While my family was here we took a two-day trip out of the DF to visit the state of Querétaro. We took a (very nice) bus to the capital, Santiago de Querétaro.
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| on the bus to Queretaro |
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| view leaving the DF of houses built up the the mountain |
Once in Querétaro we did a walking tour and two trolley tours to see and learn about the city.
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statue of a danza de los concheros or
danza azteca dancer |
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Casa de la Corregidora, where planning
for Independence took place |
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| Casa de la Corregidora |
The first trolley tour was focused on the aqueduct.
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| juggler in traffic |
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| piñatas |
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| aqueduct |
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| back in downtown |
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| back in downtown |
The second trolley tour went to the Cerro de las Campanas, or "Hill of the Bells." It gets its name from the many rocks that have metallic elements in them and therefore sound like bells when hit. This is where the Maximiliano de Habsburgo, Emperor of Mexico, was executed along with Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía for being disloyal to the country. A chapel was built in honor of Maximiliano and, in order for the hill to not be a remembrance of Maximiliano, a gigantic statue of Benito Juarez (president after the empire/French rule).
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| Benito Juarez |
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| chapel dedicated to Maximiliano |
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| Teatro de la República |
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| downtown Querétaro |
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| downtown Querétaro |
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