| Country |
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| Mexico |
Baja California |
Baja California is a peninsula. The southern part is semi-desert. |
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| Mexico |
Baja California |
Table mountains in central Baja California. |
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| Mexico |
Baja California |
San Lucas is on the southern tip of Baja California. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
The Rio Fuerte near the Pacific coast. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
Mountains of central Chihuahua. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
Forested mountains in Chihuahua. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
The Tamahumara live in the central highlands of Chihuahua. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
Mountainous river valley in central Chihuahua. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua Copper Canyon |
Steep valleys and mountains near Copper Canyon. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua Copper Canyon |
The 2000m deep Copper Canyon. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua Creel |
Tamahumara cave dwelling in Creel. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua Creel |
Village church (1744) near Creel. The interior is painted by the Tamahumara people of the Copper Canyon. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua Creel |
Creel Lake at 2300m. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
Basihuare Canyon. |
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| Mexico |
Chihuahua |
Tamahumara woman near Basihuare. |
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| Mexico |
Zacatecas |
Zacatecas (2400m) is a silver mining town. |
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| Mexico |
Zacatecas |
The Cathedral in Zacatecas is carved from red sand stone and dates from 1752. |
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| Mexico |
Zacatecas |
The 19th century theatre in Zacatecas. |
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| Mexico |
Zacatecas |
Meso American masks used for festivals (Zacatecas). |
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| Mexico |
Jalisco Guadalajara |
The Cathedral (1616) in the centre of Guadalajara (1550m), Mexico's second largest city. |
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| Mexico |
Jalisco Guadalajara |
Plaza Tapatia in Guadalajara. |
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| Mexico |
Guanajuato |
Guanajuato (2017m) is a pretty Spanish colonial town. |
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| Mexico |
Guanajuato |
Artist in Guanajuato. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Patzcuaro |
The pretty town of Patzcuaro is the centre of the Tarascan people. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Patzcuaro |
Patzcuaro (2175m) has distinctively painted houses. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Lake Patzcuaro |
Patzcuaro Lake is dotted with islands and surrounded by mountains. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Lake Patzcuaro |
Island on Patzcuaro Lake. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Lake Patzcuaro |
Janitzio Island on misty Lake Patzcuaro. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Lake Patzcuaro |
Tarascan woman on Janitzio Island. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Tzintzuntzan |
Tzintzuntzan is the 14th century capital of the Tarascans. The city never fell to the Aztecs. The curved structure is unusual in Central America. |
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| Mexico |
Michoacan Angahuan |
Angahuan is a Tarascan village. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
The Zocalo (main square) is the centre of the city. The cathedral was built from the ruins of an Aztec pyramid. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
The 18th century National Palace is the seat of the country's government. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Mural by Diego Rivera in the National Palace in Mexico City showing the Aztec capital on the site of Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
People at the Zocalo. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Traditional Aztec dancers at the Zocalo (main square) in Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world. It was built on the site of the Aztec capital by the Spanish. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Grinding corn for making tortillas in Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Shining shoes in the park, Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Statue of Cuitlahuac, the last Aztec emperor in the Zona Rosa (Mexico City). |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City |
Mexicans enjoying Sunday at Xochimilco on boats called trajineras. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City Coyoacan |
The suburb of Coyoacan in Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City Coyoacan |
The Casa Azul (Blue House), home of the artist Frida Kahlo. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
The Aztec stone calendar is the centrepiece of the National Museum in Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
Aztec mask excavated from the Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
Toltec chacmul (National Museum, Mexico City). |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
Mayan relief from the National Museum in Mexico City. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
Mayan codex (National Museum, Mexico City) |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
The Mayan king, Pakal, in Mexico City's National Museum. |
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| Mexico |
Mexico City National Museum |
Otomi paperwork, National Museum (Mexico City). |
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