What is there to see and do in Mexico?

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Don't mind me, I'm just testing some things

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>>1201300
So the maximum file size allowed on /trv/ is 8 MB, nice...

Anyway, individual pics incoming. These are some nice places OP, if this thread wasn't bait, someone might find them interesting.

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>>1201302

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>>1201305
I forgot to mention, that church is actually on top of the largest pyramid on earth, it looks like a hill.

Millions of butterflies travel south into Mexico, from Texas and then follow the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains to the preserve. The butterflies congregate, clustering onto pine and oyamel trees.

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>>1201308

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>>1201309
This was a Zapotec (yes, there are some other indigenous people aside from the Aztecs and Mayans), settlement founded around 500 B.C.

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>>1201312
This canyon is deeper and larger than the Grand Canyon in the US, and although it is not in the top 5 in the world, in is in the top 10 biggest. That train travels across the canyon, and in during winter it snows.

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>>1201314
Forgot to add, it's called "Barrancas del Cobre" (Copper Canyon).

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Now, Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico.

They are nice, ruins + caribbean sea.

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>>1201318
In the area there are over 540 species of plants, 40 species of mammals, 200 of birds, 40 of reptiles, also amphibians and freshwater fishes.

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>>1201321
Third largest city in Mexico.

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>>1201324
Second most important city in Mexico.

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>>1201327
This is an upper middle class brought in Mexico City called "Colonia Nápoles", and in the background you can see the Chapultepec Forest, which is twice as big as Central Park.

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>>1201328
Nobody really knows who built this place, nor do we even know its original name, but we call it Teotihuacan because that is how the Aztecs named it, which means "The City of the Gods". Was founded in 200 B.C. and later abandoned before the Aztecs arrived at central Mexico.

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>>1201330
Taxco is one of the so called "Pueblos Mágicos" (Magical towns). The city is heavily associated with silver, both with the mining of it and other metals and for the crafting of it into jewelry, silverware and other items.

Sadly, the state of Guerrero is now the most dangerous state in Mexico, tho.

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>>1201331
This theater and cultural centre was built during at the end of the Porfirio Díaz regime (some dictador). It is mainly art nouveau and art deco, and it is the most important cultural centre in the country. It is situated in the historic centre of Mexico City, a few blocks away from the Cathedral and the Zócalo.

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>>1201332
This is "Real de Catorce", it has a population under 1,000 residents. At one point it had a population of 15,000 people but it was almost completely abandoned when the price of silver plummeted after 1900. It used to be a mining town. Huichol people often gather around the town to eat Peyote in ceremonies. Some (bad) films have been shot in there, "Bandidas" with Salma Hayek and "The Mexican" with Brad Pitt, among others.

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>>1201334
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later Mesoamerican literature.

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>>1201339

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>>1201342
The Janitzio Island is located in a lake, it is one of three Islands along with Yunuén and La Pacanda.

During the day of the Dead celebrations it is pretty nice.

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>>1201353

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>>1201355

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>>1201358

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>>1201359
So there you go OP

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And a little bonus

>>1201361
This all looks pretty great Mexibro. Do you have any recommendations?

>>1201371
About what? Where to go or about the food pic?
In both cases it depends on what you like and about what you want. Although I am really not an expert in neither despite, well, this entire thread. S-sorry beforehand.

>>1201390
Where to go. I don't really need an expert opinion, but you seem to know what's up.
>S-sorry
M-me too

>>1201393
- Yucatán Peninsula in general (pretty safe, tons of Pyramids and things like that, Caribbean Sea, good night life, some jungle if you like that, cenotes (holes in the jungle where you can dive), etc.
- Mexico City (the historic center of New Spain has some really neat architecture, Tenochtitlan used to be in there so there are some ruins as well, Xochimilco canals, some small towns that were swallowed into the city such as Coyoacán, great night life, hipster and upper middle class neighborhoods, and even some forests here and there, etc.)
- Los Cabos, in Baja California Sur, (pretty neat beaches, great night life, cool desert nearby, the sea of Cortés is also pretty neat and has some amazing wild life, etc.)
- Guanajuato, (The City of Guanajuato and the City of San Miguel de Allende are the most beautiful towns in Mexico if you are into that)
- Oaxaca, (Amazing beaches for surfing, great archaeological sites from people other than Aztecs or Mayans, the city of Oaxaca is really neat, amazing food, cool scenery, etc.)
- Chiapas, (More pyramids, more jungle, more great small towns, some incredible nature reserves and scenery, etc.)
- Huasteca Potosina, in San Luis Potosí, (Some of the best natural places in Mexico with some amazing rivers and waterfalls).
- Jalisco (Mariachis, Tequila, Guadalajara, great night life, great grills, etc.).
- Small towns across the country called "Pueblos Mágicos", which are known for both their nice architecture, comfy af way of life and either art, cultural practices that are cool to witness or historical importance of some sort)

If Michoacán wasn't so unsafe right now, I would include it, since it is awesome and it has some of the best Architecture and Cities in the entire country, + the Monarch Butterfly reserve which is great).
Also, Barrancas del Cobre in Chihuahua, the Chepe train travels across the Barrancas del Cobre and it is amazing, though, Chihuahua is also unsafe so...

Best I can do for now.

>>1201399
Thanks lad, this looks pretty great.

