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A World Heritage Site, this immense complex was established in 1791 as a hospital, almshouse, orphanage and workhouse. With a large rectangular footprint, it has the same kind of format as Madrid’s El Escorial or Les Invalides in Paris.

Something interesting about Hospicio Cabañas is that everything is laid out on one level, to make it easier for the infirm, elderly and children to get around.

The man behind the design was the Mexico City architect Manuel Tolsá who embellished the complex with balustrades and arcades around 23 courtyards.

If there’s one thing to look out for, it’s the series of frescoes by José Clemente Orozco, culminating with “Man of Fire” in the dome, painted in 1936-39.

Cathedral

  • The main church for the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, the cathedral is edged by four plazas that form a cross shape.

    This monument has come through a

Guadalajara Zoo

  • A swift taxi ride from the Historic Centre, the Guadalajara Zoo is rated as one of the best in Latin America and has a higher variety of species than any in

Basilica Of Our Lady Of Zapopan

  • This 17th-century Franciscan church complex is in Zapopan, eight kilometres northwest of Guadalajara Cathedral.

    The basilica has theatrical colonia