Aguascalientes Travel Guide
The cathedral of Aguascalientes. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Aguascalientes is a small, prosperous state in the Bajio whose capital is one of Mexico's most pleasant colonial cities: a compact center of pink-stone churches, the San Marcos garden and a famous railway heritage.
The state's big draw is the Feria Nacional de San Marcos, held April to May: one of Mexico's oldest and largest fairs, running since 1828, with concerts, bullfights, livestock shows and a huge fairground atmosphere.
Destinations in Aguascalientes
Feria Nacional de San MarcosMexico's great spring fair, April to May: concerts, bullfights and fairgrounds across the city.
Historic center of AguascalientesThe cathedral, the San Marcos garden and the colonial core.
Museo Nacional de la MuerteThe national museum of death: skulls and Day of the Dead art in a university building.
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Top Cities & towns in Aguascalientes
Regional food
- Birria de Aguascalientes
- Chaskas (street corn cups) at the fair
Getting there
Aguascalientes International (AGU) takes domestic flights; the city is about 5 hours by bus from Mexico City and 2 from Leon.