Mexico and Maya World Tours A-la-Carte - Highlights

A half-day Mexico City Historical Center Tour includes a guided visit to the Zocalo or Main Square, designated by UNESCO as a Heritage of Humanity. The Metropolitan Cathedral was built over the ruins of the Great Teocalli or Main Aztec Temple, after Hernan Cortres accomplished the conquest of the Great Tenochtitaln in 1521. This is the oldest city in the American Continent, continuously inhabited - with over 20 million people living today in the Valley of Mexico. Another historical marker to visit is the National Palace, where famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, recreated the history of Mexico in his frescoes. Your guide will explain in detail these master-works. Tour includes a drive through main boulevards and avenues, past chapultepec Park and the residential zone of Lomas de Chapultepec. Tour beguins and ends in your hotel.