Cuetzalan - Ketzaltour

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INFORMA
ÍNDEX
KETZALTOUR NEWS4
Visit to International Fairs
Scenic Pacific Railroad Chihuahua - chepe
The number of magical towns in Mexico
RECOMMENDATIONS8
Video of interest
Pilgrimages
FESTIVITIES10
October Festivities
Fair Cuetzalan, Puebla (Magic Town)
paradise between mountains
International Cervantes Festival
Fair alfeñique
Feria de Tlaxcala
Guadalupanas boost tourism festivals in Mexico City
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KETZALTOUR
NEWS
VISIT TO INTERNATIONAL FAIRS
MADRID, ESPAÑA
RIMINI, ITALY
OCTOBER 08TH - 10TH / 2015
REPRESENTATIVE: ANA
LAURA RAMIREZ
JAN. 20TH - 24TH / 2016
REPRESENTATIVE: MR. RENE
LUIS RODRIGUEZ CANO
LONDON, ENGLAND
MILÁN, ITALY
NOV. 02ND - 05TH / 2015
REPRESENTATIVE: MR. RENE
LUIS RODRIGUEZ CANO
BARCELONA, SPAIN
NOV. 17TH - 19TH / 2015
REPRESENTATIVE: ANA
MARTINEZ
FEBRUARY 11TH - 13TH / 2016
REPRESENTATIVE: ANA
LAURA RAMIREZ
BERLÍN, GERMANY
MARCH 09TH - 13TH /
2016 REPRESENTATIVE:
MR. RENE LUIS
RODRIGUEZ CANO
Ketzaltour will be present in Mexico’s pavillion in the following International Tourism Fairs.
IMPORTANT. CHIHUAHUA PACIFIC SCENIC
TRAIN–“CHEPE”.
There are daily departures in both
directions.
From Chihuahua and
from Los Mochis.
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INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
MAGIC TOWNS IN MEXICO:
According
to the Federal
Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR)
as part of the World Tourism
Day, the Secretary of Tourism,
Enrique de la Madrid Cordero has
declared the new designationof
28 new Magic Towns, and with
them, a total of 111 Magic Towns.
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KETZALTOUR
NEWS
MAGIC TOWN
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STATE
MAGIC TOWN
STATE
ACULCO
STATE OF MEXICO
ORIZABA
VERACRUZ
ALAMOS
SONORA
PAHUATLAN
PUEBLA
ARTEAGA
COAHUILA
PALENQUE
CHIAPAS
ATLIXCO
PUEBLA
PALIZADA
CAMPECHE
BACALAR
QUINTANA ROO
PAPANTLA
VERACRUZ
BATOPILAS
CHIHUAHUA
PARRAS DE LA FUENTE
COAHUILA
BERNAL
QUERETARO
PATZCUARO
MICHOACAN
CADEREYTA DE MONTES
QUERETARO
PINO
ZACATECAS
CALVILLO
AGUASCALIENTES
REAL DE ASIENTOS
AGUASCALIENTES
CANDELA
COAHUILA
REAL DE CATORCE
SAN LUIS POTOSI
CAPULÁLPAM
OAXACA
REAL DEL MONTE
HIDALGO
CASAS GRANDES
CHIHUAHUA
SALVATIERRA
GUANAJUATO
CHIAPA DE CORZO
CHIAPAS
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS CHIAPAS
CHIGNAHUAPAN
PUEBLA
SAN JOAQUINQUERETARO
QUERETARO
CHOLULA
PUEBLA
SAN JOSE DE GRACIA
AGUASCALIENTES
COATEPEC
VERACRUZ
SAN JUAN DEL RIO
QUERETARO
COMALA
COLIMA
SAN JUAN Y SAN PEDRO TEPOSCOLULA
OAXACA
COMITAN
CHIAPAS
SAN MARTIN DE LAS PIRAMIDES
STATE OF MEXICO
COSALA
SINALOA
SAN PABLO VILLA DE MITLA
OAXACA
COSCOMATEPEC
VERACRUZ
SAN SEBASTIAN DEL OESTE
JALISCO
CREEL
CHIHUAHUA
SANTA CLARA DEL COBRE
MICHOACAN
CUATRO CIENEGAS
COAHUILA
SANTIAGO
NUEVO LEON
CUETZALAN
PUEBLA
SAYULITA
NAYARIT
CUITZEO
MICHOACAN
SOMBRERETE
ZACATECAS
DOLORES HIDALGO
GUANAJUATO
TACAMBARO
MICHOACAN
EL FUERTE
SINALOA
TALPA DE ALLENDE
JALISCO
EL ORO
STATE OF MEXICO
TAPALPA
JALISCO
EL ROSARIO
SINALOA
TAPIJULAPA
TABASCO
GUERRERO
COAHUILA
TAXCO
GUERRERO
HIUCHAPAN
HIDALGO
TECATE
BAJA CALIFORNIA
HUAMANTLA
TLAXCALA
TECOZAUTLA
HIDALGO
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PUEBLO MÁGICO
ESTADO
PUEBLO MÁGICO
ESTADO
HUASCA DE OCAMPO
HIDALGO
TEOTIHUACAN
STATE OF MEXICO
HUAUCHINANGO
PUEBLA
TEPOTZOTLAN
STATE OF MEXICO
