The Mexican Organizing Committee will offer to delegates and companions the following Cultural Program from 08 to 11 November:
_Turibus at Night: Modern Mexico
_Magnificence and Beauty: Historical Buildings of Mexico City
_Teotihuacan, City of Gods
_Annual Dinner hosted by the Mexican Organizing Committee
_Visit to “Dolores Olmedo” Museum
Detail of all the activities:
Saturday, November 08
| TURIBUS AT NIGHT: MODERN MEXICO | ||
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| Time of meeting: | 19:00 hrs | |
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| Meeting place: | Lobby Hilton hotel | |
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| Duration: | 2 hours (return to Hilton hotel) | |
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| Dress code: | Casual clothing and we recommended to take along sweater or light jacket. | |
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| Participates: | All Congress participants. | |
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| Description: | Night tour by Turibus for the areas of Reforma, Polanco, Condesa and Roma. | |
Sunday, November 09
| MAGNIFICENCE AND BEAUTY: HISTORICAL BUILDINGS OF MEXICO CITY | ||
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| Time of meeting: | 10:00 hrs | |
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| Meeting place: | Lobby Hilton hotel | |
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| Duration: | 4 hours and 30 minutes (return to Down Town hotel) | |
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| Dress code: | Casual clothing and comfortable shoes without heels. | |
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| Participates: | All Congress participants. | |
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| Description: | Guided walking tour along the main roads, buildings and museums of the Historical Center of the City, guided by experts in history and culture of the country. Finishing the tour a cocktail on the terrace of the Down Town hotel* is enjoyed. *After cocktail recommend the following restaurants for lunch: - La Ópera located on the street of 5 de Mayo # 10 - Café Tacuba located on Calle Tacuba # 28 - Café del Palacio located at the lobby of the Palacio de Bellas Artes |
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Monday, November 10
| TEOTIHUACAN, CITY OF GODS | ||
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| Time of meeting: | 09:00 hrs | |
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Lobby Hilton hotel | |
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| Duration: | 6 hours (return to Hilton hotel) | |
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| Dress code: | Casual clothing and comfortable shoes without heels. | |
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| Participates: | Spouses | |
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| Description: | Guided tour into the archaeological site of Teotihuacan (“the city of the Aztec Gods”) designated world heritage by UNESCO. Teotihuacan is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Mesoamerica. After the visit at the archaeological zone a buffet meal is offered at a typical local restaurant called "La Gruta". | |
| ANNUAL DINNER HOSTED BY THE MEXICAN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE | ||
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| Hours: | 21:00 hrs | |
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| Transportation: | From 19:30 hrs, lobby Hilton and Sheraton hotel | |
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| Dress code: | Formal attire | |
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| Participates: | All congress participants | |
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| Description: | A great opportunity to experience Mexico, the Annual Dinner will take place at the former “Convento de las Vizcaínas”, a baroque building of the XVIII century at the Historical District. Today the Convent became the seat for the “San Ignacio de Loyola” school, the only colonial institution that has been open continuously up to our days in Mexico. | |
Tuesday, November 11
| VISIT TO “DOLORES OLMEDO” MUSEUM | ||
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| Time of meeting | 09:00 hrs | |
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| Meeting place: | Lobby Hilton hotel | |
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| Duration: | 6 hours (return to Hilton hotel) | |
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| Dress code: | Casual clothing and comfortable shoes without heels. | |
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| Participates: | Spouses | |
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| Description: | Exposure within the Museo Dolores Olmedo, located in the southern part of the city, where is the largest collection of paintings by Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. After the exhibition of the Museum a meal will be provided at the restaurant San Angel Inn, located inside a seventeenth century ex-hacienda consists of a variety of Mexican food. | |