Durango Travel Guide
The cathedral of Durango. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Durango is the land of cinema: dozens of Hollywood westerns were filmed on its desert sets, and the old Villa del Oeste sets still stand outside the capital. The city of Durango itself is a handsome colonial capital with one of Mexico's finest cathedrals.
The Sierra Madre Occidental rises west of the city toward Mazatlan, on the spectacular winding highway known as the Devil's Backbone.
Destinations in Durango
Historic center of DurangoThe colonial capital: cathedral, plazas and the mining palace.- Villa del Oeste film setsThe old-west movie sets where Hollywood westerns were shot.
- El Espinazo del DiabloThe Devil's Backbone highway through the Sierra to Mazatlan.
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Regional food
- Caldillo durangueno: the beef-and-chile stew
- Gorditas stuffed on the plazas
Getting there
Durango (DGO) takes domestic flights from Mexico City. The city is about 8 hours by bus from Mexico City; Mazatlan is 3 hours west over the sierra.