Top Things to do in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast
Top Hotels in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast
Top 9 Observatories & Planetariums in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast
Discover the best top things to do in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast including Museo de Astronomia Prehispanica, El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve, Planetario de Morelia, Planetario Dr Jose Hernandez Moreno, Planetario Puebla, Planetario Tabasco 2000, Planetas, Planetario Orizaba, Casa de la Tierra.
Restaurants in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast
1. Museo de Astronomia Prehispanica
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 85 reviews
The Prehispanic Astronomical Museum addresses a 10 year archeoastronomical research made at Cañada de la Virgen archaeological site in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. The exposition explains the importance of the moon cycle at the site and the use of the pyramid as a calendar device.
Reviewed By 883liz - Chicago, United States
It was so worth the visit.! We stopped for lunch and a tour of the cultural astronomy museum at the Comida Prehispanica and the Mueso de Astronomia Prehispanica after a fascinating tour of the Pyramid at Canada de la Virgen (Albert Coffee). Altogether one of the best experiences of our lovely trip to San Miguel de Allende. Our reception from Dr. Rossana Quiro Ennis and her husband Jesus Real Ruiz was so warm and inviting. First we went to the back patio and watched one of the cooks prepare tortillas on the traditional comal while we began with our meal with delicious salsas and chips made from those ethereal tortillas. Two main dishes followed – one vegetable and the other with meat – then dessert and Mexican coffee. All the ingredients were not only organic and locally grown but food that was available to the indigenous people before the arrival of Spaniards. If this lunch was an example, they ate well! And so did we. When I asked Dr. Ennis how she and her husband decided to open both a restaurant and a museum, she explained, “We both found in cooking a way to connect the cycles of nature with the cycles of the sky, which was one of the main themes in prehispanic cosmogonic knowledge.” After lunch, Dr. Ennis described her involvement in the archeological exploration at the Pyramid. She had began by photographing the cycles of the moon as it rose behind the Pyramid over many years and observing the patterns as they must have appeared to the indigenous builders. As a cultural astronomer, she documented evidence of how the local Prehispanic people constructed the Pyramid to follow the complex, interlocking cycles of the moon and sun that they used to predict vital weather cycles and eclipses. She explained - at the level we could absorb - what she had discovered – and documented in her beautiful photographs. Do make time for this experience! It is uniquely engaging!!
2. El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 149 reviews
Located next to the tiny village of El Rosario, this sanctuary is the winter nesting grounds for millions of monarch butterflies that migrate from the U.S. each year.
Reviewed By KLight_12
Getting to see the hundreds of millions of Monarch Butterflies at the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Reserve was a dream come true! My husband and I went there with Natural Habitats Adventures in January 2020. We stayed in Angangueo for two nights. It is a charming town high in the mountains (about 9000 feet). The butterfly reserve is a few miles above the town near the top of the mountain. When we arrived at the reserve, we rode horses up the trail for a mile or so, then walked about half-mile to the area where the Monarchs were roosting in the Oyamel Fir trees. It was breath-taking to see the masses of monarchs hanging in the branches, thickly covering the tree trunks, and flying about when they were warmed by the sun. Seeing this spectacle was a bucket list adventure, I highly recommend going!
3. Planetario de Morelia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
4. Planetario Dr Jose Hernandez Moreno
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 17 reviews
"El planetario es un centro de educación recreativa cuyas actividades contribuyan al enriquecimiento de conocimientos sobre astronomía y las ciencias en general."
5. Planetario Puebla
6. Planetario Tabasco 2000
7. Planetas
This planetarium has a number of high-powered telescopes and has a special star-gazing program for children.
8. Planetario Orizaba
The Orizaba planetarium has four areas: -Digital projection room -Observatory -Virtual reality workshop (for people over 12 years old) -Art workshop (for children under 12 years old).
9. Casa de la Tierra
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
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