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San Miguel de Allende and the shrine of Jesus Nazareno named World Cultural Heritage Sites


San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, july 7, 2008- The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO,
cocomprising 1 countires, meeting since july 2 in Quebec, Canada, carried out the work ofits 32 meeting
and has decided today to include San Miguel de Allende and the shrine of Jesus Nazareno of Atotonilco in
the world heritage list.

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Monarch Butterfly

 Every year at the end of the month of October, millions of monarch butterflies arrive in Michoacan forests after a long journey of 2,400 miles. From the north of the United States to breed and then return following an ancient ritual.

 

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México, Distrito Federal Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico, also called the Valley of Anáhuac, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,349 feet). It was originally built by the Aztecs in 1325 on an island of Lake Texcoco. The city was almost completely destroyed in the siege of 1521, and was redesigned and rebuilt in the following years following the Spanish urban standards. In 1524 the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenustitlán, and as of 1585 it is officially known as Ciudad de México. Read more
Real de Catorce Real de Catorce Originally founded in 1779 as Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepcion de los Alamos de Catorce, this once thriving silver mining town presently has a full time population of under 1,000 residents. Its Colonial style buildings, picturesque surroundings and remote location have made Real del Catorce a popular movie set. Several Hollywood films that have been shot there. Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and James Gandolfini shot the movie The Mexican in Real de Catorce, as were some scenes from Las Bandidas with Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam and Sam Shepard. Sections of the area were also used as scenes in John Huston's The Treasure of Sierra Madre with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and Tim Holt. Read more
 
 
 

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Tuesday, 14 October 2008 | José Julio César Hernández Barrón

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Saturday, 31 May 2008 | José Julio César Hernández Barrón

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Saturday, 31 May 2008 | Eugenio Amézquita Velasco

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