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Archaeology Archaeological sites More than a hundred and ninety open to the public, from Teotihuacán to the Puuc Route. 4 experiences → Water Reef and cenotes The world’s second reef and the planet’s largest aquifer, under the same peninsula. 3 experiences → The table Markets and mezcal Cuisine on the UNESCO list since 2010. It starts in the fonda aisle. 3 experiences → Fiestas Fiestas and tradition Fixed dates that repeat every year, from Día de Muertos to 5 May in Puebla. 4 experiences → Nature Nature and wildlife Grey whales, monarch butterflies, whale sharks. Each with a window measured in weeks. 3 experiences →

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Fiestas Cinco de Mayo in Puebla Parade and re-enactment at the forts where the 1862 battle happened. 5 May Puebla Free Fiestas Day of the Dead at Pátzcuaro A whole night of candles in the lakeside cemeteries. Book six months ahead. 1-2 Nov Michoacán Free Fiestas Guelaguetza Delegations from all eight regions of Oaxaca, the two Mondays after the 16th. July Oaxaca From $25 Fiestas Fiestas Guadalupanas Millions of pilgrims at the Basilica. Concheros dancers and mañanitas at midnight. 12 Dec Mexico City Free Archaeology Teotihuacán as it opens Pyramids of the Sun and Moon along the Avenue of the Dead. Nine o’clock or nothing. Year round State of Mexico $6 Archaeology Equinox at Chichén Itzá The serpent of light descends El Castillo. Twice a year, and the busiest day. Mar and Sep Yucatán $35 Archaeology The Puuc Route in a day Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil and Labná from Mérida. Far less visited than Chichén. Nov-Mar Yucatán $30 Archaeology Monte Albán The Zapotec capital on a hand-levelled mountain, half an hour from Oaxaca. Year round Oaxaca $5 Water Dive the Mesoamerican reef Coral walls and thirty-metre visibility from December to April. Dec-Apr Cozumel From $80 Water Swim a cenote before midday Fresh water at twenty-five degrees in limestone caves. No sunscreen. Year round Yucatán $8 – $20 Water Swim with whale sharks Regulated trips with a strict cap, from Holbox. The largest fish in the sea. Jun-Sep Holbox From $130 The table Eat in the fonda aisle Three courses for the price of a coffee elsewhere, where the workers eat. Year round Nationwide $4 – $7 The table Single-village mezcal Palenques in the Oaxaca valleys, where it is made by hand, agave by agave. Year round Oaxaca From $15 The table Chiles en nogada in season August and September only, and only in Puebla are they made as they should be. Aug-Sep Puebla $14 – $25 Nature Monarch butterflies Millions winter in the fir forests of Michoacán. A UNESCO reserve. Nov-Mar Michoacán $12 Nature Grey whales in Baja Breeding lagoons at El Vizcaíno. They come to the boat of their own accord. Jan-Mar Baja California Sur From $60 Nature Hierve el Agua Petrified carbonate waterfalls above the central valleys of Oaxaca. Year round Oaxaca $4

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