lunes, 2 de mayo de 2011

Hotels in Huatulco, choose yours


If your next destination to visit Huatulco you can make reservations in the best hotels in this place for your next vacation in the State of Oaxaca; among the recommended you named Barceló huatulco with very good restaurants, swimming pools, tennis court, gym and other facilities and you should consider to stay with the sea at the Camino Real zaashila resort which presents very good offers for all budgets.

Another option is the Villas fasol has 14 rooms and also has various services of first level in the city of Huatulco and a quiet property where you can relax in the best way. Book your hotel in Huatulco in advance and enjoy an amazing stay in your holiday in this wonderful destination.

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Holiday Inn Cancun Arenas, Cancun


In the coastal town of Cancun you can host you at the Holiday Inn Cancun Arenas which is categorized as a 4 star hotel and is a great choice for all types of tourists. In it, you can make your wedding and also spend your honeymoon with excellent services and facilities for this type of event that only Holiday Inn Cancun Arenas is for you.

This hotel allows you to develop several recreational activities, offering different types of services as theatre bar, evening shows, restaurant, lobby bar, gym and an exclusive games room for children of the family. Make your reservation at this hotel in Cancun and enjoy incredible holidays in this destination.

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domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011

Sun and beach in Acapulco


Acapulco is one of the destinations of Mexico with the most important beach hotels . It lies on the coast of the Pacific, 395 kilometres from the City of Mexico. It has a warm and humid climate with temperatures between 22 ° C (72 ° F) to 33 ° C (91 ° F) with sunny days throughout the year.

Among the many attractive qualities of the port city are: its beautiful Bay, one of the best in the world, the calm waters of its beaches, the comforts that offers its hospitality industry, which in recent years has experienced a major renovationespecially in the area of Punta Diamante, and finally, the incomparable nightlife of the city, which offers one of best places among the Mexican tourist destinations.

For those who have never visited Acapulco, we recommend that you visit the island of the Roqueta, an ideal environment where you can relax or enjoy the diving. Also can take a look at the famous La Quebrada, where intrepid divers are discarded from a cliff into the ocean. If you are looking for a bit of excitement, Acapulco offers paragliding, where from the top you can admire the stunning panoramic views of the Bay, the hotel zone and the surrounding mountains, at its peak. Remember to book your hotel in Acapulco and you decide to make the most of your vacation.

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sábado, 9 de abril de 2011

Ixtapa: Enjoy the best beaches of Mexico


In the last decade, Ixtapa hotels have received millions of tourists from all over the world, those who are interested in holiday soñadas in one of the most heavenly places of Mexico.

Ixtapa is one of the most heavenly places of Mexico; not only he has beaches for all tastes, but it is also characterized by the tranquility of the waters that surround it. In recent years, thousands of people have come to these beaches to enjoy surfing and water sports.

To meet the significant demand for travel and stay, most of the travel agencies have increased their services of packages all included to Ixtapa.

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Week of the 2011 dance in Jalisco

The city of Jalisco is neatly holiday during the month of April since in this beautiful land will take place the Week of dance celebrating as its international day 29 East month being ahead of their date because of Easter.

Already been released for this edition the Billboard with everything what shall come to pass these days, and among the activities that you perform are lectures, practical classes, tables of dialogues as well as see the performers from different disciplines of dances in this magnificent destination of Jalisco.

If you are interested in being part of this wonderful celebration being prepared in this city, we recommend that you make as soon as possible the relevant inquiries for not running out of hotel in Jalisco. During this time of year often visit Jalisco tourists from various places, so it is good to have your reservation in advance on any of the hotels of Jalisco. Then, enclosed the programme of activities with everything you'll see and what you can participate during the Week of the dance in Jalisco.

Courses: 11 to 15 April.
Location: Halls of dance of the Forum of Arts and culture.

Flamenco course
Professor: Alejandra Hernández, Member of the company of Tito Lozada, in Madrid, Spain.

Schedules:
Intermediate: 16: 00-17: 45 hours.
Advanced: 18: 00 to 19: 45 hours.

Course of jazz
Professor: Pattie Villarreal, Director of Le Jazz Ballet Studio in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Schedules:
Intermediate: 16: 00-17: 45 hours.
Advanced: 18: 00 to 19: 45 hours.

