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Landmarks & history in Mexico

Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

monastery

Acolman Monastery

State of Mexico
monastery

Actopan Monastery

Hidalgo
park

Alameda Central

Mexico City
town

Alamos

Sonora
monument

Angel de la Independencia

Mexico City
aqueduct

Arcos del Sitio

State of Mexico
town

Atlixco

Puebla
town

Batopilas

Chihuahua
ruin

Becan

Campeche
library

Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Mexico City
ruin

Bonampak

Chiapas
ruin

Cacaxtla

Tlaxcala
archaeological siteCalakmul

Calakmul

Campeche
fortressCampeche

Campeche

Campeche
ruin

Canada de la Virgen

Guanajuato
ruin

Cantona

Puebla
town

Capulalpam de Mendez

Oaxaca, Sierra Norte
historic building

Casa de los Azulejos

Mexico City
ruin

Cempoala

Veracruz
viewpoint

Cerro de la Bufa

Zacatecas
ruin

Chacchoben

Quintana Roo
castleChapultepec Castle

Chapultepec Castle

Mexico City
town

Chiapa de Corzo

Chiapas
archaeological siteChichen Itza

Chichen Itza

Yucatan
town

Chignahuapan

Puebla highlands
churchCholula

Cholula

Puebla
ruin

Coba

Quintana Roo
town

Comala

Colima
ruin

Comalcalco

Tabasco
town

Comitan

Chiapas
town

Cosala

Sinaloa
garden

Cosmovitral

State of Mexico
district

Coyoacan Historic Center

Mexico City
town

Creel

Chihuahua
monument

Cristo Rey del Cubilete

Guanajuato
city

Cuernavaca

Morelos
town

Cuetzalan

Puebla, Sierra Norte
ruin

Cuicuilco

Mexico City
monastery

Cuilapam

Oaxaca
town

Dolores Hidalgo

Guanajuato
heritage route

Dominican Route of the Mixteca

Oaxaca, Mixteca Alta
district

Durango Historic Center

Durango
ruin

Dzibanche

Quintana Roo
ruin

Dzibilchaltun

Yucatan
ruin

Edzna

Campeche
ruin

Ek Balam

Yucatan
archaeological siteEl Tajín

El Tajín

Veracruz
town

El Triunfo

Baja California Sur
fort

Fuerte de San Diego

Guerrero
fort

Fuerte de San Felipe

Quintana Roo
ruin

Guachimontones

Jalisco
old townGuanajuato

Guanajuato

Guanajuato
town

Izamal

Yucatan
island

Janitzio

Michoacan
town

Jerez de Garcia Salinas

Zacatecas
monument

Kiosco Morisco

Mexico City
ruin

Kohunlich

Quintana Roo
village

La Antigua

Veracruz
promenade

La Paz Malecon

Baja California Sur
ruin

La Quemada

Zacatecas
church

La Valenciana

Guanajuato
town

Loreto

Baja California Sur
ruin

Malinalco

State of Mexico
town

Mani

Yucatan
ruin

Mayapan

Yucatan
town

Mazamitla

Jalisco
old townMérida

Mérida

Yucatán
island

Mexcaltitan

Nayarit
old townMexico City Historic Centre

Mexico City Historic Centre

Mexico City
town

Mineral de Pozos

Guanajuato
mission

Mision San Javier

Baja California Sur
archaeological siteMitla and the Yagul Caves

Mitla and the Yagul Caves

Oaxaca
archaeological siteMonte Alban

Monte Alban

Oaxaca
monument

Monumento a la Revolucion

Mexico City
old townMorelia

Morelia

Michoacán
town

Mulege

Baja California Sur
ruin

Muyil

Quintana Roo
old townOaxaca Old Town

Oaxaca Old Town

Oaxaca
aqueduct

Padre Tembleque Aqueduct

Hidalgo and State of Mexico
theater

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Mexico City
historic building

Palacio Postal

Mexico City
archaeological sitePalenque

Palenque

Chiapas
town

Palizada

Campeche
archaeological sitePaquimé

Paquimé

Chihuahua
boulevard

Paseo de Montejo

Yucatan
old townPátzcuaro

Pátzcuaro

Michoacán
old townPuebla

Puebla

Puebla
beach town

Puerto Morelos

Quintana Roo
old townQuerétaro

Querétaro

Querétaro
ruin

Quiahuiztlan

Veracruz
old townReal de Catorce

Real de Catorce

San Luis Potosí
town

Real del Monte

Hidalgo
district

Roma and Condesa

Mexico City
heritage route

Ruta de los Conventos

Yucatan
ruins route

Ruta Puuc

Yucatan
monastery

San Bernardino Convent

Yucatan
old townSan Cristóbal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas

Chiapas
ruin

San Gervasio

Quintana Roo
town

San Ignacio

Baja California Sur
fort

San Juan de Ulua

Veracruz
district

San Luis Potosi Historic Center

San Luis Potosi
old townSan Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende

Guanajuato
town

San Sebastian del Oeste

Jalisco
sanctuary

Sanctuary of Atotonilco

Guanajuato
church

Santa Maria Tonantzintla

Puebla
beach town

Sisal

Yucatan
town

Sombrerete

Zacatecas
town

Talpa de Allende

Jalisco
ruin

Tamtoc

San Luis Potosi
town

Tapalpa

Jalisco
old townTaxco

Taxco

Guerrero
ruin

Templo Mayor

Mexico City
archaeological siteTeotihuacan

Teotihuacan

State of Mexico
town

Tepotzotlan

State of Mexico
town

Tequisquiapan

Queretaro
churchThe Monasteries of Popocatépetl

The Monasteries of Popocatépetl

Morelos and Puebla
churchThe Sierra Gorda Missions

The Sierra Gorda Missions

Querétaro
old townTlacotalpan

Tlacotalpan

Veracruz
ruin

Tlatelolco

Mexico City
town

Tlaxcala City

Tlaxcala
town

Tlayacapan

Morelos
town

Todos Santos

Baja California Sur
ruin

Tonina

Chiapas
ruin

Tula

Hidalgo
archaeological siteTulum

Tulum

Quintana Roo
ruin

Tzintzuntzan

Michoacan
church

Uayma

Yucatan
archaeological siteUxmal

Uxmal

Yucatan
old town

Valladolid and its Cenotes

Yucatán
town

Valle de Bravo

State of Mexico
town

Xico

Veracruz
archaeological siteXochicalco

Xochicalco

Morelos
ruin

Yaxchilan

Chiapas
old townZacatecas

Zacatecas

Zacatecas
town

Zacatlan de las Manzanas

Puebla highlands

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