Homeland of ancient civilization does not attractonly a carefree holiday, but also a rich history. Stone pyramid-calendars, towering among the jungle, fascinate travelers, touching a unique culture. Mexico, which is familiar from numerous serials, is a country of riddles that allows one to know oneself. There is a huge amount of archaeological and architectural monuments, and even a few months is not enough to get acquainted with all.
No tourist leaves without visiting the cityChichen Itza, which is the cultural and religious center of the Mayan civilization. The sacred site of Mexico, protected by UNESCO, was founded around the 5th century. No one knows her real name, which is hidden in the darkness of history. Residents left Chichen Itzá in six centuries, and the Spanish conquerors found here only ruins. The beautifully preserved archaeological complex is overgrown with jungles, but scientists discovered it to the whole world at the beginning of the last century. Mecca of tourists, whose roads are paved with stones, is now always open to visitors.
Guests admire the pyramid of Kukulkan (ElCastillo) 25 meters high, on the upper platform of which was a temple. Dedicated to the god of the wind and rain, it keeps many secrets, and the entire architecture of Chichen Itza is filled with symbolism.
On the walls of the buildings of the city are depicted echoesblood sacrifices, and even an ancient temple, inside of which human skulls are carved, is preserved. Here is dug a deep well, where they threw beautiful girls to placate the god of rain.
Guests can admire othersights of Mexico - the Temple of Warriors, the square columns of which are carved in the form of soldiers-Toltec (Indian people), and an observatory where the Mayan astronomers watched the luminaries.
The city, which became a coeval of our era, appeared twothousands of years ago. About its history, the researchers do not know anything, and so far scientists are concerned about who founded Teotihuacan, and who needed to fill in sand mysterious pyramids.
The Aztecs nicknamed him "the corner in which they are borngods. "In its heyday, it was inhabited by more than 200 thousand people.The city was constantly boiling with life: palaces, religious buildings were built, ritual services were held.For some unknown reason, the cultural center of Mesoamerica was destroyed, and only in the 20th century archaeologists seriously engaged in its study Many secrets are kept by an abandoned city located in the valley of Mexico City (Mexico) .The main attractions of Teotihuacan are considered to be the Street of the Dead, five kilometers in length and the majestic pyramids built on its both sides. The UNESCO-protected facility awaits visitors daily and takes them many centuries ago.
Sights Made in Mexicomake you admire the skill of mother nature, creating stunning monuments. In the country there is an amazing beach, located in the picturesque bay of Banderas, which appeared as a result of military operations. Hidden from prying eyes, it looks like a natural natural formation, but it is not. On the island of Marieta, Mexican military exploded bombs, and the landscape of the beautiful archipelago was ruined forever. Most of the "wounds" were delayed, but one place remained to be seen with a huge hole inside which a secluded beach was formed. Oval hole size of 35 meters excellently admits the sun's rays, and vacationers knowingly adore the unusual sight of Mexico. A photo describing an insanely attractive place first appeared in social networks, after which the present pilgrimage of tourists began.
Two years ago, local authorities blocked access for a wide visit due to environmental threats. Now only 116 lucky people visit the luxurious corner every day and admire its beauties.
If we talk about modernsights of Mexico, we can not ignore the park of Las Pozas. Located not far from Hilithla, a small country town, it is lost in the rainforests, at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level. The brainchild of the English millionaire E. James, adoring surrealism, has been hosting tourists since 1990. An eccentric rich man, fascinated by the country, decided to create his own magic corner. The amazing combination of picturesque nature and human imagination attracts millions of guests who fall into nothing like a fairy-tale world.
A green oasis in which you can hide from allproblems, is filled with bizarre sculptures. Intricate structures without steps and railings, stairs that break off halfway, strange arches - all this causes a sense of unreality. Immersion in this fairy tale will be to the taste of both small visitors and their parents.
On the Caribbean coast is charmingCancun is the city that first meets the dawn. Appearing on the site of a poor fishing village, a fashionable resort takes lovers of a beautiful life. One of the main tourist destinations attracts travelers with white beaches and turquoise water. However, not only endless entertainment attracts a paradise on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico). The sights of Cancun, photos of which are surely made for the memory of all the guests, are also the ruins of the ancient Mayan cities.
Near the resort are the ruins of Tulum,surrounded by a stone wall. The only sea port of the Indians flourished in the XIV century, and only two centuries later it was abandoned. The archaeological complex is famous for its ruined buildings, among which the most interesting are the El Castillo pyramid and the Temple of Frescoes.
Tourists are attracted by a modern monument,which is an artificial reef. The Marine Park in Cancun is constantly changing under the influence of environmental conditions. Scientists, thinking about the preservation and enhancement of marine wealth, decided to divert divers, tearing corals. Underwater attraction of Mexico (photo is presented in the article), built near Isla Mujeres Island, at a depth of about eight meters.
Complex of sculptures in full sizeshows the whole complexity of the relationship between nature and man, and at the same time frozen on the bottom of the statue play the role of the basis for future coral colonies. They are home to marine inhabitants, they are made of a special material consisting of fiberglass, cement and silicone.
Underwater museum visits more than 750 thousandtravelers. Marine park, above the construction of which worked marine biologists, engineers, artists, scuba divers, covers an area of 420 square meters. Every year the exhibits are overgrown with corals, and the expositions appear before the eyes of the guests changed. For those tourists who do not want to dive, there are excursions on small boats with a transparent bottom.
The creators of the compositions hope that people will still think about the future. And soon the positive activity of man will increase natural strength, and not destroy what has been achieved with such difficulty.
Numerous attractions of Mexico(a description of some of them is presented in the article) attract millions of guests to a sunny country. Tourists traveling through the treasury of puzzles, legends and myths admit that real impressions surpassed all their expectations.