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>>1201399
Any specific recommendations for Puebla? I'm headed down there in a couple weeks to climb La Malinche and Orizaba. Got a couple days on each end in Puebla and the food/architecture looks awesome.

Poverty and cartels, don't go.

I might go to Mexico next new year break. So i'll be monitoring these threads.

>>1201404

Churches, churches and churches.

On a more serious note: go downtown for churches and museums. If you want to party, go to recta cholula (lower cost, quality may vary) or lomas de angelopolis (expensive, but pretty much all the bars are first class).

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>>1203382
Yeah I'm staying in the downtown right near all the historic churches. Basically planning on eating my weight in mole and wandering around downtown. Maybe buy some talavera.

How much is a pain in the ass is my pathetic spanish going to be? I'm willing to be the goober who uses his iphone with every conversation.

>>1201217
guns, drugs and enchiladas

>>1203437
>Maybe buy some talavera.

Go to El Parian. It isn't the cheapest, but it's convenient as fuck because it's all your souvenir related shopping put together.

As for Spanish, Puebla is actually a college town. If you approach someone under 30 that looks more or less educated, chances are they'll speak English just fine.

Otherwise, there are plenty of tourist information centers donwtown who should be able to help you in a pinch.

>>1203468
Awesome. Thanks for the tip. The main purpose of the trip is to climb Pico De Orizaba down there. The interesting part will be getting my ass out to La Malinche for acclimatization and then to Tlachichuca.

>>1201308

Holy shit, What a beautiful city! Have you been here, anon?

>>1203595
not that anon, but yeah, it's a pretty place. It is full of narrow alleys and local legends. The mummy museum is a well known atraction, and also there are mines that you can visit in a guided tour. Also it's a very important city in the history of national independence. There is a building in downtown that served to the spaniards as last stand during the independence war, it's called La alhondiga de granaditas. Guanajuato it's a must go, along with San Miguel de Allende and other historical towns

Anybody been to Chihuahua (the city)? Got a chance to go free this spring, but have no idea what there is to see and how likely I am to get y head chopped off.

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>>1201217

Mexican here.

Depending on the city, but specially if you're in a tourist place, nightlife can be really fun, if that's your thing. I'm talking hundreds of people drinking and dancing in the street. Pic related is kind of a thing during Semana Santa (Easter).

If archeology is your thing, you can check out the dozens of Mayan sites in Yucatan/Quintana Roo. Also the Yucatan peninsula has really great beaches (which you already know) but also these things called cenotes, which are like underground rivers you can swim in. Pretty cool stuff.

If you want to see what colonial Mexico looked like, you can visit cities in the center of Mexico. Some anon already posted a lot of images of such cities, like >>1201308

I'd recommend you check this youtube channel by the name "True Mexico" (note: I'm not the owner of that channel nor am I affiliated in any way), basically a British guy's experiences in Mexico. Also note: I haven't seen much of his content, I watched one of his videos because it appeared on my channel and I thought it was interesting.

>>1203791
Just hopefully pushing this back up the board...

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>>1204355
Chihuahua is actually a decent City, alot of McCapitalsm is present and the city has prospered because of it. Juarez is different, I shat my pants passing through there, enter through the Santa Teresa port of entry instead.
Ignore the native indjuns from the southern states trying to jew you out at the crossing on the way back.
Durango Mexico (near the capital of the state of Durango) has a small ranch owned by John Wayne and had a lot of movies shot there.


Mazatlan Sinaloa is pretty nice since it has a nice climate and during the winter has a lot of qt German and Canadian tourists. Real nice beach too, I recommend the Riu resort.

Op you should be fine as long as you dont wander from tourist areas and dont wander to the gehtto
>>1203876
norte is white ;^)

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>>1204704
>norte is white
Stop with this meme

>>1201326
Going to Guadalajara next month. What are some good things you recommend to do? I speak Spanish so language isn't a problem.

>what is there to see in Mexico
close ups of gun barrels

bumping for interest.

What's a good itinerary for 2 weeks in Mexico? I'm going to be starting in Tulum for just a day or two to relax and then head on my backpacking venture. I need to be in Mexico City in two weeks after.
Where can I go in between without ruining myself from transportation costs?

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>>1205371
no :^)

my fellow copper coloured beaners, what is there to do in Sonora

>>1208123

> going to the northern parts of mexico

You're just asking to get kidnapped. Northerners are basically savages.

Ok, I'll be that guy. Where's the best place for the women? Mexico City?

>>1208184
Yes

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>>1208168
>northerners
>savage
pick one

all I got to say about Sonora is at least its not Michoacan :^)

Either way I do like the food from the south and the wimmins
>tfw qt southerner pic related

>>1208184
Variety and easiness, Mexico City.

Quality, Guadalajara.

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Graduating in three months and learning Spanish atm. i want to teach english down in Mexico. Hopefully a major city. Thoughts? American as fuck btw.

>>1201314
Not to sure if I'd recommend heading to Chihuahua atm, but nice pics otherwise.

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Visit mayan ruins

>>1208184
Sinaloa

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My city Guanajuato

>>1201217
Is there a way to say cock tease in Spanish?

>>1209912
Calentar el boiler sin bañarse
t. mexican pro

>>1209912

Calienta-penes. Literally "penis warmer".