Course of contemporary dance
Professor: Conrado Morales, Director of the Group Arjos of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Opening hours: 20: 00 to 22: 00.

Collective presentation in the dance station
The light rail, Plaza Universidad station.
April 15 at 6: 00 pm.

Collective Gala function
Teatro Degollado April 16 to 18: 00 hours. At the end there will be a ceremony of the 2011 dancers merit award. Available in the Ticketmaster system tickets and they have cost ranging from 50 to 120 pesos.

Presentation at the Chapultepec walk
April 16 at 6: 00 pm. There will be companies from different disciplines of dance.

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Camino Real Guanajuato Hotel in Guanajuato


Camino Real Guanajuato was built on the ruins of the Hacienda San Francisco Javier in Guanajuato, Mexico. The hotel offers 115 rooms beautifully decorated and comfortable furniture so that you can relax after a day of many activities. All bedding of high quality, TV satellite, minibar, rooms, toilet and telephone. This hotel has a restaurant with a fireplace and romantic atmosphere where serves regional specialities and a bar where you can also see your favorite show.

Camino Real Guanajuato has rooms for meetings and facilities for outdoor banquets, social gatherings, seminars, business meetings, congresses and conventions. Enjoy a guided tour of the hotel, including a fascinating account of the history that surrounds it. This accommodation achieves a perfect balance between modernity and historical aspects of the building representing Guanajuato. Book this hotel in Guanajuato and prepare you to enjoy the best that this destination has to offer.

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viernes, 8 de abril de 2011

Where to buy in the fate of Cozumel


If you are planning your next vacation in Cozumel, you must be wondering where to shop in Cozumel. There are numerous shops in this tourist destination in Mexico, but the flea market is probably the best that can be considered as one of the attractions of this destination. Perform various tours in Cozumel and visit the shops of this place.

Viva Mexico is a very good shop in Cozumel that is full of typical Mexican memories and large pieces of pottery. ItLos Cinco Soles, located in Avenida Rafael Melgar, is another site that offers traditional souvenirs, but this store is known for its extraordinary selection of tequilas. Given that the prices of the tequilas of Los Cinco Soles are not among the most convenient is advisable to go to Covi liqueur that is a very good shop which is located in Avenida 30 and Street 2.

If you are looking for food in Cozumel, you have to go to Chedraui in Avenida Rafael and street 15 or go to any of the two supermarkets which form part of the St. Francis of Assisi. It is sometimes advisable to ask locals for some recommendations about where to go shopping. You can also ask the concierge of your hotel in Cozumel travel tips. Visit this wonderful destination of Cozumel and take the best memories.

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domingo, 3 de abril de 2011

Attractions of San Luis Potosí


Destinations in San Luis Potosí are very extensive and varied: to the East, the climate is hot and tropical; the Centre occupy the dry plains, while the West is rugged and mountainous. The industrial city of San Luis Potosí is the capital of the State, and it is stable cio the Juárez Government prior to the defeat of Maximilian.
The attractive city centre has many squares and elegant mansions. The most outstanding architectural jewel of the city is the Temple of Carmen, a Churrigueresque Church finished in 1764, with a façade decorated with shells, a dome of colored tiles and a variegated altarpiece in its interior. The adjacent Theatre of peace was built in the 19th century, during the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Opposite, the National Museum of the mask (open from Tuesday to Sunday; admission free) exposes some 1500 masks ceremonial, both pre-Columbian and modern, coming from all Mexico. The Regional Museum of Popular Art (open from Tuesday to Sunday; paid entry) is a regional Craft Museum located in a former Franciscan monastery; on the floor above is the very ornate Chapel of Aranzazú, of the 18th century.

