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37 imagesCelebrations of Mexico's Bicentennial on September 16, 2010. The largest of celebrations were held in Mexico City's main square called the Zocalo.
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45 imagesOaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, make up the 32 federative entities of Mexico. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez. Oaxaca is located in Southwestern Mexico. The state is best known for its indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but there are sixteen that are officially recognized.
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67 imagesGuadalajara is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico and is the second most populous metropolitan area behind Mexico City.
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12 imagesCuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. Its location is south of Mexico City and was established by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago and is designated as the archaeological site of Gualupita I .
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46 imagesPuebla is nestled in the middle of Mexico, under the imposing view of the Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes. It was named a “heroic” city for being the site where Mexican troops’ defeated the French army in 1862 (Battle of Puebla); and it was also named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
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38 imagesPuerto Vallarta is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas. Puerto Vallarta's population as the second largest city in the state of Jalisco.
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24 imagesMazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is located on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.
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22 imagesA few miles outside Magdalena sits an abandoned train that was converted into homes, one car per family. Magdalena de Kino is a small town located in the state of Sonora, Mexico, 50 miles from the Mexico-U.S. border.
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70 imagesGuanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. It is located in a narrow valley, which makes the streets of the city narrow and winding. The historic center of the city has numerous small plazas and colonial-era mansions, churches and civil constructions built using pink or green sandstone.
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18 imagesTepoztlán is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is located in the heart of the Tepoztlán Valley. The town is a popular tourist destination near Mexico City. The town is famous for the remains of a temple built on top of the nearby Tepozteco mountain, as well as for the exotic ice cream flavors prepared by the townspeople.
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15 imagesBahía Kino is a town in the Mexican state of Sonora, on the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California); it was named after Eusebio Kino.
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34 imagesCholula is a city and district located in the state of Puebla, next to the city of Puebla de Zaragoza, in central Mexico. Cholula is best known for its Great Pyramid, with the Nuestra Señora de los Remedios sanctuary on top and its numerous churches. The city and district are divided into two, San Pedro Cholula and San Andrés Cholula, which together are officially called the Distrito Cholula de Rivadavia.
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24 imagesCabo San Lucas is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Cabo has been rated as one of Mexico's top 5 tourist destinations it is known for its beaches, scuba diving locations, balnearios, the sea arch El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, and marine life.
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10 imagesTaxco is a small city and administrative center of a municipality of the same name (Taxco de Alarcón) located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The city is heavily associated with silver, both with the mining of it and other metals and for the crafting of it into jewelry, silverware and other items.
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23 imagesScenes from San Miguel, the largest city on Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Cozumel is a large island off the eastern shores of the Yucatan Peninsula and part of the Mayan Rivera.
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20 imagesCozumel is a world-class destination for SCUBA diving and snorkeling because of its crystal clear water, the multitudes of easily accessible coral reefs and the abundance of marine life. This combination snorkel/free dive took place on world famous Paradise Reef as well as Dzul Ha reef.
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