By Matt And Matt

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Trip to Mexico City and the Yucatan

• By Matt And Matt

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Day 1

• We took off from Minneapolis and arrived in
  Mexico City. We arrived we were met by our tour
  director Julio Franco.

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Day 1

• After we arrived, we went with our tour director
  and checked into the hotel Fiestamexico, where we
  would be spending the night.

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Day 1

• After we checked in we went to the fancy downtown
  site, Paseo de la Reforma. The Paseo de la
  Reforma is a extraordinary place in Mexico city.
  Along its central extension stand find examples
  of architecture, many banks and offices,
  fashionable venues, embassies, luxury hotels, and
  exclusive art galleries

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Day 1

• As we were walking through the Paseo de la
  Reforma we stopped and looked at the Christopher
  Columbus monument. Christopher Columbus is
  consider to be a national hero for the Mexican
  country because he founder their country and lead
  people there. After the we went to our hotel and
  went to bed for the night.

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Day 2

• The next morning we woke early and went to visit
  the Aztec Empire. This group of people attained a
  high degree of engineering, architecture, art,
  and mathematics. They had a large and strong army
  and believed in many Gods.

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Day 2

• Next we strolled across the massive tenochtitlan
  temple and where the Montezuma had once stood.
  After that we went to eh National Palace where
  there would be bull fighting. Bull fighting is a
  tradition that had been going for a very long
  time in Mexico.

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Day 2

• Later on we visited Diego Riveras murals. These
  painting told of all the history that Mexico had
  gone through. Next we went to Chapultepec
  Park.Chapultepec Park is a place where an old
  fashion forest is. There is a castle in the
  middle of the forests and is home to a very big
  museum.

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Day 2

• At the museum we viewed the Aztec calendar stone
  and visit Tialoc, the god of the rain. This is a
  picture of our favorite site we saw at the
  museum. After we got done with the museum we went
  to the hotel and went to sleep for the night.

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Day 3

• When we woke up we went and visited the Shrine of
  Our Lady of Guadalupe. This shrine is dedicated
  for a Lady of Heaven. She supposedly appeared
  to a poor man named Diego and him to have the
  bishop build a temple and then left an image of
  herself on the stone. Diego is no a hero in
  Mexico and is greatly recognized.

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Day 3

• Next we went to the Teotihuacan pyramids. This is
  a mysterious place in Mexico. Here are were many
  people live and it is considered to be the city
  of the gods. People believe that this city was
  once inhabited by god and some believe it still
  is. After we got done here we decided to skip the
  optional Ballet Folklorico Evening because we
  were so tired and worn out.

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Day 4

• We got up early the next morning and took off in
  an airplane for the city of Merida, once the
  ancient Mayan capital of Tho. Merida is know as
  the white city for its clean streets, houses and
  people, and it is an obligatory starting and
  finishing point for those visiting the state of
  Yucatan.

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Day 4

• We decided to make a jungle expedition to the
  Mayan city of Uxmal. This was a beautiful site
  and was to pyramids, and the Governors Palace.
  The Governor's Palace is open to the public and
  has balconies overlooking the city. It is a
  beautiful place just to relax and enjoy yourself.
  That night we relaxed and enjoyed a sound and
  laser light show

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Day 5

• The next day when we woke up we up early and
  spend the day at beautiful Progreso Beach except
  today we had to be evacuated from there because
  of a danger of a hurricane that was fast
  approaching, so today was a resting day for us to
  catch up with some sleep.

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Day 6

• We woke up the next morning and found out that
  the hurricane had just missed us. We then went to
  Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza is one of the most
  impressive pyramids in all of Mexico.

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Day 6

• Next we went to the huge pyramid. Its located at
  Chichen Itza. Its design relates to the Mayan
  calendar. It has 365 steps and 52 panels. Its
  panels represent the number of years it takes for
  a calendar round date to occur.

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Day 7

• Next we stopped at Cenote X-keken a lake with
  luminous turquoise water that is beautiful. It is
  a underground lake filled with catfish. It was a
  sacrifical place. To finish the day off we
  arrived in Cancun, the high point of our trip.

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Here are more picture of Cancun.
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Day 8-10

• When we were at Cancun we had a relaxing stay.
  While we where there we swam and scuba dove.

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Day 11

• We flew back home and enjoyed our stay but were
  very worn out.