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The most beautiful places around Mexico City
Inserted: 15.01.2023
Author: Petr Liška © gigaplaces.com
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Mexico City is considered one of the largest cities in the world. It lies on a plateau surrounded by volcanoes, with the most famous being Popokatepetl. In the city itself you will find several attractions, including the world-famous Museum of Anthropology. There are several other interesting places to visit around Mexico City, such as Puebla. Just outside the city is also one of the most important monuments of the country – the huge pyramid of Teotihuacan. Let's take a look at the most beautiful sights around Mexico City

1.
Teotihuacan

Mexico's most remarkable monument

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| Altitude: 2 302 m / 7 552 ft

The largest pyramid in America is just a short distance from capital of Mexico – Mexico City. The most important buildings of the complex are the pyramids of the Moon and the Sun continue reading

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Volcano Popocatépetl

The most famous volcano of Mexico

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| Altitude: 5 426 m / 17 802 ft

Popocatépetl (5 426 m asl) is one of the most famous volcanoes all over the world. At the same time, it is the second highest mountain in Mexico and one of the most active and the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. For most of the time, the ascent to the top of this mountain is forbidden for safety reasons continue reading

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Puebla

One of Mexico's most beautiful cities

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| Altitude: 2 154 m / 7 067 ft

Puebla is a large historic city with approximately 2.5 million inhabitants. It is situated on a plateau at 2,150 meters above sea level. You will find interesting buildings from the colonization period. A lot of houses are beautifully tiled continue reading

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National Museum of Anthropology

Mexico's most beautiful museum

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| Altitude: 2 261 m / 7 418 ft

Without a doubt, the most interesting Mexican museum is the National Museum of Anthropology located in the capital Mexico city. You will find here a beautifully processed history of individual Indian civilizations in Mexico continue reading

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Mexico City

Capital of Mexico

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| Altitude: 2 231 m / 7 320 ft

Mexico City (Ciudad de México) is located in a huge valley on a plateau at 2,250 meters above sea level. It is located in the former capital of the Aztec Empire – Tenochtitlan. It is one of the most populous cities in the world. According to various perspectives it has 9–20 million inhabitants. You can find here many monuments mainly from the colonization period. continue reading

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The Great Pyramid of Cholula

The largest pyramid in America

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| Altitude: 2 185 m / 7 169 ft

The city of Cholula is basically just a suburb of Puebla. You will find several interesting churches, but the greatest sight is a huge pyramid, which falls more like a hill (most of the building is covered and overgrown). In addition, at its peak is built Christian church. From the top there is a beautiful view of the massive Popocatépetl. This pyramid is considered the largest in America, although it is definitely not as nice as the ones in Teotihuacan continue reading

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Pachuca

Colorful city

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| Altitude: 2 382 m / 7 815 ft

Pachuca, the capital of Hidalgo, just off Mexico City, is not so popular with tourists. After all, you won't find many interesting monuments here. However, it has a good atmosphere and captivates with colorful houses scattered around the surrounding hillsides. Here it is definitely worthwhile to go to some of the higher views of the city and look around nicely continue reading

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