Immigration to Mexico

28 Places

Mexico City, Mexico

Pabellón Coreano de la Amistad (Korean Friendship Pavillion)

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Santos Degollado

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

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Veracruz, Mexico

Plaza of the Lebanese Migrant

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Helu's Productos Árabes

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Ottoman Clock

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

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'El Yanga'

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

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Nativitas, Mexico

Ex Hacienda de Santa Águeda

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

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'El Muro de los Muertos' ('The Wall of the Dead')

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

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Aguascalientes, Mexico

Castillo Ortega-Douglas

In Mexico, an abandoned Scottish-looking castle stands as a tribute to love.

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Mineral del Monte, Mexico

Panteón Inglés

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

The Chapel of Jimmy Ray

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.

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Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico

Reindeer of La Cruz

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

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Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

Museo Menonita (Mennonite Museum)

A place to learn about the history and culture of Mexico's largest Anabaptist group.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Panteón Francés de La Piedad

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City National Cemetery

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Parque Masayoshi Ohira (Masayoshi Ohira Park)

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

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Reloj Chino (Chinese Clock)

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

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'Huellas de la Octava' ('Footprints of the Eighth')

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

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Guanajuato, Mexico

Don Quixote Iconographic Museum

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

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House of Luis Cantón Marín

A house mixing elements of Chinese and Mexican architecture stands as a tribute to the Chinese-Mexican bishop who lived here.

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Mexico City, Mexico

La Vasconia

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

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Valladolid, Mexico

Casa China

A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Librería Porrúa's Sor Juana Book Mosaic

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Museo de Manga (Manga Museum)

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Korea-Mexico Friendship Bell

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Justo Sierra Historical Synagogue

Mexico’s first synagogue set up by and for the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Porta Coeli Cathedral

One of Mexico City's seats of the Catholic faith, although not the majoritarian Latin Roman rite.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Ho Chi Minh Monument

The Vietcong leader isn’t the only symbol of late 20th-century counterculture represented in this statue.

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