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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tepoztlán

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tepoztlán, Mexico

Updated September 23, 2019
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The pyramid at El Tepozteco.

Tepoztlán, Mexico

El Tepozteco

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.
Tubohotel

Tepoztlán, Mexico

Tubohotel

Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.
Latrines.

Tepoztlán, Mexico

Latrine Poems at Museo de la Natividad

Historic poems about the noble act of defecating have been preserved on the wall of this old convent.
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Barbara Hutton’s Japanese palace, in the shadow of the volcano Popocatépetl.

Jiutepec, Mexico

Camino Real Sumiya

The tragic heiress Barbara Woolworth Hutton built her seventh husband this Japanese-inspired palace in Mexico.
9 miles from Tepoztlán
The Palace of Cortés.

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Palace of Cortés

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.
10 miles from Tepoztlán
Mythological figure in Diego Rivera’s aquatic mural

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Museo Cassa Gaia

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.
10 miles from Tepoztlán
Ancient Hotel Moctezuma

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Moctezuma Plaza

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.
10 miles from Tepoztlán
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Lists Featuring Tepoztlán

Latrines.
The public toilets could get quite crowded.
The abbey ruins.
The stone latrines in the baths at Dougga.

6 Old Latrines Worth a Visit, Even If You Can't Use Them

March your tuchus to these historic bathrooms to see how people used to take care of business.

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Including Latrine Poems at Museo de la Natividad, The Public Toilets of Ephesus , and Egglestone Abbey

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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