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Puerto Ángel and Huatulco

ItPuerto Ángel, even more so than Puerto Escondido, is a peaceful resort that enjoys a tropical setting and magnificent and sheltered beaches for those who want to relax, swim and lie in the Sun. The fishing village is located in the East of the Bay side, while bathing the beach of the Pantheon, to the West is preferable. Seafood and fresh fish abound, and there are several comfortable but not luxurious hotels in the city. And so you want to do without the superfluous, extensive sand print by palms of Zipolite beach is only 5 kilometres along the coast.
In contrast, the beautiful bays of Huatulco are being urbanized quickly to turn them into huge resorts, these marinas, golf courses and facilities for the practice of scuba diving and horse riding. Beaches stretch along 35 km of splendid coastline. It has completed the construction of several hotels in Huatulco, including the Sheraton, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, next to the Club Med and the Royal Maeva complexes; There are others in project, a provided 30,000 rooms total. So far, the bays of Huatulco, it is a pleasant town and not too full.
From the main Bay, the Santa Cruz, are excursions on boat bound for some of the wonderful beaches where the snorkelling is a delight. The town of La Crucecita, located 2 km inland, is a tourism project where there is the Plaza Mayor, several restaurants, a couple of cheap hotels and a great market.

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The underwater oasis of Yucatán


While the majority of tourists who come to the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico working climbing the mysterious Mayan ruins or Tan in the beautiful beaches, divers and divers engaged to admire the great diversity of underwater life in this region. Puerto Morelos, a fishing village just 32 kilometers south of Cancun international tourist centre, is one of the bases from which can carry out adventures under water by the great Mayan reef. This reef is part of the second the coral reef longest in the world, which extends along the eastern coast of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula to the South, Belize and Honduras, in a total of 350 kilometres.
While it is much narrower than the great Australian coral barrier, the great Mayan reef reaches depths of more than 40 meters on the Island of Cozumel. The extraordinary transparency of the water makes it possible that in some places there is a visibility of up to 27 meters, which is why is one of the areas of diving more appreciated worldwide.

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sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

Elegant mansions of Campeche


In Campeche Mexico, as in most Mexican cities, the old colonial plaza, or Park main, is the focus of social activity, where people get together to enjoy the shade of the trees, listen to the concerts and attend mass in the Cathedral of conceptionwhose naked facade and tall twin towers are typical of the first churches of the peninsula, while the dome displays some curious flying buttresses and Stirrups. Notice also the old building of the portals, elegant with a slender arcaded façade construction.
The magnificent set of beautiful stately homes of Campeche testifies to the wealth which formerly flowed into the city. One of the most luxurious is the mansion Carvajal (at the corner of 10 and 53).
The sudden rise of the oil of the 1970s gave new vigor to Campeche, where the Mexican oil industry is still an important source of income. Known both for his hospitality and for its seafood, is a good place to buy Panama hats, here called jipis, as well as jewellery made from the horns of livestock - which look similar to the carapace of a turtle-, handicrafts and Maya clothing, and objects of naval theme, such as, for example, bottles with a ship inside.

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viernes, 18 de marzo de 2011

Lake Pátzcuaro and Janitzio Morelia


Morelia is not representative of the rest of Michoacán, which has retained a strong indigenous element. Just west of Morelia, surrounded by indigenous peoples, is Lake Pátzcuaro, which fishermen use a characteristic butterfly-shaped fishing nets. There are excursions by boat to the island of Janitzio, in the middle of the Lake, with a gigantic statue of 40 metres in height of the hero of the independence José María Morelos. You can climb through the interior of the statue until the cuff at the top to enjoy wonderful panoramic views.
Janitzio is known above all for the celebrations of the day of the dead, the 1st and 2nd of November, when the locals cross the Lake with a procession of canoes illuminated with candles to bring flowers, food and other offerings to the cemeteryas a tribute to their dear dear. Tourists are often deter to witness the night vigil of Janitzio, in order to preserve the intimacy of the moment, but there are other cemeteries in the region where they are not so many obstacles to visitors who wish to attend the commemorations.

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Art museums in the city of Mexico


The Museum of modern artin Mexico Cd (open Tuesdays to Sundays; paid entry), located in two buildings surrounded by glass cachada, exhibits a permanent collection of paintings by one of the most famous Mexican artists of the 20th centurysuch as Frida Kahlo, Rufino Tamayo and the "big three": Orozco, Siqueiros and Rivera. One of the rooms is dedicated to the great Mexican photographer Manuel Alvarez Braco and also worth seeing the series of landscapes of the painter of the century XIX José Maria Velasco. Usually, there is at least one traveling interest exposure, so you don't forget to report thereon.
Refining Tamayo Museum(open from Tuesday to Sunday; paid entry), to the East of the Museum of anthropology, houses a remarkable collection of contemporary art donated by Rufino Tamayo, exhibited in an ingenious building designed by architects Zabludosky y González de León. The Museum possesses some eloquent work of the own Tamayo, among them a magnificent portrait of his wife, Olga.
The walk of the reform, the most elegant and solemn artery of the capital continues eastward towards some affluent residential areas. One of them, Polanco, has some excellent shops, a few restaurants and several expensive hotels.

