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Puebla, Mexico - Unravel Travel TV

Puebla City Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site and it is one of Mexico's best-preserved Spanish Colonial treasures. It contains some 2,600 designated historic buildings. As Mexican cities go, this is a very pedestrian-friendly city and easy to explore on foot. If you'd rather not walk, a red double-decker Turibus runs narrated tours departing every half hour. You'll find both a bus stop and a tourist information booth in the zócalo.

Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception: built from 1575 -- 1640, its towers (at 73.9 m; 244 f) are considered the highest in the country and even Latin America. It is noted for its marble floors, rich gold leaf interior, and awesome main altar -- designed by Manuel Tolsa and depicting the kings and queens of 17th century Europe.

Palacio Municipal (Town Hall): Built on the original Spanish authority seat of government, the current Palacio dates from the beginning of the 2oth century, with a strong neoclassical architecture of the period of Dictator Porfirio Diaz. The style was also inspired by French architecture, which was fashionable at that time. In the interior houses a courtyard with a beautiful marble staircase.

Church of Santo Domingo: Considered by some to be Mexico's most exuberantly decorated temple, Santo Domingo dates from 1650. Its Capilla del Rosario is a dazzling mix of painted tiles, gold leaf, and sculpture. The Chapel dates from the second half of the 17th century and constitutes one of the greatest achievements of baroque art in the Americas. The chapel is laminated with 22k gold over stucco. A true wonder to behold.

Biblioteca Palafoxiana: Don't miss a visit to the New World's first public library! This site dates to the 17th century and once housed the hemisphere's finest collection of manuscripts. Today there are over 43,000 books in its inventory, including rare works from the 15th century. The site is located on the upper level of the Casa de la Cultura, next to the Cathedral.

Some other masterpieces of colonial architecture you can admire in Puebla Centre are the Ex-Convent of Santa Rosa, home to Puebla's excellent Museo de Artesanias; the Secret Convent of Santa Monica, built in the 17th century; the Museo Universitario - Casa De Los Muñecos, one of the most peculiar examples of civil baroque style in New Spain; the Iglesia de San Francisco, located in the oldest part of the city, and Museo Casa de Alfeñique, that owes its name to the abundant and fine ornamentation of white argamasa which looks like the famous sugar candies made in Puebla called alfeñiques.

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Tabasco, Mexico

Located in the Gulf coast region in southern Mexico, Tabasco has a tropical climate, fertile terrain, mountains, rivers and lagoons surrounded by lush vegetation.

Here you can visit Villahermosa, the state capital, a modern and culturally rich city with beautiful parks, such as Parque-Museo La Venta, where you'll see numerous Olmec archaeological pieces and a beautiful zoo. You can also visit Parque Tomas Garrido Canabal and the Carlos Pellicer Museum of Anthropology. This city also hosts an interesting carnival with floats, music and masked dancers, and in April it offers the Celebracion del Mes de Abril, a showcase of Tabasco's most splendid crafts.

In the surrounding areas, you can visit the town of Nacajuca, which has a crafts plaza where they sell objects made from palm leaves and embroidered goods. Also of interest is archaeological zone La Venta, an ancient Olmec capital, and Comalcalco, an ancient Mayan ceremonial center that was built with bricks, rather than stones.

In the Agua Selva nature reserve you'll find huge waterfalls, excellent cliffs for rock climbing and a cavern known as the Cueva de la Luz, an ideal spot for cave diving. At the Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, you can tour the Usumacinta and Grijalva rivers and visit the Yu-Balcah Ecotourism Center, a protected area that serves as a refuge for howler monkeys. In any of Tabasco's cities or towns you can enjoy excellent cuisine like ensalada de pejelagarto (fish salad), tortas de iguana (iguana pancakes), pan de platano (banana bread) and pozol (a drink made from ground corn and cacao). These are just some of the dishes you can try here that have Mayan- and Chontal-influenced recipes.

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El Palacio de Hernán Cortés en Cuernavaca

Nach der Eroberung Mexikos erbaute sich Hernán Cortés in Cuernavaca einen Palast. Nachdem er dies bereits in Mexiko-Stadt getan hatte, und zwar auf den Grundmauern der beiden Paläste Moctezumas, war dies die dritte Palastanlage, die der Conquistador in Mexiko für sich errichten ließ. Während die beiden Paläste der Hauptstadt (beide direkt am am Zócalo gelegen, einer davon der heutige Regierungspalast) architektonisch umgestaltet wurden, ist die ursprüngliche Gestalt desjenigen von Cuernavaca noch im Wesentlichen erhalten. Das Gebäude beherbergt heute ein Museum zur Regionalgeschichte. Nur ein einziger Raum ist dem ehemaligen Besitzer gewidmet.
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