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The Cerro de la Silla ("Saddle Hill") is a mountain and natural monument, It is part of the foothills system of the Sierra Madre Oriental.It is found covering territorial parts of the municipalities of Guadalupe (31.62%), Monterrey (13.23%) and Juárez (55.15%), in the state of Nuevo León, [1] [2] and constitutes an icon of the city of Monterrey and a symbol for the people of Monterrey.
Mexico City: 2004 1136; i, ii (cultural) The House and Studio of influential Mexican architect Luis Barragán was constructed in 1948. An example of modern architecture, the concrete three-storey building with a small private garden integrates elements of modern design with vernacular elements of Mexico. The use of water and fountains was ...
Visitors may enter the monument, view the memorial plaques at the base level, and climb to the top of the tower. While entry is free, visitors must obtain a permit at the Cuauhtémoc borough by showing an ID. [8] Groups of no more than six people are permitted inside the monument for about 15 minutes. [9] With about 200 steps, [10] the climb is ...
El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], 'the Castle'), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The temple building is more formally designated by archaeologists as Chichen Itza Structure 5B18.
The National Monuments of Mexico refers to the buildings and monuments that are protected heritage of the nation, and are declared as such in the Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Arqueológicos e Históricos maintained by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and the Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Artísticos maintained by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y ...
Mexico's natural monuments (or Monumentos Naturales in Spanish) are protected natural areas. Five areas – Bonampak, Cerro de La Silla, Río Bravo del Norte, Yagul, and Yaxchilán – are designated by the Mexican federal government and are administrated by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP).
Landmarks in Mexico by city (3 C) H. Heritage registers in Mexico (1 C, 3 P) Historic sites in Mexico (7 C, 1 P) M. Monuments and memorials in Mexico (6 C, 15 P) N.
By 2010 UDEM suspend the climbing courses because of Mexico's recession and the increase in violence in the city during the ongoing "War on Drugs". During Hurricane Alex , La Huasteca was severely impacted, damaging several routes and also lowering the level of the ground by down to 1 meter, making the beginning of some routes unclimbable.