenth building of the century is observed for its petals of the flower cut out of stone -- a signature of the Indians who made most of work -- in the sixteenth retables of the century, including one from three of such altarpieces in the country which miraculeusement was miraculeusement preserved by more than 400 years. The Indian governor passed of Xochimilco, Apoxquiyohuatzin, is buried here. Inside and on the right, the cranium on the source is of a rack of cranium what is pre-Hispanico by meaning mixture of the Indian-Christian of the concept

Alameda Central [Historic District] : Mexico City

Alameda Central [Historic District] : Mexico City Alameda Central is a downtown oasis of greenery, fountains and statuary. The imposing Palacio de Bellas Artes, a performing arts venue and a must-see for its art-deco interior, is next to the park. In the part of the Centro Historico between Alameda Central and the Zocalo are several impressive buildings and museums, including the Palacio de Iturbide (an Italian baroque palace), Casa de Azulejos (the House of Tiles), the Correo Central (the lovely main post office), the Museo Nacional de Arte (a grand building with Mexican art exhibits) and Museo de Franz Mayer (religious

Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño (Museum Dolores Olmedo Patino) : Mexico City

Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño The Museum Dolores Olmedo Patiño opened to its doors to the public the 17 of September of 1994. The colonial building, that dates from century XVI, lodged the Property of the Chain dump and at the present time it keeps the collections from art of Mrs. Dolores Olmedo Patiño. This museum is located in the Federal District (City of Mexico); in the Xochimilco delegation, name in Nahuatl, that means? The cultivated land of flowers? or? In the field of flowers. The more important economic activity of Xochimilco throughout its history was agriculture, by means of the construction