Museo Nacional de Antropología
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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 Museo Nacional de Antropología
National Museum of Anthropology If you really like to learn about the ancient culture of the country that you are visiting, the National Museum of Anthropology is an excellent introduction to the vast variety of civilizations that inhabited Mexico you’ll find in its halls impressive displays of the Mayan, Toltec, Olmec and of course the Aztec culture. Among the pieces that can be seen in the museum is the Sun Stone, a large monolith with which the ancient Aztecs represented the beginning and end of their world, in this room you also will find a model of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan today the historical downtown of Mexico City, or the giant Olmec heads weighing approximately 20 tons and representing one of the oldest cultures that dominated the Gulf of Mexico, mainly in the states of Veracruz and Tabasco. I recommend the rent of an audio guide, they are available in French, English and Spanish for $ 75 Mexican pesos, for you to take the tour in chronological order and do not miss all the details of the pieces that are exhibited. Believe me I have visited this museum many times and I’m still learning and discovering something new, the museum is really amazing. Go to the museum shop, prices are not cheap but they have a very interesting books about the history of Mexico and a really beautiful handicrafts, so if you do not mind paying a little more, don’t miss it. Leaving the museum continue straight ahead and you will find “Los Voladores de Papantla” or “Bird Men”, do not miss to observe the rite that they perform, you'll love it, this religious ceremony represents fertility and falling rain, there is no cost but once they complete their representation they will kindly request you for a tip, what you want to give them is ok. The National Museum of Anthropology is located in the second section of Chapultepec, a large park dating back to pre-Hispanic times, it has two artificial lakes, a zoo, a greenhouse with a lot of cactus plants of Mexico many of them endangered species, a castle and other museums of the same historical importance, the park is open from Tuesday to Sunday and the access is free. Definitely visit the National Museum of Anthropology is necessary if you want to know about the ancient history of Mexico City.
