Mexico
“Once a Year Go Someplace
You've Never Been Before” - Dalai Lama
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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The Arcos del Milenio (the Arches of the 3rd Millenium), an architectural monument of six yellow metal arches

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La Minerva
The largest fountain/statue in the city of Guadalajara. Minerva is the Roman goddess of war, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, and crafts

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The Stampede
This sculpture, located in the Glorieta de las Jicamas

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The Stampede was designed and forged in bronze by Jorge de la Peña

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Rotunda de las Jaliscenses Ilustres

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Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento is a Catholic church dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament

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"Niños Héroes
An imposing monument 50 metres high which honors the legend of 6 cadets who refused to surrender during the American invasion of 1847, this statue stands at the intersection of Avenidas Chapultepec and Niños Héroes. Made from pink canterra stone, it was crafted by Juan Olaguíbel

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Military Museum

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McDonald's McGolazo
$35 pesos, about $3 USD
 
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