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Zacatecas Travel Guide

Capital: Zacatecas

The cathedral of Zacatecas. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Zacatecas is the silver capital of the north: a UNESCO-listed city of pink cantera stone in a ravine, built on the mines that made colonial Spain rich. The Mina El Eden, a mine you tour underground, sits right in the city.

The cable car up Cerro de la Bufa gives the classic panorama. Jerez, the nearby pueblo magico, is the home of the tamborazo brass bands.

Destinations in Zacatecas

  1. The cathedral of ZacatecasHistoric center of Zacatecas4.5The UNESCO-listed pink-stone city: cathedral, plazas and the aqueduct.
  2. Mina El Eden, ZacatecasMina El Eden4.2The guided tour through the old silver mine under the city.
  3. Cerro de la Bufa, ZacatecasCerro de la Bufa4.1The hilltop viewpoint reached by cable car, with the Toma de Zacatecas museum.
  4. Jerez4.0The pueblo magico of tamborazo music and the Saturday burning of Judas.
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Regional food

  • Asado de boda: the wedding stew of the region
  • Tostadas jerezanas in Jerez

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Getting there

Zacatecas (ZCL) takes domestic flights. The city is about 6 hours by bus from Mexico City; Jerez is 45 minutes southwest.

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