Mexico;  United Mexican States - may 13 2018 : the Basilica of Guadalupe district; Museo de la Basílica de Guadalupe

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Museo de la Basílica de Guadalupe

Mexico City


The Museo de la Basílica de Guadalupe, at the rear of the Antigua Basílica, has a fine collection of colonial art interpreting the miraculous vision.


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