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jueves, 17 de marzo de 2011

The sea of Cortez

After spectacular and many curves, Highway 1 reaches the coast in Santa rosalía, 73 km after San Ignacio. In 1887, a French company opened there the El Boleo copper mine; they left in 1954, but the small houses of wood from the French period even give people an anomalous appearance; in fact, the novelist John Steinbeck described it as "less Mexican city" he had seen. The Church behind the square is, surprisingly, work of Eiffel, French engineer responsible for the famous Parisian Tower. Prefabricated metal structure won second prize in the Universal exhibition of Paris of 1889 and was later acquired by the company El Boleo, which transported it from France and her rode to Santa Rosalía.
From Santa Rosalia, a night ferry across the Gulf to Guaymas, Sonora coast. Another possibility is to follow the Transpeninsular highway running down along the barren coast to Mulegé. In 1847, during the war with United States, managed to drive off in this town about threatening warships Americans through a stratagem Orchestra by its inhabitants. In July and August is stifling, but Palm trees and the vegetation along the River Santa Rosalía make Mulegé a pleasant oasis. There is a mission of 1766, situated in a wonderful location on the outskirts of the city, and a museum with aspect of strength - was a prison until 1975 - at the top of the Hill. The dive with breathing tube cylinders and, of course, fishing are common activities, although some people are only going to contemplate the paintings of the caves in the sierra.
South of Mulegé, the highway borders the Sea offering tempting views of beautiful coves and bays that can only be with all-terrain vehicle. Conception Bay, surrounded on the East by a peninsula which points to the North, It is known for its charming campsites on the beach, all of them equipped at least with palapas, Jerry cans for garbage and services to protect themselves from the Sun. The rocks that abound in the beaches are occupied mostly by pelicans.

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miércoles, 9 de marzo de 2011

Museo Jose Luis Cuevas, North of socket


The José Luis Cuevas Museum (open from Tuesday to Sunday; paid entry), installed in an old convent founded by one of the most renowned Mexican modern artists and refurbished. Its rooms include the controversial erotic room and is located northeast of the base of the city of Mexico.
Previously it had been the University area, although he long ago that it was replaced by the spacious campus of the South of the city. Behind the greater Temple, the colegio de San ildefonso, the murals cover the walls of the courtyards of the old Jesuit College, also called the National preparatory school, up to a height of three storeys. Siqueiros, Rivera and other works can be seen, but stand out above all the paintings of Orozco. After a profound renovation, in 1992 it opened again and since then hosts important exhibitions.
The best of the work of Riviera can be found just around the corner, in the twin patios of the Ministry of education (open Monday through Friday, free admission). Outside stands a massive statue of Jose Vesconcelos, the radical Minister of education after the revolution entrusted the elaboration of the murals. Nothing else entering this majestic and old building, which now houses the library Justo Sierra, there is a small cinema (admission free; programming can be seen in a contiguous plank).
The wonderful plaza de Santo Domingo is one of the most typical of Mexico. Under the arcades of the western flank, the public scribes, known as the "evangelists", singuen writing letters and filling out forms for illiterate with their old typewriters. There are also Street typographers with outdated manual presses. The beautiful baroque Church of Santo Domingo, at the northern end of the square, is the most important Dominican Church of the city.  It is located just opposite the Palace of the Inquisition, headquarters of the dreaded and uncompromising institution, which administered the Dominicans.

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Festivals, dances and traditions of Veracruz Mexico


In what is long and width of our territory of Veracruz, the Festival of Veracruz and traditions have given national and international reputation while Veracruz Mexico is a mosaic of patterns and colors. A class, taking into account criteria such as the context, temporality, its origin in the religion and religious paganism. In our State festivities are carried out as the Carnival, which is a traditional Christian celebration, laying down as necessary to keep 40 days of abstinence in what is carnal and sinful during the feast of the Corpus. Before this is the need to establish a period of excess (license controlled by the Church) is that it refers to the name of Carnival, which is placed two or three days before Lent.

