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South of Mexico City

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Overview

A host of great destinations sits south of the Mexican capital, including mystical Tepoztlán, breathtaking silver-mining tourist mecca Taxco and the superb complex of caves at Grutas de Cacahuamilpa. Cuernavaca, ‘the city of eternal spring,’ is a longtime popular escape from Mexico City and a home-away-from-home for many North Americans and chilangos (Mexico City inhabitants) who own second houses here.

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  1. 1See Frida Kahlo’s masterpieces in their place of origin at Casa Azul
  2. 2Taste Mexico City beyond its trademark tacos on a street food tortilla crawl
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