Attractions & Culture

The House of Hernán Cortés, like most houses that bear the conqueror's name, was never actually Cortés's home. At least, nothing we see today was ever his house. The photo shows the northwest corner of an enormous complex that stretched across four of today's city blocks, as far as the edge of Avenida Francisco Madero to the southeast. It is the corner of the present-day Zócalo and the Monte de Piedad building. Cortés, in the old Palace of Axayácatl, also called the Old Houses of Moctezuma, built a gigantic "City within the City." He probably lived somewhere in this four-block area. It was the seat of the Marquisate of the Valley of Oaxaca.

Former Carmelite convent known for its coffered ceilings, ornate frescoes & well-preserved mummies.

This sprawling city park is 686 hectares & features many attractions such as a zoo & museums.

Fundación Herdez is a philanthropic, non-profit association created to serve Mexican civil society. It was founded by Don Enrique Hernández Pons Torres.

Exhibits of sketches, comics & cartoon figures in an ornate, centuries-old building, plus workshops.

Museum in a historic building, featuring Mexican art from the 18th to 21st centuries.