Mexico has 68 recognized indigenous peoples, which represent approximately 10% of the total population and harbor an immense cultural wealth with 364 linguistic variants.
Mexico City is one of the destinations with the most museums in the world, boasting over 170 institutions. Among the most notable are the National Museum of Anthropology, Chapultepec Castle, the Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul), the Soumaya Museum.
Mexico boasts over 190 archaeological sites open to the public, with Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Palenque, and Tulum standing out as the most iconic and visited. These areas, protected by the INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History), safeguard vestiges of Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, Zapotec, and Toltec, offering a historical journey through pyramids, ball courts, and astronomical observatories.
The colonial era of Mexico was the historical period that began in the 16th century, with the Spanish conquest of the Aztec (or Mexica) Empire led by Hernán Cortés, and ended with the war of independence between 1810 and 1821.
