Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Zona Rosa |
Chapultepec Park |
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View from the park. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20146.jpg) |
Coyoacan (Nahuatl for "place of the coyotes") is a suburb of Mexico City. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01831.jpg) |
Street in the colonial suburb of Coyoacan. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20159.jpg) |
A pretty square where Hernan Cortez had the last Aztec Emperor, Cuauhtemoc, killed. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20160.jpg) |
Coyoacan is the artistic suburb of the city. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20161.jpg) |
The suburb is full of colonial architecture as it was the location of the first Spanish settlement in the city. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20162.jpg) |
The house of La Malincha, the native mistress and translator of Hernan Cortez. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20164.jpg) |
The Capilla de la Concepcion. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
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Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20165.jpg) |
The Capilla de la Concepcion dates from the 1520s. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Frida Kahlo Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01832.jpg) |
The Casa Azul (Blue House), home of the artist Frida Kahlo. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Frida Kahlo Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20169.jpg) |
The house is now a museum for the artist. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Frida Kahlo Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20170.jpg) |
Bronze statue of Frida Kahlo. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Frida Kahlo Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20171.jpg) |
Frida Kahlo died in 1954. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20168.jpg) |
Pastel coloured church. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20163.jpg) |
Typical Coyoacan street. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20166.jpg) |
Comic book stand. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20167.jpg) |
Pastel coloured houses. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20147.jpg) |
The house where Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky lived during his exile. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20148.jpg) |
The house is now a museum. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20149.jpg) |
A watchtower was built because of death threats. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20150.jpg) |
A bust of Leon Trotsky in his study. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20151.jpg) |
The desk where Leon Trotsky was assassinated with an ice pick on Stalin's orders. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20152.jpg) |
The house from the gardens. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
Leon Trotsky Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20153.jpg) |
The grave of Leon Trotsky who died in 1940. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Coyoacan |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82980.jpg) |
The district has many colonial buildings. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82981.jpg) |
Monument with modern building. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82982.jpg) |
The interior of the main Post Office. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82983.jpg) |
Mexico is one of the largest cities in the world. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82985.jpg) |
The Anthroplogical (National ) Museum. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01808.jpg) |
The Aztec stone calendar (1479) is the centrepiece of the National Museum. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20172.jpg) |
Clay structure from the ancient city of Teotihuacan (200 to 600). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20173.jpg) |
Figure from Teotihuacan. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20174.jpg) |
Face mask from Teotihuacan. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82984.jpg) |
Armadillo shell guitar (Mixtec). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20175.jpg) |
Painted cup from the Toltec civilisation (850 to 1200). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01806.jpg) |
Toltec chacmul, for placing the hearts of sacrificial victims. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20184.jpg) |
Carved Toltec stele. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20185.jpg) |
Toltec deity. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01804.jpg) |
Codex from the Mayan civilisation which thrived in the Yucatan between 300 and 900. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01803.jpg) |
Mayan relief from Palenque. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01805.jpg) |
The Mayan king, Pakal. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20176.jpg) |
Mayan figure. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20177.jpg) |
Mayan container. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20178.jpg) |
Mayan figure. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20179.jpg) |
Mayan fertility figure. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20180.jpg) |
Jade mask from the Mayan site of Palenque. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20181.jpg) |
Painted Mayan figure. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20182.jpg) |
Mayan tablet with heiraglyphs. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20183.jpg) |
Mayan jade necklace. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20186.jpg) |
Carved stele from the Zapotecs (400 to 700). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20187.jpg) |
Mixtec (700 to 1500) mural from an underground tomb. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20188.jpg) |
Large stone Olmec head. The Olmecs are the oldest civilisation in Mexico (1500 to 400 BCE). |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01807.jpg) |
Olmec figure. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20189.jpg) |
The head of an Olmec figurine. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01809.jpg) |
Stone relief of an Olmec priest. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20190.jpg) |
Olmec head made of jade. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02679.jpg) |
Pre 1200 BCE Meso American figure of an acrobat. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20191.jpg) |
Pre-Hispanic figure. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20192.jpg) |
Jade mask. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20193.jpg) |
Pre-Hispanic figure. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20194.jpg) |
Pre-Hispanic deity. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20195.jpg) |
The ethnography section contains arts and crafts from Mexico's 52 ethnic groups. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20196.jpg) |
Tarascan laquerware. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20197.jpg) |
Otomi leather work. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20198.jpg) |
Otomi straw work. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02681.jpg) |
Otomi paperwork. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02680.jpg) |
Cora beadwork. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82986.jpg) |
Mayan figure with large beaded necklace. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82987.jpg) |
Mayan carved stone with several figures. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82988.jpg) |
Mayan hiroglyphs. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82989.jpg) |
Mayan head. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82990.jpg) |
Mayan relief with hieroglyphs. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82991.jpg) |
Gold from Yucatan. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82992.jpg) |
Toltec figure. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82993.jpg) |
Small stone heads. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82994.jpg) |
Painted Mayan disk. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82995.jpg) |
Pre-hispanic figure. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82996.jpg) |
Small jade Olmec figure. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82997.jpg) |
Aztec head dress. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82998.jpg) |
Pre-classical Meso-American figure (before 1200 BCE). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel82999.jpg) |
Mayan relief. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel83000.jpg) |
Otomi hats. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel83001.jpg) |
Otomi cloth. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
National Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel83002.jpg) |
A copy of the Aztec Calendar in the museum gardens. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20199.jpg) |
Xochimilco is the floating gardens used by the Aztecs for growing food. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20200.jpg) |
The floating gardens were set up in the 13th century and once covered much of Mexico City. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20201.jpg) |
The small area of floating gardens remaining in the city is popular for family outings. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02676.jpg) |
Mexicans enjoying Sunday on the floating gardens on boats called trajineras. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20202.jpg) |
Trajinera selling snacks. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20203.jpg) |
Trajinera selling flowers. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20204.jpg) |
Family buying snacks. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20205.jpg) |
Couple selling snacks from a trajinera. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20206.jpg) |
A busy day on the floating gardens. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20207.jpg) |
Marimba players. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20208.jpg) |
Mariachi players. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
Xochimilco |
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20209.jpg) |
Family on a trajinera. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20154.jpg) |
Mexico City is surrounded by volcanos. |
1995 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20210.jpg) |
Mexico City is at the altitude of 2240m and is surrounded by volcanos. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20211.jpg) |
The rich volcanic soil around the city. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Federal District |
|
Mexico City |
|
|
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20212.jpg) |
Popocatepetl (5452m) is the highest volcano overlooking the city. |
1991 |