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Coahuila Travel Guide

Capital: Saltillo

The desert pools of Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Coahuila is northern wine and desert country. Parras de la Fuente is home to Casa Madero, founded in 1597 and the oldest winery in the Americas. Cuatro Cienegas is a desert valley of startling turquoise pools, a unique ecosystem in the middle of the Chihuahuan desert.

Saltillo, the capital, is the city of the serape: the striped wool blanket that became a Mexican icon.

Destinations in Coahuila

  1. The desert pools of Cuatro Cienegas, CoahuilaCuatro Cienegas4.5The desert valley of turquoise pozas: a unique wetland ecosystem.
  2. Parras de la Fuente4.3The wine town: Casa Madero (1597) tastings and the Santo Madero church on its hill.
  3. Saltillo3.9The capital: cathedral, the serape tradition and the desert museum.
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Top Cities & towns in Coahuila

Saltillo ›Torreón ›Parras de la Fuente ›Cuatro Ciénegas ›Arteaga ›

Regional food

  • Cabrito and carne asada of the north
  • Wine tastings in Parras

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Getting there

Saltillo is about 90 minutes from Monterrey airport (MTY). Cuatro Cienegas is 3 hours west of Saltillo; Parras about 2 hours west.

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