Tepotzotlán Pueblo Mágico
Local Friend: Citlaltzin
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About Citlaltzin
Hi everyone, I was born in Mexico City and I really love my country. I`m a huge fan of mexican painters like Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, of course Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera, I like very much how they express their feelings through their paints. I also like muralists like David Alfaro Siqueiros or Rufino Tamayo, Mexico has beautiful historical buildings with their murals and we can visit some of this for free. On my free time I like to walk with my dog or visit nearby towns and walk among their streets. I`m an International trade student and I work on my own. I belive Mexico is great and its people too so whenever I have the oportunity I try to know new people and new places.
About Tepotzotlán Pueblo Mágico
Day trip. Mexico City has many places to visit, so many that you won’t have enough time to visit all. But if you have opportunity there are nearby places that you will love and will take only a few hours to reach them. In about an hour and a half from downtown Mexico City there is magical town called Tepotzotlán, a very traditional small town, once here I recommend to start a visit to the ecological park "Arches Site" is or "Xalpa Aqueduct", located 13 km from Tepotzotlán, you’ll have the opportunity to see an impressive hydraulic piece used by the Jesuits for bring water during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, you can make some activities like biking or horseback riding, hiking. There are hanging bridges, zip lines and a climbing wall, the entrance fee to the park is $ 35 Mexican pesos, the rest of the activities are charged separately. Back to Tepotzotlán you can visit the National Museum of Viceroyalty which is in an excellent state of preservation, the Chapel of the main hall is used every Sunday for concerts and plays, it has an altarpiece Churrigueresque and Baroque style in carved wood covered with gold leaf, you will be surprised when you see it. The museum has rooms on the second floor with beautiful views of the village, ask for the tour with a guide so you know the fascinating history of the place, the entrance fee is $ 56 Mexican pesos. The village has a food market, I highly recommend the quesadillas, sopes and Tlacoyos, if you walk to the left of the market in the next corner you will find a small restaurant where they sell a traditional Mexican dish called pozole and you can eat all that you want for the same price. If you prefer a restaurant with a bit more of variety, I recommend you "Los Virreyes", "Hostería del Convento", "Meson del Molino", "Casa Mago" among others, all these restaurants are located in the historical downtown of Tepotzotlán. For dessert next to the Municipal Palace are some small stalls where you will find ice creams of traditional flavors or exotic flavors such as tequila and cheese, try them, they are truly extraordinary and the sellers are very friendly, they will help you to decide the flavor of the ice cream by giving you a taste of it. This visit will take the whole day but it really worth it to do so.
