Chapter 3 Mexico S. Ashby
Mexico The Capital City is Mexico City.
Major Buildings
Attractions Mexico City- Aztec Ruins, Frida Kahlo Museum & Zocalo Playa del Carmen- Beaches, reefs & Quinta Avenida Cabo San Lucas- Beaches, diving & El Arco rock formation Puerto Vallarta- Beaches, resorts & historic town center Acapulco- La Quebrada divers, beaches & nightlife Mazatlan- Big-game fishing, beaches & an old town
Events January 1- New Year’s Day, February 5- Celebrates the promulgation of the country’s 1917 constitution March 21- Birthday of Benito Juarez, Mexico’s first and most revered President, is celebrated with a public holiday March/April- Easter week holidays vary depending on each year May 1- Labor Day November 20- The start date of Mexico’s 1910 revolution, led by Francisco I. Madero
Landmarks Chapultepec Castle- Only locatation in North America that was occupied by European Sovereigns. El Angle- Shortest name is El Angles. The official name is Columna De la Independencia. Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan- was the capital of the Aztec empire and current site of modern day Mexico City. National Palace- holds the federal executive in Mexico. Plaza De la Constitución- in the center of Mexico City.
Restaurants Pujol- Calle Francisco Petrarca 254, Miguel Hidalgo Restaurante la Destileria- Av. Paseo De La Reforma, 222, Juárez Cuauhtémoc Monte Cristo- Ave. Insurgentes Norte #1980, Gustavo A. Medero, Linda Vista México Viejo- Calle de Tacuba 87, Cuauhtémoc Cucara Macara- Penon De los Banos, Ciudad de México La Tecla Roma- Durango 186, Cuauhtémoc
Historical Places Teotihuacan Palenque Chichen Itza Uxmal
Theme Parks Six Flags Xcaret Eco Theme Park Chapultepec Mágico (La Feria)
State Parks Pancho Villa State Park Border Field State Park Rockhound State Park Leasburg Dam State Park Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park Elephant Butte Lake State Park
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