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Pilgrimage with Researcher to Cañada de la Virgen, Hill of the Ancestors

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Price is ฿3,186 per adult

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  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
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  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Alberto Aveleyra, ethnohistorian of the National School of Anthropology is the curator of the Archaeological Exhibit of the Historical Museum of San Miguel (the House of Allende), founded in October 2022. Alberto is a published author and one of the main researchers of the site. The famous magazine Arqueología Mexicana just published his theory on Cañada de la Virgen archaeological site (Arqueologia Mexicana no. 186, 2024), you can check this an other articles in his academia.edu web page. Because the lack of support of the government, Alberto is funding his research through the tours he offers in the site. He does not have comments in tripadvisor because he has been selling his tours thorugh airbnb where you can see the comments of his experience, one of the best rated in that portal.

His research proposes that the site probably was the sanctuary of Colhuacan Chicomoztoc, “The place where they have ancestors” “The place of the Seven caves”, the place of origen of Aztecs and Toltecs.

Activity location

  • Canada de la Virgen
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Canada de la Virgen
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

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Pilgrimage with Researcher to Cañada de la Virgen, Hill of the Ancestors
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00
Price details
฿3,186.02 x 1 Adult฿3,186.02

Total
Price is ฿3,186.02
Until Mon, 23 Mar
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  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Canada de la Virgen

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Walk with me through this indigenous sanctuary founded in the VI century A.D. While we walk through this beautiful natural landscape, learn about the 30 centuries old pre-Hispanic native civilisations, their rites, the cult to the ancestors, the archaeological excavations on the site and the research I´m doing there. My resarch is about the Prehispanic routes used by the ancient pilgrims and the cultural meanings of the processions performed there. The DNA research reveals that this archaeological site was a multi-ethnic sanctuary, it was the goal for pilgrims coming from different parts of Mexico for a period of 500 years between the VI and the XI century of our era.

Location

Activity location

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    Canada de la Virgen
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Canada de la Virgen
    • San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

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