HUAUTLA DE
JIMENEZ
OAXACA
TEPOZTLAN
MORELOS
ISLA MUJERES
QUINTANA ROO
TEQUILA
JALISCO
IXTAPAN DE LA SAL
STATE OF MEXICO
TEQUISQUIAPAN
QUERETARO
IZAMAL
YUCATAN
TEUL DE GONZALEZ ORTEGA
ZACATECAS
JALA
NAYARIT
TLALPUJAHUA
MICHOACAN
JALPA
GUANAJUATO
TLATLAUQUITEPEC
PUEBLA
JEREZ
ZACATECAS
TLAXCO
TLAXCALA
JIQUILPAN
MICHOACAN
TLAYACAPAN
MORELOS
LAGOS DE MORENO
JALISCO
TODOS SANTOS
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
LINARES
NUEVO LEON
TULA
TAMAULIPAS
LORETO
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
TULUM
QUINTANA ROO
MAGDALENA DE KINO
SONORA
TZINTZUNTZAN
MICHOACAN
MALINALCO
STATE OF MEXICO
VALLADOLID
YUCATAN
MAPIMI
DURANGO
VALLE DE BRAVO
STATE OF MEXICO
MASCOTA
JALISCO
VIESCA
COAHUILA
MAZAMITLA
JALISCO
VILLA DEL CARBÓN
STATE OF MEXICO
MAZUNTE
OAXACA
XICO
VERACRUZ
METEPEC
STATE OF MEXICO
XICOTEPEC
PUEBLA
MIER
TAMAULIPAS
XILITLA
SAN LUIS POTOSI
MINERAL DE ANGANGUEO
MICHOACAN
YURIRIA
GUANAJUATO
MINERAL DE POZOS
GUANAJUATO
ZACATLAN
PUEBLA
MINERAL EL CHICO
HIDALGO
ZOZOCOLCO DE HIDALGO
VERACRUZ
NOCHISTLAN
ZACATECAS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
POINTS OF INTEREST
We
invite you to watch the
video named
Because we are
so much more... ¡VIVA MÉXICO!,
(
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=qWcKpFp5HAA ) a video
where we may see the natural
beauties, archaeological zones and
many more attractives that we may
enjoy in Mexico.
For
all the pilgrimages we will be
giving each passenger a “passport”
which will be sealed at the moment
they visit every sanctuary.
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GREAT PILGRIMAGE TO
THE BASILICA IN DECEMBER
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Includes:
Accomodations at the Hotel PF
Transfers and tours described in the program
Price per pax in Single accomodations USD 555
Price per pax in Double accomodations USD 399
Dec -10th
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Dec -11th
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THU
Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
FRI
Breakfast. Basilica of Guadalupe and Mass and City Tour. We will see the 3 Cultures’ Square,
site of the Church where Juan Diego was christened. We will continue to the Basilica of
Guadalupe. In 1531 The Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego and the Basilica was
built to honor the Virgin. We will visit the Present Basilica and the Ancient one, as well as
the museum. We will visit the “Pocito” and the Gardens. We will go uphill where we will see
the Church dedicated to Juan Diego. Return to the hotel. In the evening transfer to the
Basilica (8 hours.)
BUFFET BREAKFAST
Dec -12th
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SAT
Mass at the Holy Family Church and Teotihuacan. After Breakfast departure to the Holy
Family Church dedicated to Saint Miguel Pro who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in
1988. Mass at 09.00. We will continue to Tulpetlac, place where the 5th apparition of the
Virgin of Guadalupe took place. We will continue to Teotihuacan Pyramids. Through the
modern Highway to Pachuca, we will arrive to the Archaeological Zone of Teotihuacan,
the City of Gods, located at about 30 miles northeast from Mexico City and where we may
admire the impressing Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, walk through the Avenue of the
Dead, see the Butterflies Palace and the Temple for the Plumed Serpent, Quetzalcoatl.
