MEXICO-COLONIAL TREASURES

DAY 1. (Saturday) BOGOTA - MEXICO CITY

Arrival at Mexico City International Airport, reception and welcome. During the transfer to the Hotel the guide will give indications about the tours. Check in at the hotel (rooms will be delivered after 3:00 p.m.). Accommodation(breakfast and lunch cannot be included on this day).

DAY 2. (Sunday) BASILICA - TEOTIHUACAN - MEXICO CITY

After breakfast we will go to the Plaza de las Tres Culturas and see the old market of Tlatelolco, continue to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Sanctuary of the Patroness of Mexicans, where we can admire the genuine mantle of Juan Diego with the Virgin, time to hear mass guaranteed. We will continue our tour of the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, where we will visit the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, as well as other ruins of equal importance, plus a brief explanation on the production of pulque "El Licor Blanco" (traditional drink of pre-Hispanic Mexico) and obsidian handicrafts. Return to the hotel.

DAY 3. (Monday) MEXICO - QUERETARO - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE

After breakfast, we will depart from the hotel to Queretaro where we will stop to visit the temple of the cross, as well as the aqueduct, an impressive architectural work of the colonial era that supplied this city with drinking water. We continue to San Miguel De Allende visiting the parish church of San Miguel Arcángel of Neo Gothic style, the Temple of Nuestra Señora de la Salud, the Temple of San Antonia de Padua as well as the Instituto Cultural Allende and in our walk through this town we will visit the first gasoline pump that existed in this place, the House of the Dogs that receives this name due to its decorated balconies and Noah's Ark as well as a pharmacy that still preserves the old style of the preparation of the medicine formulas. *Note: This day you must vacate your room and leave with your luggage, overnight in San Miguel Allende.

DAY 4. (Tuesday) ATOTONILCO - GUANAJUATO - GUADALAJARA

After breakfast we will depart to the Sanctuary of Atotonilco, known as "Sanctuary of God and the Homeland" considered by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site and by many others as "The Sistine Chapel of America" due to its cultural importance and architectural contribution to the Mexican Baroque. We will continue to the city of Guanajuato, known as "The Cervantine Capital of America", where we will hear the legend of the Callejón del Beso, as well as the spectacular Teatro Juárez. At the end of the tour, departure to the city of Guadalajara, where we will walk the streets of the city also known as "The Pearl of the West" where we will witness its beautiful architecture, we will see the Degollado Theater, Hospicio Cabañas, the Cathedral and the Government Palace among others. Lodging. *Note: You must vacate the room and leave with luggage, night's lodging in Guadalajara.

Day 5. (Wedsesday) HACIENDA TEQUILERA – RANCHO DE LOS 3 POTRILLOS - LAQUEPAQUE

After breakfast included departure to the Hacienda Tequilera where we will learn about the process of making tequila, observe the blue agave jima and taste this nectar and learn about the legend of its discovery, visit the Ranch of Vicente Fernandez, Los tres Potrillos where we can admire the stables of the ranch and its impressive horses (entrance to the ranch subject to the authorization of the artist and the administration of the ranch, Under no circumstances are we guaranteed to be able to enter, even if we are allowed to enter it is impossible to enter the private house of the Fernandez family or restricted areas, we only visit the ranch and the access to the facilities is totally free since neither the Fernandez family nor us as tour operators charge any entrance fee). We will continue our visit to Tlaquepaque where we will stroll through its colorful streets and find the finest craftsmanship of Mexican hands, enjoy the wonderful atmosphere full of nice boutiques, restaurants and mariachis. Arrival in Guadalajara.

DAY 6. (Thursday) PÁTZCUARO – MORELIA

After breakfast included departure to the city of Patzcuaro, ancient capital of the Purepecha kingdom, city founded in 1534, we will visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Health, the house of the Eleven Patios, Gertrudis Bocanegra Library, with its mural painted by the master Juan O'Gorman, the Plaza de Don Vasco de Quiroga and its typical market. The tour will continue to Morelia. Check in at the hotel. *Note: This day you must vacate the room and leave with luggage, overnight in Morelia.

DAY 7. (Friday) MORELIA - MÉXICO

After breakfast we will visit the city of Morelia "the city of the Pink Quarry", founded in 1541, considered by UNESCO "World Heritage Site" which has one of the most beautiful examples of Hispanic American Baroque architecture of the XVII and XVIII, among which are: The Cathedral, the Government Palace, the Plaza de Armas, the Clavijero Palace, its Monumental aqueduct and the Church of La Lupita, the beautiful square with its fountains. At the end of the tour we will leave for Mexico City. *Note: This day you must vacate your room and leave with your luggage, overnight in Mexico City.

DAY 8. (Saturday) CIUDAD DE MÉXICO - BOGOTÁ

Breakfast at the hotel. At the indicated time (independent of the time of transfer to the airport, the room must be vacated by 12:00 noon at the latest, i.e. half a day). Transfer to Mexico City International Airport "Benito Juarez" to take the flight home.