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Liverpool No 197, Mexico City, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, 06600, Mexico
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Is it possible to reach this museum by public transit from the Zona Rosa?
MUCH easier to take the Metrobus Insurgentes line south to C.U. from Insurgentes or Hamburgo. I was dissapointed when I visited, but they were changing exhibits and I have heard that its pretty cool now.
It is moderate in winter, warm and dry during the months of April and May. The rainy season begins in May and ends around October and generally consists of sunny mornings followed by cloudy afternoons with rain. Mornings and nights may be cold, especially during the winter. The average temperature is 15°C.
It is recommended to use comfortable clothing and footwear during the day, although at some locations formal attire is required both during the day and at night.
Go to the Anthropology Museum...go to Coyoacan...go to the Templo Mayor...walk down Calle Moneda and witness all the sidewalk vendors that hark back to the days of the Aztecs. Standing in the Zocalo at night watching a free Christmas concert with my mexican friend Paula with all the Christmas lights decorating the buildings around the zocalo.
Posadas are traditional mexican Parties are celebrated since a long time.
Its is said that the ancient mexicans used to celebrate the winter time with the comming of
Huitzilopochtli, God of war, in the month called Panquetzaliztli, which in the actual calendar corresponds from 7 to 26th December, so it was easier for the Spaniards to relate it to Christmas and promote the substitution of ancient Gods to Christian characters for the Evangelization period.
However, the customs of the Party remained the same and with time, some others were added.
Today, some of the typical things you will find in a Posada are firecrackers, Piñatas, sings, a lot of popular food, fruit-Punch, Atole, tamales, etc.
This is a must unless you travel in cold climates. SHORTS can double as SWIMMING TRUNKS. Don't use SPORT SHORTS made for running, since their length may be too short to be considered decent clothing in some places.
Cuicuilco (Cuicuilco archeological site).
Cuicuilco was first settled sometime between 2100 to 1800 BC, once a thriving city, controlling virtually all of the Valley of México.
Very little is known about the people and their culture.
With a population of about 40,000 inhabitants, about 1000 BC were contructed an oval base temple and around 800-600 BC the pyramid was constructed and it was the largest structure in central Mexico.
Then, in 400 AD, tragedy struck the city when the nearby Xitle volcano erupted with a massive lava flow and buried the city.
Today well-exposed basaltic flows erupted from the Xitle scoria-and-cinder cone in the southwestern part of the Valley of Mexico.
These large amounts of lava cover an area of 70 sq km and were emplaced over the remining settlements, pyramid and other buildings.
Cuicuilco remained buried and forgotten until 1917, when the lava rock was quarried and the site discovered by Manual Gamio, the director of all Mexican government archaeological projects.
The last major excavation was during the construction of 'Villa Olímpica' for the 1968 Olympics celebrated in Mexico City. Temples, house foundations, and ballcourts were found, and then destroyed to make way for housing for the athletes.
The pyramid of Cuicuilco is one of the few remaining examples of round, stepped pyramids and very rare as its base and each level are circular.
It is about 370 feet (110 meters) and diameter at its base and now is 60 feet (20 meters) high (it was originally much higher).
Continuing urban development covers and destroys existing structures.
Residents of the area are trying to fight back, to save what remains of Cuicuilco, their nation's buried treasure.
There's also a site museum with photographs, artifacts, skeletons with deformed skulls, jewelry, and figurines.
If you're in the region, take time to visit the round pyramid of Cuicuilco, It is quite unique.
The site is located at the south end of Insurgentes Av., near to Ciudad Universitaria.
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