CUETZALAN, A JEWEL IN THE NORTH MOUNTAINS OF PUEBLA

It is a picturesque town located in a mountain range with beautiful cobblestone streets and redtiled roofs and has been designated Magic Town. It is worth to visit: the Parish of San Francisco, it dates from the end of the 19th century and it has an extraordinary high tower; the Sanctuary of Guadalupe also known as the "Church of the Jarritos", due to the fact that its tower is decorated with hundreds of small clay jugs; The Chapel of the Conception, with exquisite mural paintings; the Calmahuistic Ethnographic Museum, which exhibits a series of typical objects of the inhabitants of the region, traditional cloths, crafts and looms as well as archaeological pieces, photographs and documents. Just four miles to the east of Cuetzalan, is the archeological zone of Yohualichán, with a ceremonial center built on a series of natural platforms; the site contains present very special characteristic such as the alignments of niches that finish off the different buildings from the pyramidal structures, and it is related to the El Tajín site in Veracruz. 

The area offers astonishing natural beauties like: the Cuetzalan system, 32 kilometers of cave passage, some of the most important caves are: Atepolihúi, Cohuatichan, Chichicazapan, Zoquiapan and Chivostoc; and a large number of waterfalls like the Salto del Cuichat, the Salto de las Brisas, and basins like Atepatahua and Las Hamacas. 

More information about the Magic Towns of Puebla, click here http://www.arduinna.com.mx/pdf/pbc_en.pdf

IZAMAL, MAGIC TOWN

It is located right in the center of the peninsula, 72 km to the east of Merida. Located right in the center of the peninsula, 72 km to the east of Merida. It is probably one of the eldest cities in Yucatán. Actually known, as the "City of the Hills" because of the archaeological remains located in the town center. This gorgeous colonial city has buildings and beautiful old houses painted in white and ochre.

The Franciscan Monastery is famous for its majestic porticoes cloister, the largest in America. Beside the Convent is The Community Museum.

Izamal offers restaurants, nice hotels and handcrafts stores.

First Magical Town of Mexico, its history, from its foundation to the present, is bonded to a strong religious tradition; this is because this site was once an enormous Mayan ceremonial center.

While you're in Izamal don't miss:

• Centro Cultural y Artesanal Izamal, the museum exhibits magnificent handcrafts. Kinich Kakmó Pyramid, the largest structure on the Yucatan Peninsula.
• Rides in horse-drawn carriages.
• San Antonio de Padua Monastery, the atrium of the Monastery was second in size only to that at the Vatican. 

More information about all the wonders of Yucatan click here http://www.arduinna.com.mx/pdf/yuc_en.pdf