Area Guide

The colonial city of Zacatecas, was the first mexican city to be declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1993. It is distinguished by some of the most beautiful barroque architecture in the New Spain. Some  interesteristing nearby places to visit are:

• El Edén mine:  This mine was adapted and opened to the public as a tourist site in 1975. The special ilumination permits visitors to observe the beauty of the mine.  At  night  there is  disco in the mine, visitors are transported by train. 
  

• Cable car:  Crosses the city from  the Grillo Hill to la Bufa which is the symbol and emblem of the city. Its a 7minute ride at an altitude of 85 meters. It offers a magnificent panoramic view of the city of Zacatecas.
  

• Silver center: located in the shell of an 18th century Ex-Hacienda.
• Former church of San Agustín: A 17th century Ex Temple and Convent.
  

• State Congress building: A barroque arquitecture building.
  
• Church of Santo Domingo: A Temple with magnificent alters made of guilted wood.
  
• Fernando Calderón Theater: An  elegant  and  slender 19th century victorian arquitecture.
  
• Cathedral : A magnificent facade of pink quarry stone considered the maximum expression of spanish american barroque arquitecture.
• Convent of Guadalupe.
• Museums: Pedro Coronel, Francisco Goytia, Manuel Felguérez, De la Toma de Zacatecas, Universitario de Ciencias, La Quemada Archeological Site