Private Day Tour Of Xochicalco Archaeological Site & Cuernavaca

Itinerary

Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco

Xochicalco is an archaeological site located between the limits of the municipalities of Temixco and Miacatlan in the state of Morelos, Mexico, 38 km southwest of the city of Cuernavaca. It was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1999. The heyday of Xochicalco takes place in the so-called Epiclassic period (650 - 900). During this period most of the monumental architecture visible today was built; Its development and emergence must be understood from its relationship with Teotihuacán, the dominant settlement in Mesoamerica throughout the classical period.

According to some researchers, Xochicalco emerged after the abandonment of Teotihuacán to fill the vacuum of economic and political power caused by that fact. In fact, this center had its heyday between the years 650 and 900 of our era, just between the fall of Teotihuacan and the rise of Tula.

The city of Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca is the lush capital of the state of Morelos in Mexico, surrounded by the mountains of Tepozteco, south of Mexico City. In the colonial center of the city is the 16th century Palacio de Cortés, the former home of the Spanish conqueror Hernán de Cortés and currently a history museum with murals by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. To the southwest, is the Cathedral of Cuernavaca, in a 16th century walled monastery with a mural depicting Mexico's first saint

Cuernavaca Cathedral

Cuernavaca Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic diocese of the same name in Mexico. It is a 16th century building, which makes it one of the oldest cathedrals in the country. It was originally erected as the convent of the Assumption, the fifth Franciscan foundation in Mexico. It was established in 1525 by the first twelve Franciscan friars who arrived in the country, with the help of a new group recently arrived from Spain.

Gardens Borda

The Borda Garden is a historical museum located in the city of Cuernavaca and is located in what was the summer mansion of the wealthy miner from Taxco, José de la Borda. During the Second Mexican Empire, the Emperor of Mexico, Maximiliano de Habsburgo along with his wife Carlota Amalia chose this place as their summer residence and because of this, the road from Mexico City to Cuernavaca was improved.

Brady Museum

The Robert Brady Museum is one of the most iconic cultural spaces in Cuernavaca. This house-museum, located behind the cathedral, in the so-called Casa de la Torre, constitutes the modern and international epigone of a particularly emblematic architectural complex in the city, which began to be built in the 16th century as a Franciscan convent complex.

The charismatic Casa de la Torre was remodeled by the second Bishop of Cuernavaca, Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1898-1911), at the beginning of the 19th century to serve as an astronomical observatory

Panoramic View of the Palace of Cortes

The Palace of Cortés is a civil palace from New Spain from the 16th century, a historical monument located in Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico), ordered to be built by Hernán Cortés in the immediate years after the Conquest of Mexico. It was his residence, after living in Mexico City, where he settled the encomienda given upon receiving the marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca. It bears an enormous similarity to the Alcázar de Colón in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which predates it (1506). It is currently the headquarters of the Cuauhnáhuac Regional Museum, inaugurated on February 1, 1974.