Day Trip to Mexico City from Acapulco

Palacio Nacional de Mexico

1 hour

The National Palace is the seat of the Federal Executive Power of Mexico. Located east of the Plaza de la Constitución in the Historic Center of Mexico City, in the Cuauhtémoc district, it is built on an area of ​​40,000 m2. Being part of the aforementioned architectural complex in that area of ​​the city, it is consequently a World Heritage Site since 1987.

Zona Arqueologica Teotihuacan

2 hours

Teotihuacán or Teotihuacan (in Nahuatl: Teōtihuācan, '' place where men become gods'; 1; 'city of the gods')? 2, or also Teo uacan (in Nahuatl:' City of the sun ') 3 is the name given to what was one of the largest pre-Hispanic cities in Mesoamerica. The place-name is of Nahuatl origin and was used by the Mexica to identify this city built by a civilization before them and which was already in ruins when the Mexica saw it for the first time. To date, the name given by its original inhabitants is unknown. The remains of the city are located northeast of the Valley of Mexico, in the municipalities of Teotihuacán and San Martín de las Pirámides (State of Mexico), approximately 78 kilometers away from the center of Mexico City. The area of ​​archaeological monuments was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1987.

Historic Center (Centro Historico)

1 hour

The Historic Center of Mexico City constitutes the original nucleus around which the current Mexican capital grew.
The area of ​​this part of the city can be defined according to two criteria. In an administrative sense, it corresponds to the Centro neighborhood of the Cuauhtémoc demarcation. In another sense, it corresponds to the zone of historical monuments delimited by the National Institute of Anthropology and History. It was reconciled and circumscribed by presidential decree on April 11, 1980. It has an area close to 10 square kilometers, includes and exceeds in part that of the island on which the pre-Hispanic city was founded and also the one that later had the colonial trace . It is there, precisely, where, despite the destructive action of time and human activity, extraordinary vestiges and monuments that speak of the almost seven centuries of the life of the city remain. All this architectural complex in that area of ​​the city has been a World Heritage Site since 1987.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

1 hour

The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a cultural venue located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, considered the most important in the manifestation of the arts in Mexico and one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.

Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico

1 hour

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into the heavens of Mexico City is the headquarters of the Archdiocese Primada de México and is located on the north side of the Plaza de la Constitución in the Historic Center of Mexico City , in the Cuauhtémoc demarcation. Being part of the aforementioned architectural complex in that area of ​​the city, it is consequently a World Heritage Site since 1987.
The approximate measurements of this temple are 59 meters wide by 128 long and a height of 67 meters to the top of the towers. It is one of the most outstanding works of Spanish-American architecture.3 4 5 It was built, according to the plans of the Spanish architect Claudio de Arciniega, who was inspired by Spanish cathedrals, 6 around a church that was erected on the site shortly after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlán. The works began in 1573, concluded inside in 1667 and outside until 1813.