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The small town of Papantla, that in language nahuatl means “place of Papanes or birds very noisy”, located north of the state of Veracruz, very close to the Gulf of Mexico, located between the hills of the Jarana, the Pelón, the Bell Tower, la Palma, de la Cruz, of Jasmine, of Grillo, of pain and the Carnation, all of them enclave in the latest foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental.
It was assigned by decree in 1935 the designation of Papantla of Olarte, in honor of the independent originating in this place: Seraphim of Olarte.
With regard to the fauna, highlighting various populations of armadillos, rabbits, sea cows, coyotes, vipers of bell, Coralville, mazacuatas and dangerous nauyaca. Of course stresses marine fauna of the Gulf, as shrimps, seafood, until fish of different characteristics and more…, by what we find very good kitchen.
With regard to the city, is a quiet, where you can sense a smell very rich, who called powerfully the attention, because in the environment fleet a pleasant aroma to vanilla that penetrates the senses and opens the doors of smell, it is not admire, since that Papantla is a producer natural this beautiful and delicious orchid, that the Totonicapán offered to the world and its use has spread to all corners of the earth. Without a doubt his production is, from pre-Hispanic times, reaching over the Colony the cusp in its harvest, but unfortunately today we cannot say the same, but don’t get discouraged, because you will find vanilla of very good quality at affordable prices. Read the rest of this entry »

With new routes, outside the Historic Center of the Mexico City, in this month is retook the Cultural Tours by tram and the free guided tours offered by the Secretariat of Culture of the Federal District.
To the tours by the most important churches, canteens emblematic and streets in the first table of the city, now joined destinations in areas such as colonial Doctors Tlalpan delegation, neighborhood of La Merced and people of Tepepan.
In a statement, the Secretariat of the culture of the Mexico City recalled that during these visits one can know the most famous legends of the capital of the country and spaces recovered, in an offer to the inhabitants and visitors to the Federal District.
In addition, the mornings on Sundays are free guided tours by different paths of the country’s capital, and during January tour spaces of the cologne Doctors, of the delegation Tlalpan, in the vicinity of the neighborhood of La Merced and the people of Tepepan, in Xochimilco.
Some of the paths that are already in operation are the sacred art, to visit three of the main churches of the Historic Center, with a guide that tells the story of these beautiful buildings. The output is on the side of the Palace of Fine Arts.
There are also evening shows, specialized service groups and visits to museums such as the larger Temple, the National Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral, Former Palace of the Archdiocese and the Army, with guides in English, French and German for larger groups of 20 people.
Another is the Travel by streets recovered, in which gives an account of the sites where they have developed the stories and legends of the Historic Center. This is offered Monday to Sunday.
The former street of Plateros, today Madero, is the subject of another program, which includes visits to those of May 5, Tacuba and the Cradle of Mexico City.
The local unit also mentioned the Walks of legends alive 16th century to the XIX, which includes the narration of events fantastic by characters characterized at the time during a tour on Tuesdays to side streets with scenarios such as churches and palaces of great equity value of the area east of the Historic Center.
The Walks of Canteens invite the assistants to hear this type of establishments typical of the Historic Center, to hear part of the tradition of alcohol, taverns, refreshment, tavern, Texan exhibitions and French of the first picture of this capital. Read the rest of this entry »

Currently, as it is already known, there is a wide variety of styles in tourism, but perhaps not believe it many of these various forms of practicing activities come to be as subdivisions of cultural tourism. As its name well is mentioned, this mode of tourism has specific relationship with all types of cultural activities with the country or region in which we find ourselves. Unlike other kinds of tourism, in this highlights the places where you can learn something new; it is not as other kinds of tourism in the main part is in visits to the beaches, shops where to buy souvenirs, etc.

With the cultural tourism is possible to know a little more of the factors that make up the history, art and customs of the place where we are. Are becoming more companies devoted to tourism that present among its plans and travel routes stops in places of broad cultural interest. Now, if you don’t know distinguish very well what are the various ramifications with the cultural tourism, here are some of them to know that activities practice. We practice urban tourism, archeological tourism, tourism gastronomic, and tourism ethnographic, among others.