Eco-Tours in Jalcomulco Veracruz
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Mexico City - Puebla - Oaxaca - Veracruz
- Cañon del Sumidero - San Cristobal de las Casas - Agua Azul - Palenque - Campeche
- Uxmal - Merida - Chichen Itza - Cancun

9 days - 8 nights
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• After breakfast you will enjoy the Gourmet capital of Mexico, Puebla during a city tour of this old colonial town that is today under monument’s protection.
• We will visit as well the world’s biggest Pyramid in Cholula, which is covered and looks like a hill with a church on top, but we can go inside the hill and discover the Tepanapa pyramid.
• Then continuation to Oaxaca. The capital of the state of the same name that is located in a valley surrounded by the Sierra Madre del Sur.
  Once was the centre of the Mixtec and Zapotec civilizations. Today Oaxaca is a combination of pre-conquest, colonial and modern influences.
• In the afternoon visit of city of Oaxaca with its Santo Domingo church, representing the height of Mexican baroque, and its adjacent monastery
  concerted into the Oaxacan regional museum, where the Zapotec gold treasure found in Monte Albán is exhibited. Proceed through the “andadores”, pedestrian streets flanked by colonial buildings, to the shady “Zocalo” for a visit to the Cathedral, built with Oaxaca’s characteristics green-shaded sandstone.

• American breakfast at hotel
• Then short drive out of Oaxaca to visit Monte Albán, ancient capital of the Zapotecs, later inhabited by the conquering Mixtecs. One must wonder at the perfect geometry of this site, where you will visit the Ball Game Court, the
  Observatory and many other interesting structures. The dramatic frame of the rugged Sierra Madre mountains, and the spectacular view over the city and valley of Oaxaca, make Monte Albán one of the most impressive archaeological sites of the country.
• Then continuation for visit Mitla, “The City of the Dead”, its architecture is not monumental but exquisite, it stone mosaics are unique in the world; on the way you will also see the ancient Tule tree, approximately 2,000 years old, and one of the largest ones to be found anywhere on Earth.
• Accommodation and overnight at hotel

• American breakfast at hotel
• Then we start a longer drive through the valley of Sierra Madre Oriental until reaching the precious harbour city of Veracruz.
• We will visit the city in the early evening.
• The Mexican State of Veracruz brings to mind beautiful Gulf of Mexico waters, steamy jungles and mouth-watering ocean-fresh seafood.
• In the afternoon, visit the ancient prision San Juan de Ulua, built as an Island in the harbor of Veracruz, the Baluarte de Santiago, El Faro, etc.
• At night you can join the folklore dances in the Zócalo.
• Accommodation and overnight at hotel

• American breakfast at hotel
• The green landscape of the Golf and the modern communications will take us to the beautiful State of Chiapas.
• At noon, will arrive at Cahuare deck at the Grijalva river.
• By boat we will visit the impressive Sumidero canyon, from within, with its over 1,000 meters height and 30 kilometers length you can see
  the famous Christmas tree.
• Afterwards drive to San Cristóbal de las Casas.
• Accommodation and overnight at hotel

• American breakfast at hotel
• 09:00 Visit of San Cristóbal de las Casas; colonial and beautiful city with narrow streets, Spanish residences that look stopped in the time;
• We will visit the Indian market, the Temple of Santo Domingo and the amber museum.
• Afterwards visit of the Indian towns of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán, both full of Indians in
  colorful traditional garb who come to sell or to buy.
• Evening free to enjoy the city.

• American breakfast at hotel
• Transportation to Palenque.
• En-route will be visited the Agua Azul waterfalls
  and Misol-Ha.
• Accommodation and overnight at hotel

• American breakfast at hotel
• We start our sightseeing of the famous archeological site of Palenque.
• You will see the Tempel of the Inscriptions, where the king Pakal’s tomb was found (unfortunately it is not allowed anymore to enter the pyramid).
• You explore as well The Palace and the North Group Temples where you enjoy an unforgettable
  view over the area.
• Time for lunch (not included)
• After lunch transportation to Campeche
• Accommodation and overnight at hotel

• American breakfast at hotel
• After breakfast we take a short tour through the historical center of the town.
• Campeche is well protected by the forts and baluartes walls which were built to stop the continues attacks of the pirates.
• Then we drive to Uxmal. You will visit the Magician's Pyramid, located at the entrance to the site.
• This colossus stone is the result of five superimposed stages of building, crowned by a temple at the summit, from which you can contemplate the full grandeur of Uxmal. You will
  be amazed by the Nun's Quadrangle, so called since the Conquest for its similarity to a convent; comprised of four large structures resting on an artificial platform and surrounding a grand central square, 75mts long by 45mts wide.
  Decorated with god masks, jaguars, owls and human figures.
• In the evening we reach Merida. You have the possibility to enjoy an evening of Folk Dances, organized by the local government to protect the culture.
• Accommodation and overnight at hotel

• American breakfast at hotel
• To begin the day a short tour through the “White City” can not be missed. The beautiful city of Merida is the capital of the State of Yucatan. Founded in 1542 by the Spaniard Francisco de Montejo over the ruins of the Mayan city T'ho
  and receiving its name to evoke the conquerors the city of Merida in Spain. The Cathedral of San Ildefonso was founded with the huge stones dismantled from the pyramids. Merida is known as the White City, nowadays one of the most
  tranquil and safest cities in Mexico. Her remote Mayan roots, superb colonial monuments and the splendor of her turn to the XIX century architecture, has made Merida a captivating mixture of cultural influences.
• Then we drive to Chichen Itza, the most visited archeological site, with the impressive pyramid of Kukulcan, as well called El Castillo.
• You can climb up this structure. Then you have a look at the Observatory and other very interesting monuments, which will be explained by your tour guide such as the temple of the
  thousand columns and the ball game continuation to Cancun, ending the tour either to the hotel or the airport.