NORTHERN MEXICO: JALISCO, GUANAJUATO,QUERETARO, SAN LUIS POTOSI,SINALOA, SONORA,COAHUILA,DURANGO,NAYARIT,COLIMA,ZACATECAS,BAJA CALIFORNIA

This section of the "northern" include states that are also on the east and west of the country, but eventually occupy the northern half of the territory. This area has other types of interest to visitors. If it's possible to make a sharp division in the south are the ethnic territories with more cargo, where the ruins of spectacular cultures can still be seen by the extent to which they were built and the weather turns even with variations to the tropics or selvatico frankly. The north is modest in this regard, however, has some magical places, amazing in its nature.

STATE OF SINALOA

Mazatlan

It is located 1000 km away from Mexico City to the northwest. Because of the distance many people can prefer to go by plane, but it is possible to go by bus comlpete, and these come in the North Terminal.

The most common attractions in the city of Mazatlan are: Main Square, square Machado, Angela Peralta Theater, Archeological Museum, a monument to Venado, Cerro de la Nevería, El Faro, Mazatlan Aquarium, beach Olas Altas, Playa Las Gaviotas beach, Chad, Brujas beach, beach Cerritos, Deer Island, Bird Island, Isla de la Piedra.

STATE OF CHIHUAHUA

Copper Canyon and the Sierra Tarahumara

One of the most wonderful luagres land! A mountain range southwest of the city of Chihuahua, is exitiende about 25, 000 square miles! In one of its parts there is a lot of guns is known as La Barranca del Cobre, of, in some cases, more than 3000 meters high, which results in a size 4 times larger than the "Grand Canyon "in the United States. Some 50 000 raramuris (natives of the place) inhabit these lands in caves and huts. The best way to know, or rather the more practical unless you want and have the means to do otherwise, is by train, Chihuhua-Pacific, which runs from Chihuahia to Los Mochis, on the side Pacific (Sinaloa). There are several stations along this route that is between 12 and 16 hours as the service is paid, in some of the brown, for example, there are chances of staying Divisadero. It's amazing experience especially for those who enjoy the feeling of the immeasurable, that which makes us look at ourselves as seren minute before the immensity of the universe, comparable to the experiences that can live in mountains like the Andes and the Himalayas.A little pricey in general, since the minimum cost must be around the 5-6 thousand pesos (500 USD) starting from mexico city and returning to her more all the way saving as much as possible.

Basaseachic Waterfall

In ploy Tarahumara area, near the Copper Canyon, the tallest waterfall in Mexico and fourth in North America, its water falls from the 245 meters.

Paquime

Paquime is about 350 km from the city of Chihuahua, is glued to Casas Grandes, Chihuahua. Known for its labyrinthine construicciones made of clay, is now explored only a small part. It is possible to visit regularly paying a ticket.

STATE COAHUILA

Cuatro Cienegas

According to some U.S. experts, the place is comparable to the Galapagos by the characteristics of biodiversity because it has a major concentration of endemic species. It is 3 hours from the city of Torreon.There are chances of staying around the area.


STATE OF GUANAJUATO

San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende is located more or less an hour from the city of Guanajuato. It is one of the most famous colonial cities in Mexico founded in 1542. Like other colonial cities is attractive to visitors around the streets, the facades, the colors, of course, whenever we talk of the historic part, the center Peus the periphery there is nothing "colonial", but hey, this is just part of San Miguel de Allende, the construction of a tourist place where there ua lot of tourists and foreign residents who enjoy the "good" in the city. Without emabargo architectural elements of the Old City, although many have been remosados ​​and even modified, can still be very intersante! Worth knowing.

Guanajuato City

It is the state capital city of the same name, antiguaguamente major producer of gold and silver, to date only produce minimal amounts of the first mineral without co emabargo relation to silver continues to be of importance in national production methods. The bocablo which gives its name comes from the Tarascan language and means "place of metal." It was founded in the beginning about the year 1546.

Among its tourist attractions include Teatro Juarez far one of the most beautiful theaters in Mexico. Unversity of Guanajuato whose building was first hospice in the year 1732. Hidalgo market built during the period of the dictator Porfirio Diaz's interesting facade, made this in pink stone. Temple of San Diego, completed construction in late 1700, the building now houses the Baroque style, as a museum, an extraordinary collection of eighteenth-century painting.

Leon

The city of Leon settled in territories guamares Chichimeca before the arrival of the expañoles, has a relatively short distance some archaeological remains of these cultures. In 1575 there is an ordinance for the foundation of a villa where subsequently give rise to the city.

Leon is a city of temperaruta average around 20 C + a year in premedia.Among its attractions highlight the Cathedral Basilica built by Jesuits in 1765 and which is an interesting architectural piece. Nustra Temmplo of angels breast, Churrigueresque end of 1700.

Dolores Hidalgo

A little colder than Leon, this city is also on pre-Hispanic indigenous nodded. On this site, according to the story, the priest Miguel Hidalgo gave the cry of Independence in the year 1810 and because of this one of the attractions for visitors usually of the House of Hidalgo, adapted as a museum. others are, for example the Museum of Independence, where it is said, Hidalgo release the remaining insurgents held in that building. A building is architecturally intersante the Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, building also made during the seventeenth century.

Celaya

Known as the gateway to the wealth of the Bajio, a city with significant livestock development, agricultural and general industrial. The term originally meant "flat earth"

STATE OF JALISCO

Guadalajara

The root of the name comes from the Arabic Wad hidjara "," river among stones "its meaning. The name was taken from the birthplace of Nuño Beltran de Guzman, who conquered the lands for the Spanish crown.Today is the state capital of Jalisco, is a very large city, one of the largest in Mexico ... Tequila ...

Ajijic

This is a small village, which was originally a picturesque site on the shores of Lake Chapala, today, has tried to keep it that way but with the comforts of international tourism sites, so you can find a large affluent residences have been built here. It is extremely popular with U.S. tourists.

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