Editing Xalapa (section)

==Notable city landmarks==
[[File:Xalapa catedral.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Xalapa Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Anthropology Museum Xalapa.jpg|thumb|Xalapa Anthropology Museum]]
* The [[Xalapa Cathedral]] is a mix of [[Baroque]] and [[Neo-Gothic]] design built in 1773. It has a clock tower, the clock is originally from England.
* [[Callejón Diamante]] (lit. Diamond Alley) is one of the more crowded streets at night because of its Bohemian atmosphere with cafes and an artists' colony. Callejón Jesús te Ampare is a [[cobblestone]] street next to the Church of San José.
* [[Patio Muñoz]] is a neighborhood built in the 19th century, with most of the original buildings intact. Here are held workshops in Veracruz-style painting, dance and music.
* [[Parque Juárez]] is a park in central Xalapa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/mexico/xalapa/sights/1000780317|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630153803/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/mexico/xalapa/sights/1000780317|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2012|title=Xalapa Sights:Parque Juárez|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|access-date=14 October 2008}}</ref> Parque Juárez was the location of the Monastery of San Francisco. It is located among the four oldest neighborhoods of the city. Its central garden features enormous [[monkey puzzle tree]]s, art gallerys, an agora, workshops, an auditorium and a café.
* The [[Jardín de Esculturas]] (Sculpture Garden) is a museum dedicated to sculpture, exhibiting works by nationally and internationally recognized artists.
* The [[Kaná, Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología]] (Technology and Science Museo) features a planetarium with an [[IMAX]] screen, showing educational documentaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mix.org.mx/|title=Museo Interactivo de Xalapa|date=October 2006|publisher=[[Museo Interactivo de Xalapa]]|access-date=14 October 2008}}</ref>
* In the [[Paseo de los Lagos]], there used to be an ancient dam. Today it has footpaths surrounded by leafy trees, circling three lakes and a fresh-water spring.
* The [[Parque de los Tecajetes]] is in a natural depression or ravine of the same name in the center of the city. Underneath is a fresh-water spring that feeds the aqueducts, artificial pools and canals of the park.
* The [[Xalapa Museum of Anthropology]] houses the largest collection of artifacts from [[Gulf Coast of Mexico|Mexican Gulf Coast]] cultures such as the [[Olmec]], the [[Huastec people|Huastec]] and the [[Totonac]] with more than 25,000 pieces. The most notable pieces in the museum are the giant Olmec heads and the smaller Totonac ones. Some of the pieces in the museum date back to the Early Pre-Classic Period from 1300 BC −900 BC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xalapa.net/antropologia/|title=Museo Antropología|publisher=Xalapa.net|access-date=14 October 2008}}</ref>
* Nearby is the [[Hacienda del Lencero]] Its first owner was Juan Lencero, a soldier of [[Hernán Cortés]]. In 1842 it was purchased by [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]] for 45,000 pesos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xalapa.net/lencero/default.htm|title=Museo del Lencero|publisher=Xalapa.net|access-date=14 October 2008}}</ref> Today, it is a museum which displays furniture and personal belongings dating from the 19th century. It also has a chapel, spacious gardens and a lake surrounding the property which include a sculpture by [[Gabriela Mistral]] who spent time there while in exile.
* The [[Jardín Botánico Clavijero]] (Clavijero Botanical Garden) has an important collection of regional plants with sections dedicated to Mexican ornamental flowers, reconstructed mountain environments in Xalapa, ferns and the most extensive variety of pines in Mexico.<ref name="MexDes">{{cite journal |last= Triedo|first=Nicolas|date=February 2008 |title=Fin de semana en Xalapa|journal=Guía México Desconocido |volume= 372 |pages=42–48 |url=http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/}}</ref>

===Parks and gardens===
[[File:Parque Juárez.jpg|thumb|Juárez Park]]
* Jardín Botánico de Xalapa
* Parque Juárez
* [[Parque Los Berros]]
* Parque Ecológico "Cerro del [[:es:Macuiltépec|Macuiltépec]]"
* Paseo de Los Lagos
* Parque Ecológico "El Haya"
* Parque "Natura"
* Jardines de la Universidad Veracruzana
* Parque "Tejar Garnica"
* Jardín de las Esculturas
* Parque Ecológico de Los Tecajetes
* Parque María Enriqueta
* Parque Revolución
* Parque Bicentenario
* [[:es:Estadio Xalapeño|Stadium Xalapeño]]

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===Museums===
* [[Xalapa Museum of Anthropology]]
* Museo Casa de Xalapa
* [[Kaná, Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología]]
* Museo del Transporte. Carr.
* [[Hacienda del Lencero]]
* Museo del Bombero.
* Museo de la fauna.

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===Galleries===
* Casa de las Artesanías
* Galería "Ramón Alba de la Canal"
* Agora de la Ciudad
* [[Pinacoteca Diego Rivera]]
* Galería de Arte Contemporáneo
* Galería del Centro Recreativo Xalapeño
* Galería Domínguez y Buis
* Galeria Marie Louise Ferrari
* [[Jardín de Esculturas]]
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===Theatres and auditoriums===
* Teatro del Estado
* Sala de Conciertos de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa 
* Teatro J. J. Herrera
* Teatro La Caja
* Auditorio de la Benemérita Escuela Normal Veracruzana

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