Calixtlahuaca is located in the Toluca valley of highland centlal Mexico, Calixtlahuaca is a particularly important site for studing Postclassic-Period Mesoamerican urbanism. It is one of the very few Aztec period urban sites where both monumental architecture and extensive residential districts are preserved today. Although the site’s public architecture and stone sculpture are closely related to sites in the aztec urban tradition, its urban lay out is radically different from those sites.

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Nuevo vallarta is a beautiful tourist destination, waiting to give you the most relaxing experience you have ever had. This new resort town has emerge as a sister resort to Puerto Vallarta, keeping its very personal charm. Ultramodern hotels, most featuring an all-inclusive plan, frame almost 4 miles of fine sand beaches, the best in Vallarta, and ideal for water sports and leisure, as they offer a hidden yet close paradise to stay and relax.

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West of Monterrey is the famed Huasteca Canyon (cañon de la huasteca), with 300 meter high cliffs and a park in the middle. There are unlimited opportunities for rock climbing, but you have to bring your own equipment. The Huasteca Canyon has many well-maintained trails and its spectacular peaks attract climbing enthusiasts from all over the world. It is the favorite place for weekends climbers.

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Real del Monte (officially Mineral del Monte) is a small town and municipality in the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico, lying at an altitude of 2,700 meters (8,800 ft). The municipality was once the richest in the state when gold and silver were discovered before the spanish conquest. The spanish began mining in the late 1500s. The mines were later abandoned but reopened in the late 1730s.

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Papantla is a city in the northern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It was named a “Pueblo Magico” in 2006. This town is well known for its colorful voladores, its markets and museums, and the magnificent ancient Totonac city of El Tajin.

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Xcalak is the most southern town in the state of Quintana Roo. This village is located on the southern end of La Costa Maya, along a stretch of idyllic coast that runs from Mahahual to Xcalak. It provides you with a pretty good idea of what Cancun was 40 years ago. This is a great place for those who are seeking the remote, less refined areas of the Caribbean Coast, with all its natural beauty above and below the waterline.

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Mayapa is located 47 Kms. south east of the white city of Merida and it is considered the last great Mayan Capital, dating back to the beginning of the common era and reaching its golden age in the post classic period. It is believed that this city once had a population of 12,000 inhabitants. Mayapan’s ancient grandeur is still evident in its great buildings. There is a strong influence played by Chichen Itza, as seen in its main building, a smaller replica of the castillo of Kukulcan. The main square was bordered by government, administrative, and religious buildings as well as the homes of the ruling class. These constructions were built over foundations of rows of columns with temples, an altar at the back, and benches along the sides.

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A few miles east of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas is the spectacular Cañon del Sumidero (sumidero canyon) created by the mighty Rio Grijalva which runs north-wards through it. The Sumidero Canyon covers an area of 21,789 hectares.

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La Venta is located 150 km from Villa Hermosa and reached via highway 180, approximately 129 km down the 180 is the turn-off for la Venta Archaeological Zone.

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The Basaseachic cascade is the second highest waterfall in Mexico and the 28Th in the World, with a drop of 2646 meters (812 feet). Its beauty is extraordinary and is blanketed by one of the best preserved pine forests of the range.

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