Saints & Sinners - City Tour in Mexico City

This city tour gives you the opportunity to understand the significance of women in pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mexico. It highlights the role of women in society as saints or in prostitution as sinners, as viewed by the Catholic Church. Among the Aztecs, the "Tlatlaimimes" (or Geishas, as they are more commonly known in our culture) were highly regarded and always accompanied warriors on campaigns. Xochiquetzal was the Aztec goddess of flowers, love, seduction, and fertility. She was the goddess of maize and the goddess of the Temazcal. You’ll find her depicted in Diego Rivera's famous mural in the National Palace, where our city tour begins. Visit one of the oldest neighborhoods in Mexico City with your personal tour guide. Thanks to the city's efforts over the past ten years, the historic center has become safer and more attractive. Pedestrian zones are being established, and the streets are being newly and brightly designed, making these districts once again easy to visit today.

Temazcal is a traditional steam bath used for physical and ritual purification, as well as for therapeutic purposes, and is still used today. In pre-Hispanic times, the Tlatlaimimes used Temazcal for medicinal or beauty purposes. The location in Mexico City has remained the same for centuries. Just as it was in ancient Tenochtitlan, the temple of Xochiquetzal remains a significant landmark today.