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A hearty pre-Hispanic soup made with hominy corn and usually pork or chicken, garnished with radish, lettuce, onion, lime, and tostadas.

Fried corn tortilla pieces simmered in red or green salsa, topped with crema, cheese, onion, and often a fried egg or shredded chicken for a hearty breakfast.

This patriotic dish, typically seasonal (August-September), features poblano chiles stuffed with picadillo, covered in a creamy walnut sauce (nogada), and garnished with pomegranate and parsley, representing the colors of the Mexican flag.

Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the conquest by Spain, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known simply as the Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas, and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución.

The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. "Bellas Artes" for short, has been called the "art cathedral of Mexico", and is located on the western side of the historic center of Mexico City which is close to the Alameda Central park.

Colonia Villa de Guadalupe (also known as La Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo) is a former separate town, now a neighborhood in northern Mexico City which, in 1531, was the site of the alleged apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most renowned Marian apparition in the Americas. She is venerated in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, located in the villa (town). The word Guadalupe comes from Spain, where it was originally the name of a river. La Villa de Guadalupe is located in Mexico City (formerly called the Mexican Federal District) within the borough of Gustavo A. Madero. The town was founded in 1563 and chartered as the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828. The city was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the initiator of the Mexican War of Independence. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) which ended the Mexican–American War was signed there.

Colorful celebration honoring deceased loved ones with altars, parades, and traditions.

Nine-night reenactment (Dec 16-24) of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem. Neighborhoods organize nightly processions with candles, songs, and piñata-breaking at a different house each night. Traditional foods: tamales, ponche fruit punch, buñuelos, and champurrado. Mexican hospitality shows at its best — travelers welcomed to join.

September 15-16. El Grito — the President's reenactment of Father Hidalgo's 1810 cry for independence — rings from Mexico City's Zócalo at 11pm on September 15. Fireworks and mariachi nationwide.

The traditional linen shirt of the Yucatan, perfect for staying cool in heat.

This traditional staple is essential for making breakfast eggs in the true regional style.

Creamy goat milk and pecan candies wrapped in distinctive red cellophane paper.