Mexico City, Colonial Cities, and Northern
Mexico Honeymoons & Romantic Getaways
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Photo: Mexico's
Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon
Riding
the Rails through Mexico's Copper Canyon by Paris Permenter &
John Bigley Copper Canyon is a remote area in Mexico's Sierra Madre
mountains, located west of the town of Chihuahua. Most travelers arrive
here by train, on a railway than many once said could never be built.
With 86 tunnels and 37 bridges, construction of the Chihuahua al Pacifico
took nearly a century, traveling through some of the most rugged terrain
on the continent.
Luxury
Trains Tour Mexico's Copper Canyon by Paris Permenter and John
Bigley A look at the various operators who offer train tours through
Mexico's Copper Canyon.
Morelia
Romantic
Lodging in Moralia, Home of Mexico's Saint for Lovers by Eleanor
S. Morris Morelia, in the Mexican state of Michoacan, is the home
of San Antonio, the Mexican saint of lovers. So it's only fitting
that here is a perfectly lovely romantic place to stay, the Villa
Montana, with its facilities for weddings on the site.
San
Antonio, Mexico's Saint of Romance by Eleanor S. Morris Down in
the beautiful Colonial city of Morelia in the state of Michoacan,
you can wish for your heart's desire, and it may even come true!
Iguala
Iguala:
Birthplace of the Mexican Flag of Indendence and the Resting Place
of the Last Great Aztec Emperor by Eleanor S. Morris Like
Betsy Ross who supposedly made the first American flag in 1776, a
tailor of Iguala, Jose Magdeleno Ocampo, made the first Mexican flag,
in the small town of Iguala, recognizing the independence of Mexico
from Spain.
Monterrey
Monterrey,
Mexico: Mega-City for a Quick Getaway by Eleanor S. Morris With
its enormous green Gran Plaza, its Alfa Museum, its new modern art
museum and markets, glass factories, churches, and the northern Mexico
cuisine, Monterrey is a grand weekend getaway for a totally different
Mexican experience. Monterrey is a modern industrial city and business
is booming, people are prosperous--everybody seems happy and busy.
Guanajuato
Guanajuato and
Cervantes: A Love Affair With Don Quixote Among the Mines & Mummies
by Eleanor S. Morris This most photogenic city on Mexico's Colonial
Circuit is built in a canyon, wedged between two rugged mountains.
The city grew here in 1559 because these mountains were chock-full
of silver, all mined for theenrichment of Spain. In Colonial times,
Guanajuato was the silver capital of the Americas, generating nearly
a third of the world's silver.
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