Culture trip explores how it came to be, and why it should be on your mustvisit list. Suzanne barbezat is a freelance writer specializing in mexican travel, culture, and food. See headdresses, tombs and reconstructed temples from the ancient aztec and mayan civilizations. Jan 22, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Learn more and get your own copy on the viewerjs website. It is the largest and most visited museum in mexico. The two men allegedly spent six months casing the joint, making more than 50 trips to the museum before making their move. The 12 groundfloor salas halls are dedicated to prehispanic mexico, while upperlevel salas show how mexicos indigenous descendants live.
To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. The 12 groundfloor salas halls are dedicated to prehispanic mexico, while upperlevel salas show how mexicos indigenous descendants live today, with the contemporary cultures located directly above their ancestral civilizations. Its long, rectangular courtyard is surrounded on three sides by twolevel display halls. The national anthropology museum is mexico citys most globally recognised, vast and frequented museum, with thousands upon thousands of annual visitors. There is a hall dedicated to each of the cultural regions of mesoamerica and the ethnological exhibits are located on the second floor. Please consult government travel advisories before booking. The vast museum offers more than most people can absorb in a single.
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