Private Day Tour of Xochicalco Archaeological Site and Cuernavaca
Private Day Tour of Xochicalco Archaeological Site and Cuernavaca
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Your private day trip begins with hotel pickup located in Mexico City.
The first thing to visit is the Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco, the largest archaeological site and the fifth nationally. Its name comes from Nahuatl. The site was declared a cultural heritage of the Nation and UNESCO on December 1, 1999. Learn from your guide about its importance and its inhabitants. It is said that the ruins possibly corresponded to the Olmec civilization that landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico more than fifteen centuries ago.
Then we will go to the city of Cuernavaca, also known as the "city of eternal spring". This place is considered to have a wonderful climate, with ideal temperatures most of the year. You are going to visit Palacio de Cortés (Panoramic), The Palace is considered the oldest colonial civil construction in the Americas. After seeing the streets and important places in Cuernavaca,
After touring the sites, we will return to Mexico City to your hotel.
Itinerary
Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedXochicalco is an example of the epoch known as Epiclassic (700-900 AD) characterized by the emergence of cities in central Mexico after the decline of the Teotihuacan city and the power vacuum left by it. This period is characterized by a series of events that give way to the foundation of Tula, after a series of migrations of groups living in central Mexico. Fact that coincides with the abandonment of the sites of northern Mesoamerica and the collapse of the Mayan cities of the lowlands of the center and the south.Garden Borda Cultural Center
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeEl Jardín Borda is a historical museum located in the city of Cuernavaca and is located in what used to be the summer mansion of the wealthy Taxco miner José de la BordaPalacio de Cortes
20 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedPanoramic View of the Palace of Cortés is a 16th century Spanish civil palace, a historic monument located in Cuernavaca, Morelos, ordered by Hernán Cortés to be built in the years immediately following the Conquest of Mexico.Cathedral of the Asencion (Catedral de la Asuncion)
20 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedLa Catedral de Cuernavaca es la sede de la diócesis católica del mismo nombre en México. Es un edificio del siglo XVI, lo que la convierte en una de las catedrales más antiguas del país
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MYR 880.58
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