Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ajusco. In the Valle de Bravo
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monarch butterflies in winter.
Top 10 Spectator
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Bullfighting
Top matadors fight the
toughest bulls.
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Futbol (Soccer)
Mexicans' favorite
spectator sport.
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NBA Basketball
Parque Nacional de los Leones
Palacio de los Deportes
hosts exhibition games.
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Water Sports and Boating
Acapulco offers a huge
variety of year-round ocean
sports and activities including
deep sea fishing, boating, scuba
diving, and water skiing.
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Professional Baseball
The home team, Diablos
Rojos, plays at Foro Sol.
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Golf, Tennis, and
Races are held at
Hipódromo de las Américas.
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Swimming
Most golf courses are members-
and guests-only clubs. A golf
course that does allow visitors is
Campestre Cocoyoc at Hotel
Hacienda Cocoyoc. Many hotels
offer tennis courts and swimming
pools.
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Hotel Hacienda Cocoyoc:
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Charrerías
Horsemanship events are
held at Lienzo Charro.
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Rowing
The Cuemanco Channel is
a popular spot.
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Volcano Mountaineering
Climbing the volcanoes near
Mexico City provides strenuous,
but non-technical adventures.
Maps and directions for these
treks are primitive, but there are
guides available. Popular trips
include the tough climb to the
top of Iztaccíhuatl
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Less taxing would be climbs to
the top of La Malinche near
Puebla or Nevado de Toluca near
Valle de Bravo.
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Boxing bouts are held at
Salón 21.
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Lucha Libre
This entertaining “sport”
features costumed wrestlers
wearing masks
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Acapulco Cliff Divers
Acapulco's most famous
attraction in which young men
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Ticketmaster sells tickets and has information for most of the
spectator sports at 5325-9000, www.ticketmaster.com.mx
