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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Malinalco

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Malinalco, Mexico

Updated October 26, 2018

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Malinalco, Mexico

House of the Eagles

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

Malinalco, Mexico

Murals of the Parish of the Divine Savior

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.
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Chalma, Mexico

Ahuehuete de Chalma

This specimen of Mexico's national tree is now central to religious pilgrimage and rituals.
4 miles from Malinalco

Tenango del Valle, Mexico

Teotenango

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.
12 miles from Malinalco

Xochicalco, Mexico

Xochicalco Pyramids

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.
16 miles from Malinalco

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Moctezuma Plaza

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.
16 miles from Malinalco

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Cuernavaca Cathedral Murals

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.
16 miles from Malinalco
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