Fully chauffeured and guided fun & learning, day trip following the US Army in their 1st excursion abroad. From museums and battlefields to the 1st US National Cemetery.​

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• Experience a detailed and engaging private day trip that traces the path of the US Army during their first excursion abroad.

• Explore significant battlefields and historical sites from the Mexican-American War, including Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, culminating with a visit to the first US National Cemetery.

• This tour combines historical education with a personalized, fun experience.

• This private, guided day trip offers a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the key sites associated with the US Army’s first excursion abroad, providing a rich historical experience with personalized attention and comfort.

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WHAT YOU WILL DO

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In this private, guided, tour encircling Mexico City. We will take you on a special route to all highlights which include the Churubusco, Molino del Rey and Chapultepec battlegrounds. We will learn of the US-Irish defectors that came to fight on the Mexican side and formed the Saint Patrick's Batallion.

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The route followed by the US Army will be the back bone of our whole visit. 95% of the attractions lie along of it. We will learn how two of the army generals, Taylor and Grant, later became US presidents after a war that was fiercely opposed by Rep. Abraham Lincoln.

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Not only will we visit the Lincoln monument but those of Washington and MLK Jr., as well. We will understand how the theory of Manifest Destiny became the excuse for this war led by President Polk. We will visit the first ever US National Cemetery which guards the remains of those US soldiers which died on foreign soil.

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WHERE YOU WILL BE

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We will pick you up at your accommodation within the Mexico City limits before heading south to Churubusco, where the experience begins. We will visit the former convent that served as a fortress for the Mexican Army. Then we will embark on a circle tour of town for the rest of the experience.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED

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• Private car round trip from your accommodations and back.

• A complimentary bottle of water or soft drink will be offered as we travel out.

• The experience's specialized host and expert.

• An experienced private chauffeur or driver.

• Multiple stops. 

• Entrance to open, private, or public, locations whose internal visit is mentioned and that might or not require reservations or tickets.

• A light Mexican lunch.

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THE EXPERIENCE

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You will meet and confront the real battlefields where US Americans were called to fight for the very first time in history. You will see the fortifications of the Mexican Army, later taken by the US Americans.

 

The visit will take you to fabulous museums depicting the enterprise of taking Mexico City by the US Marines. You will learn of the Catholic conflict which led to the Irish defecting from the US Army and taking the Mexican side.

 

You will visit the very first US National Cemetery, unfortunately never visited by a sitting US President and where scores of heroic US soldiers rest in peace.

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STARTING POINT, ENDING POINT, FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

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In this visit, you are chauffeured all the time from your accommodations and back. Your host will always remain with you until he makes sure everyone has the right directions and/or help for their next destination.

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