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Cinco de Mayo: Virtual Tours

Library Resources covering the 5th of May

Tourist Attractions

Watch this cinematic 4K video and I guarantee you will know where to go. I present: Beautiful Mexico in Cinema 4K: best places to visit in 2021! Watch the beauty of the Chichen Itza, Palenque and Tulum temples. Together with the deep blue waters at Agua Azul and Bacalar. And don't forget the picturesque towns like San Miguel de Allende, San Christobal de Las Casas and Guanajuato (3:25 min.)

We take a 360° tour around some of the coolest spots in Mexico City - Look around and explore the city with us! WATCH IN 4K

Street level hear the sites and sounds a walking tour of Mexico City.

Mexico City Tour with AirBnB Cooking sites visited include  Juarez Neighborhood, Barber Spa, Polanco, Ferrari to drive experience, Bo Johnson Personal Tour Guide Taco Pastor, Limo de Mexico Tour, Street Vendor Food (1.50 for 5 tacos est.), Basketball Game, Naco Libre, Uber friendly, Canal Boat Tours, Hot Air Ballooning, Teotihuacan (Pyramid), Tequilla Tasting, Salsa Dancing Instruction, etc. **Warning: the Narrator does say f*ck six times** (25:01 min.)

 

Virtual reality tour of "Tomb 105" at the archaeological site of Monte Alban. Monte Alban was a large Zapotec city situated on a mountaintop, near Oaxaca, Mexico. This VR/360 video takes you on a virtual tour of the structure over the tomb, as well as into the tomb itself. Scholarly sources cited for information presented in this video: Kerpel, D. “The Hidden Aesthetic of Red in the Painted Tombs of Oaxaca.” RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics, no. 57/58, 2010, pp. 55–74. Monte Alban site rendering from: "National Geographic Archaeology Collection" (https://www.artstation.com/trasancos3d) (4:39 min.)

In this full 360 video we take you back to the times the Maya's ruled the western world! The absolute highlight is off course Chichen Itza, one of the new 7 world wonders. But in the whole of Mexico and even in Guatemala and Honduras, there are many more ancient Maya cities to visit. A must see when visiting North Latin America! This video was shot with Insta360 one x. Their newest product can be found here: https://www.insta360.com/sal/one_x2?i... These 360° videos are best experienced by use of a VR Headset. Use a Headset such as Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear, Playstation VR, HTC Vive or any of the Oculus sets such as the Oculus Go, Rift and Quest. (2:04 min)

Join us to tour the mysterious Teotihuacan, which is a vast Mexican archaeological complex northeast of Mexico City. Running down the middle of the site, which was once a flourishing pre-Columbian city, is the Avenue of the Dead. It links the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun, the latter two with panoramic views from their summits. This is a site visit during the Mexico Study Abroad program. (1:02:57 min.)

Walking Tour of Museo Soumaya consisting of Plaza Carso and Plaza Loreto in Mexico City.(17:18 min.)

The Museo Nacional de Antropología (MNA) is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. It boasts one of the world’s largest collections of pre-Columbian relics, artefacts and art with over seven million archaeological pieces and over five million ethnological pieces. Come take a walk around the National Museum of Anthropology with me! (8;27 min.)

Tour around the permanent and temporary exhibition rooms of the Jade Museum (5:25 min.)

The Tulum Mayan Ruins, dating from the 13th-15th centuries, is the the site of a walled city that served as a major port for interior Mexico. The ruins are situated on a 40 foot cliff overlooking the Caribbean Sea in Quintana Roo, Mexico, and are one of the best-preserved Maya sites anywhere. It is believed that Tulum was one of the last cities the Mayas built and inhabited. Sitting along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, the Tulum ruins are just a short distance from Playa del Carmen and are easily accessible from Cancun as well. The ruins are an extremely popular tourist destination and rightly so. (36: 24 min.)

Mexican food has the distinction of being one of the world’s most popular cuisines. Famous from Texas to Tokyo for its tacos and burritos. The authentic dishes have conquered minds and palates, but Mexican food is far richer than just tacos. (14:58 min.)

The Culture of Mexican FOOD - Foods from Mexico includes avocado, cactus, ceviche, chocolate, vanilla, corn, squash, beans, tomatoes, chilies, insects, etc. Tour a bakery and market. Corn is at the heart of the cuisine. Seafood is main part of the diet. (39:20 min.)

 

Cultural Flavors is a cooking tour that takes you around the world one dish at a time. Each episode of this 13 part series provides viewers with a snapshot of life around the dinner table of a different country. In every episode, the unique characteristics of local cuisine are shown, and afterwards each recipe is recreated step-by-step. Highlighted are the spices, vegetables, meats and seafood at the core of each country's culinary culture. (24:10 min.)