Dec -13th
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SUN
AMERICAN BREAKFAST – LEISURE TIME
Dec -14th
-15
MON AMERICAN BREAKFAST – LEISURE TIME
AMERICAN BREAKFAST
Dec -15th
-15
TUE
TFR OUT MEXICO (BETWEEN 23:00 AND 06:00 THE TRF must be privately requested).
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FESTIVITIES
OCTOBER FEASTS
Guadalajara, Jalisco October 03rd – 31st
Each year, beginning on the first Saturday
from October until the first Sunday in
November, the feasts of October, one of
the most important cultural expressions
from Guadalajara, will be celebrated
at the Benito Juarez Auditorium and in
several different venues.
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The October Feasts are tradition, and have
been “Tapatia” history for more than 40
years. In them, the reputation that these
have reached is cared at every moment, as
well as the public order and morals, while
procuring that their difussion and correct
organization give them a better status on
a national and international scale.
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CUETZALAN FAIR, PUEBLA (MAGIC TOWN)
PARADISE BETWEEN MOUNTAINS.
From September 30th to October 06th, 2015.
Cuetzalan del Progreso is a municipality
in the state of Puebla; a beautiful town of
which you will fall in love due to its warmth
and beautiful places. Its Fair has been
celebrated for more than 50 years, which
speaks to us about the firm traditions
rooted in this place.
This year, the LXVI edition of the Coffee
Fair and the LII edition of the Huipil Fair
wil be celebrated. Handicrafts, delicious
coffee, gastronomy and many traditions
are some of the things you will live and
enjoy in the fair of Cuetzalan, 2015.
INTERNATIONAL CERVANTINO
FESTIVAL
Guanajuato, October 07th – 25th, 2015
For
nineteen days, Guanajuato will
become the Continental Cultural Center,
with the participation of 3,518 artists from
31 countries.
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FESTIVITIES
ALFEÑIQUE FAIR
Toluca, State of México, October 09th / – November 02nd / 2015
It is a colorful and traditional fair that
takes place in the famous Portals from
the city of Toluca, which are located in
the downtown section of the city and
surround the Cathedral Church dedicated
to Saint Joseph.
Its most typical activities, are the sale of
“alfeñique” sweets, sugar skulls, “puchas”
and typical sweets at the Portals. A wide
variety of sweets made with sugar by the
best artisans. Those days, there will also
be many other cultural activities, such as
theater performances, children workshops,
expositions,
lectures,
gastronomical
shows, competitions, concerts, contests,
offerings and much more.
The word “alfeñique” has Arabian origins,
it is the name that was given to a cooked
sugar paste which was stretched and
twisted in thin bars. Nowadays, this name
is given to the confectioner’s sugar figures
that are made for the Day of the Dead.
The traditional Alfeñique and Regional
Sweets from Toluca Fair has been
celebrated since 1989 with the aim of
invigorating the milenary tradition of the
Day of the Dead.
TLAXCALA FAIR
Tlaxcala, October 24th /– November 17th / 2015
The
most expected regional fair in
Tlaxcala is outstanding for presenting the
best shows in its Palenque. This year, it will
be no exception, and this important venue
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in the Fair will feature a complete program
for everyone to enjoy, with the aim that the
public may spend an unforgettable night
in the company and voice of their favorite
performers.
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THE GUADALUPAN FEASTS ENHANCE
TOURISM IN MEXICO CITY
Mexico City, December 12th, 2015
With the Celebrations for the Virgin of
Guadalupe Day, the economic turnover
generated by tourism in Mexico City during
December will increase to 543 million 897
thousand pesos, informed Mexico City’s
Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco.
The Minister specified that for the Virgin’s
celebration we are expecting the arrival
of 2 million 171 thousand 092 visitors, of
which 83 thousand 871 will arrive to hotels,
while 125 thousand 187 visitors will find
accomodations with family or friends.
In a communication, Torruco stated
that one million 962 thousand 124 hikers
(travelers without accomodations) will
also arrive to our country capital, coming
from the metropolitan zone from Mexico’s
Valley and the State of Mexico.
Also, visitors from Puebla, Queretaro,
Morelos, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Guerrero,
Guanajuato, Michoacan and Veracruz,
who jointly will generate a turnover of 98
million 543 thousand pesos.
He added that on December 11th y 12th,
the hotels occupation will reach 76.8 per
cent.
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