Capital of the Mexica people and viceregal capital, also known as the “City of Palaces.” Its architectural and cultural development has been linked to the different governments it has had throughout its history. Today, pre-Hispanic remains, Baroque churches, Neoclassical and Art Deco buildings, as well as modern skyscrapers converge in the heart of the country’s dizzying capital.

At the edge of Mexico City, the ancient capital of the Tepanecas is distinguished from the rest of the city by its social cohesion and by its enduring traditional neighborhoods.

A city famous for its good climate and its fertile land, it was known as “the granary of New Spain” during the colonial era and “Atlixco de las flores” nowadays. The layout of its colonial streets, its religious architecture, and its traditional dances are proof of the richness of its heritage.

Popularly known as the “city of arcades” due to the porticoes of its buildings, this mining town was very prosperous during the viceregal period and in the 19th century. Its natural landscape, architecture and cultural wealth make it a jewel of Sonora.

In colonial times, Aguascalientes was an important town along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Inland Road), while during the Mexican Revolution it was the headquarters of the Revolutionary Convention. Known for its abundance hot springs, this city is characterized by its colonial architecture and popular festivals with deep historical roots.

The lordship of Huexotla, today the municipality of Texcoco, State of Mexico, was one of the three chief towns of the Acolhua or Texcocano kingdom, whose populace emerged from the great emigration of the Teochichimecas in the 11th century.

Considered an exceptional and majestic testimony of historical value, the layout of this city is characterized by its checkerboard shape, with imposing buildings dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Watched over by the spectacular Pico de Orizaba, during the vice-regal period this city was a vital site of passage and stopover on the Veracruz-Mexico City reset, and home to an economically active population. Thanks to its climate and the many rivers running around and through it, it is known as the “city of happy waters” and “Pluviosilla”.

Surrounded by haciendas, forests, streams and waterfalls, the city is distinguished by its beautiful pink cantera stone churches, by the history of its Municipal Palace and as the birthplace of the first woman to be elected to government in Mexico.

Founded in the 16th century by Tlaxcalans and Spaniards to seal their alliance. It was a prosperous city and one of the first social, political and religious centers of the viceroyalty. Its layout, its civil buildings and its churches retain some of their original features that tell us the history of the city.