CDMX: 1 Gay Side of History @ Historic Center Plazas & Temples © | 3 hours 30 minutes

43 Reviews | Mexico City
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Digital LGBT+ map of the Historic Center and extra resources.
  • Local guide
  • Downloadable PDF copy of e-book RAINBOW MEXICO: Bridging Forgotten Pasts and Vibrant Futures.
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Gratuities

Overview

It bridges forgotten pasts and vibrant futures of the hidden rainbow of Mexico City's past! You will embark on an eye-opening journey through the vibrant LGBTQ+ history of Mexico City with our exclusive "Gay Side of History, Plazas and Temples" walk. This isn't your ordinary walk - it is a time-traveling adventure that will challenge everything you thought you knew about Mexican culture and history!

Meeting points

República de Argentina 15, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06020 Centro, CDMX, Mexico

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We meet outside Number 15, República de Argentina Street, curbside, right at the door marked with #15. It is the main door and it is not at the corner. It is at the heart of Mexico City's Historic Center.

End point

Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición
República de Brasil 33, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06020 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

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At the Historic Center's second largest plaza, Plaza de Santo Domingo. At the corner of República de Venezuela and República de Brasil streets.

Itinerary

  • Librería Porrúa

    Rooftop balcony overlooking the Palace of the Royal Duty, the Hideaway Rooms of Frida Kahl, and the Great Aztec Temple's ruins.

    1 hour

  • Museo del Templo Mayor (Pass By)

    The Templo Mayor (Spanish for "Great Temple") was the main temple of the Mexica (former Aztec) people in their capital city.

  • Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Mexico (Pass By)

    The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.

  • Zocalo

    The central plaza. The heart of city and country. The meeting place since the 16th century.

    30 minutes

  • Palacio Nacional de Mexico (Pass By)

    The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. Since 2018 it has also served as the official residence for the President of Mexico.

  • Centro Cultural Espana en Mexico

    The Centro Cultural de España (Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico) is located at 18 Guatemala Street in the historic center of Mexico City. In the late 1990s, this old mansion just behind the Cathedral was in ruins when the Mexico City government ceded it to the Spanish government. When restoration work was finished, the new Centro Cultural de España was inaugurated by the King of Spain with the President of Mexico in 2002.

    30 minutes

  • Ex Old Customs (Pass By)

    The Old Customs Building is located on the east side of Santo Domingo Plaza between Republica de Venezuela and Luis Gonzalez Obregon Streets just to the north of the main plaza of Mexico City.

  • Plaza de Santo Domingo

    Plaza Santo Domingo is flanked to the west by the Portal de Evangelistas, which is a Tuscan colonnade with round arches. Scribes with typewriters and antique printing machines work in this Portal.

    30 minutes

  • Antiguo Palacio de la Santa Inquisición (Pass By)

    The Spanish Inquisition was the civilian institution in charge of executing convicted homosexuals between 1521 and 1821.

  • Santo Domingo (Pass By)

    The Church of Santo Domingo is located on the north side and faces the Santo Domingo plaza. The starting point of El Camino Real, from Old Mexico to New Mexico, a trading route and a safe haven for gay male couples.

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • You will walk for 1 mile in 3 hours.

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

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Fantastic tour

Published on Nov, 2024

Carlos was a fantastic tour guide! His knowledge about Mexican history and Mexican gay history was impressive. Will definitely take more tours from him when we return to CDMX.

Excellent tour. Excellent guide.

Published on Nov, 2024

This is an excellent walking tour and Carlos is a great guide. He's knowledgeable, entertaining, and engaging. He is serious about the subject and there's serious history here, but the tour is never dry. I've studied Mexican history and I've visited CDMX many times, but this tour brought me to places I'd never been and I learned a lot from an LGBTQ perspective. I will definitely take another of his tours on my next visit to Mexico. Highly recommended.

Fabulous experience at a historic time

Published on Sep, 2024

My tour with Carlos was unforgettable. Essentially a full semester university class, if you could find one this specific. It put me, an eager student of Mexican-US history, right in the middle of what I was learning: walking the streets, looking up at horrifying drawings on the sides of buildings (which i would have never noticed on my own), getting behind-the-scenes views of clubs, and best of all, Carlos tweaking the tour to include my specific interest, the 1930s and '40s. He even took me to a historic cafe (back then a cantina) from the time period, and introduced me to a muralist currently painting murals in Centro!  I have been on many TripAdvisor tours, most recently in Spain, and I can say that I have only had two other guides who have had the level of expertise that Carlos has and have been as enthusiastic about teaching it. An added bonus was having this tour in the exciting month of Mexico's Independence, with the upcoming change of power to Mexico's first female president, and its November celebrations of its Revolution which freed workers of many aspects of their suffering and gave them a voice. The voices of the workers were apparent each day in marches in Centro, often to the Zocalo. You never knew exactly when a street would be closed to accommodate them but I always go with the flow when I have the privilege of being a guest in an international capital city at such a historical time.

Best Tour of CDMX

Published on Sep, 2024

Carlos was very personable and knowledgeable. He inquired about our personal interests and incorporated them into the tour. We really enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend to anyone interested in learning more about LGBTQ+ history of the city and history of CDMX in general. This tour is a must do!

Amazing Historical Tour

Published on Jun, 2024

This is an amazing historical tour, so much information about LGBTQ+ history in Mexico, and a lot of Mexican history. I highly recommend this tour to all LGBTQ+ travelers, as you won't find a more informative tour. 3.5 hours sounds long, but it went by so quickly. Carlos is knowledgeable and great at answering questions.

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