Major festivals and traditions of Veracruz:

Candelaria in Tlacotalpan
Carnival of Veracruz
Carnival of singles, Juan Rosas
Congress of witches in Catemaco
Corpus Chriti in Papantla
Cruz de Mayo Alvarado
Cult of death in Naolinco
Day of the lost boy, Tuxpan
Celebrations to Ma. Magdalena in Mexico
Mecotitla party
Procession of silence
Voladores of Papantla
Fiesta de San Jerónimo
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel
Feast of San Andrés Apostol

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Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara


Behind the theatre, the plaza Tapatía is a long pedestrian precinct which leads to the elegant Hospicio Cabañas (open Tuesdays to Sundays; paid entry) is one of the places to visit in Guadalajara, founded and funded by one of the great benefactors of Guadalajara, the Bishop Juan Ruiz of Cabañas. More than 20 yards connect the various sections of this neoclassical building, which projected Manuel Tolsá in 1805. In the Centre is the capacilla Tolsá, whose walls and roof adorn those considered the most beautiful murals of Orozco, painted at the end of the 1930s. These formidable symbolic works recreated, among other things, the destruction and suffering that I originated the Spanish conquest. There is also a museum which exhibits a collection of drawings and paintings - native of Jalisco - Orozco, in addition to exhibitions of other artists, most contemporaries. This cultural institution, the most important of the city, also organizes many other artistic activities, such as theatrical performances, concerts and film screenings.

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martes, 8 de marzo de 2011

Bonampak and Yaxchilán, ruins in the middle of the rainforest


Two important Maya sites are the Bonampak and Yaxchilán, it is in the depths of the forest, near the Usumacinta River, which determines the border with Guatemala.
During the dry season is you can reach by truck from the town of Palenque Bonampak, located 140 km to the Northwest. Archaeologists, who did not "discovered" the deposit until 1946, were enthusiastic about the colorful murals which presented wars, ceremonial rites and festivals, and grace which is has been able to know much about traditions and ancient way of life of the Maya.
The frescoes, which occupy the whole of the walls, offer an orderly historical account of the ceremonial activities, battles, festivals, celebrations and dances, all of them are illustrated with fascinating tiny details. Those who will be not possible to reach the remote ruins of Bonampak may view reproductions of the murals in the Museum of anthropology of Carlos Pellicer, in Villahermosa, and the National Museum of anthropology of the city of Mexico.
It is necessary to have a taste for even more adventure to visit the much more extensive Mayan archaeological site of Yaxchilan, situated on the banks of the rio Usumacinta, which include the stucco carving and decoration of the ceilings.
Yaxchilan only is it reachable by boat or by plane. In border Echevarría (also called Corozal) are rented boats, although square in one of the flights organized through one of the Palenque and San Cristobal de las Casas travel agencies can also be booked.

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Places to visit in Tijuana

Mexitlán (open daily; paid entry) is a curious cultural theme park that cost $ 23 million, crowned by a visible glass piñata from the pedestrian bridge. One of its main attractions is a series of huge maps in relief of all Mexico, where there are 150 prominent buildings in the country, reproduced to scale.
Revolution Square is the Wax museum (open Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, paid entry), whose varied occupants ranging from Madonna, Gandhi and the Pope, to the heroes of the Mexican Revolution and a grey-haired lady called Aunt Joan, the legendary bartender who is the name of the city.
The ultramodern Cultural Centre, with its comprehensive journey through the history of Mexico, bordering a building that appears to a giant golf ball. This is the Auditorium and the Omnimax Theatre, 26 metres in height, with projected daily at 14 pm, a film about the history and Mexican culture.
In the Pediment Palace, in the avenida Revolución, will compete for parties of jai alai or cesta punta, who assisted a large audience. Jai alai is a game of ball, Wicker tied to the upper arm to throw the ball at speeds of up to 290 km/h; parties are held from Monday to Saturday at 8: 00 pm.
The highway to the West of Tijuana leads to the Plaza de Toros Monumental, 10 miles away, on the edge of the sea. Bullfights are held on Sundays (square or in the oldest of the city centre) of the season, which lasts from May to September. There are motels economic along the coast road and on those who sell drinks of coconut and seafood.

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