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Showing posts with label MEXICO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MEXICO. Show all posts
September 22, 2017

3154 MEXICO (Guanajuato) - San Miguel de Allende - part of Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco (UNESCO WHS)

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The city of San Miguel de Allende sits at a high elevation (1910m) on the Central Mexican Plateau , which is a large arid-to-semi-arid...
September 12, 2017

3148 MEXICO (Yucatán) - The Ribbon Dance in Chichen Itza

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3148 The Ribbon Dance in Chichen Itza, during the celebration of the March equinox The Ribbon Dance (El Baile de las Cintas) is port...
May 28, 2016

1491, 2581 MEXICO - Maya people

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2581 Maya peoples Posted on15.03.2015, 28.05.2016 The overarching term " Maya " is a collective designation to include...
May 16, 2016

2559 MEXICO (Chiapas) - A Tzeltal woman to the market in Yochib

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Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico , located at the border with Guatemala . Over its history, there have been three main indi...
March 22, 2016

2395 MEXICO - The map of the country

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Bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Belize , Guatemala and ...
February 3, 2016

2260 MEXICO (Veracruz) - Casa de Cortés in La Antigua

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  Located just 20km north of Veracruz , the small town La Antigua reveals little of its past identity with its languid grid of sleepy,...
December 29, 2015

2164 MEXICO (Mexico City) - Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNESCO WHS)

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2164 Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Estadio Olímpico Universitario The ensemble of...
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December 17, 2015

2128 MEXICO (Guanajuato) - The Temple of Saint Augustine in Salamanca

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On January 1, 1603,  the Viceroy Gaspar de Zuniga and Acevedo, fifth Earl of Monterrey, originally from  Salamanca ( Spain ), founded ...
October 15, 2015

1908, 1961 MEXICO (Oaxaca) - At the market in Oaxaca

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1908 At the market in Oaxaca - Baskets seller eating watermelon Posted on 20.09.2015, 15.10.2015 Located on the foothills of the Sie...
September 6, 2015

1878 MEXICO - The Tlacolula Market

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Located at about 30 km from the center of the city of Oaxaca , Tlacolula de Matamoros is the main commercial center for the Tlacolula ...
August 14, 2015

0425, 1817 MEXICO (Yucatán) - Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (UNESCO WHS)

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0425 Chichén Itzá - Aerial view Posted on 21.12.2012, 14.08.2015 What postcard would be more apropriate for today, December 21, 2012...
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June 16, 2015

1672 MEXICO (Oaxaca) - Tehuanas

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The Isthmus of Tehuantepec represents the shortest distance between the the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean , and prior to the o...
May 31, 2015

1619 MEXICO (Quintana Roo) - Aerial view of Cancún

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Located on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula , in southeastern Mexico , Cancún is an important renowned tourist destination...
May 20, 2015

1596 MEXICO (Veracruz) - Ritual ceremony of the Voladores (UNESCO ICH)

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Founded in the 13th century by the  Totonacs , in the Sierra Papanteca range and on the Gulf of Mexico , Papantla is the heart of the T...
May 14, 2015

1063, 1580 MEXICO (Oaxaca) - Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (UNESCO WHS)

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1063 Pre-Columbian archaeological site of Monte Albán (1) Posted on 22.04.2014, 14.05.2015 This World Heritage property, located in ...
May 2, 2015

1557 MEXICO (Zacatecas) - Historic Centre of Zacatecas (UNESCO WHS)

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1557 The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Zacatecas Located in the north-central Mexico , between the Bufa and Grillo hills...
December 29, 2014

1384 MEXICO (Michoacán) - Indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead (UNESCO ICH)

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1384 Dance of The Old Men in Janitzio The town of Janitzio (which means "where it rains") is located atop the hill of the ...
November 8, 2014

0658, 1328 MEXICO (Veracruz) - El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City (UNESCO WHS)

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Posted on 25.05.2013 and completed on 08.11.2014 In 1785, an official stumbled upon by chance the Pyramid of the Niches, in the highla...
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September 27, 2014

1250 MEXICO (Querétaro) - Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro (UNESCO WHS)

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Santiago de Querétaro , the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro , located in central Mexico , at 213km northwest of Mexi...
November 10, 2013

0858 MEXICO (Michoacán) - Historic Centre of Morelia (UNESCO WHS)

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Located in the Guayangareo Valley, in a area inhabited in pre-Hispanic era by Purépecha and Matlatzinca , Morelia was founded in 1541...