Querétaro Centro Norte
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QUERÉTARO CENTRO NORTE ENGLISH VERSION Santiago de Querétaro Bartolo House, the Diezmo House, La Cañada Calvario and Sacromonte, also the San Francisco de Asís Mission, Tilaco. the Perros House, the Cinco Patios Beaterio de las Hermanas Terceras, Founded in 1531, the state capital of House, the Casas Reales and the It has attractions such as the Iglesia the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe the state has been considered Hu- Aqueduct. Among the cultural sites Chiquita or Small Church, of 1531, Parish and the San Juan del Río Par- manity Cultural Heritage, for its ex- are the Querétaro Regional Mu- the San Pedro Parish, the Central ish. Other attractions are the Muse- traordinary urban and architectural seum (in the Former Great Convent Plaza, the El Marqués Bio-Muse- um of Death (in the former Santa wealth. This beautiful colonial city has of San Francisco), the Querétaro um – with samples of flora and fau- Veracruz Cemetery) and the Ixtac religious monuments such as the Art Museum (in the Claustro de San na of the region – and the House of Chichimecapan Archaeological Querétaro Cathedral (Former San Agustín), the Republic Restora- Culture. Museum, as well as the Portales, the Felipe Neri Oratory), the Real Cole- tion Museum (in the claustro of the Independencia Garden and Plaza gio Santa Rosa de Viteri, (now State Former Convent of Las Capuchinas), San Juan del Río and the Fundadores Plaza. Nearby O CEART the Zacatecana House Museum, the are the Venecia, Agua Rica and Ca- Center of Arts, ), the Temple of RE O Señor Santiago, the Real Beaterio National Museum of Graphic This city, which was part of the ñón del Paraiso water parks. RE inosa– Santa Rosa de Viterbo, the convents Arts, the City Museum (in the For- P Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, inosa– Tilaco P of San Francisco, San Antonio de mer Convent of Las Capuchinas), DO ES considered Humanity Cultural R A DO ES Padua, Carmen, Capuchinas, Santo the Magia del Pasado Museum C Heritage, has interesitng places R A C Domingo, San Agustín, Santa Cruz (in Cerro de las Campanas), the INBA M / RI such as the Bridge of la Historia Here are the San Francisco de Asís T Mission, the smallest and simplest M / RI de los Milagros and Teresitas, the Luthier School and the Dr. Mena – built in 1710 –, the haciendas of T Congregación of Guadalupe Sanc- House of Culture. Other attractions San Antonio, La Galera, Galin- of the five missions of the Sierra tuary and the Church of Santa Clara, are the Plaza de Armas or Inde- © CP PHOTO: do, La Venta, La Muralla, San Gil, Gorda, and the Tilaco Comunity Querétaro Art Museum. © CP PHOTO: in whose gardens is the Neptuno pendencia Plaza, the Fundadores Villa Antigua and de la Llave, Museum. Fountain. Other interesting build- Plaza, the Plaza of la Corregidora, some are hotels now. It has reli- ings are the Palacio de Gobierno the Art Garden, the Guerrero Gar- Cimatario “Cimacuático” Na- gious monuments like the tem- Colón tractions like the Chuveje or El Salto (Former Casa de los Corregidores), den, the Zenea Garden, the Hidalgo tional Park. Other interesting ples of Santo Domingo, Sagrado Waterfall, the Puerta del Cielo, the the República Theater – where the Alameda, the Cerro de las Campa- sites are the Queretanos Ilustres Corazón, San Juan de Dios, del Here is the Virgen de los Dolores de Gloria Rock, the Infiernillo Creek, Constitution of 1917– was enacted, nas Municipal Park, the Alcanfores Pantheon, the haciendas de Juri- Soriano Basilica, the San Francisco the Media Luna Hill, the Calentura the Academy of Fine Arts, the Recreational Park, the Querétaro ca and Juriquilla and the Náutica de Asís Parish, the Temple of Santo Hill and La Pingüica Hill, the high- Marqués de Ecala House, the Don 2000 Ecological Park and the El Plaza in Juriquilla. Domingo de Guzmán and the Co- est of the Sierra Gorda. munity Museum. Other attractions are the Old Factory (Noria de Cubos Tolimán Ranch), the Cerro del Zamorano CITY OF QUERÉTARO to Querétaro 2000 EcoPark, Alcanfores Recreational Park and Magia del Pasado Museum hill, the la Soledad and Colon dams. Founded in 1532, this town has at- M. Nearby are the Ajuchitlán Alameda tractions like the Temple of San G UT I ÉRRE recreational park and the Former Pedro, the Chapel of San Miguel, A Zenea Garden V Z . C N Hacienda of Ajuchitlán. the Temple of San Pablo, the Cha- SAN B AGUSTÍN EN ORREG DEL RETABLO Á P AYO J I ERA C TO DE M ASTEUR 15 I pel of la Santísima Virgen de los RCUNVALAC J I DORA UÁRE ESCOBEDO Math Museum IANO Pinal de Amoles Dolores, the Public Clock, the IDAD MAR UNIVERS Z Temple of Señor Santiago Castalia Fountain, the Handicraft I Temple of Carmen ÓN República Theater Temple of San Antonio de Padua In this region, whose main town is Museum and a natural spot: El Cerro de las Campanas Cinco Patios House Congregación de Guadalupe Sanctuary Pinal de Amoles, there are several Derramadero. In this region of the National Park Temple of las Capuchinas Palacio de Gobierno Fundadores Plaza IA interesting sites such as the Former Sierra Gorda there are the capillas City Museum Querétaro PENDENC INDE O Republic Restoration Museum Regional Bucareli Convent, the Church of otomíes chichimecas, also known Zacatecana House RE Museum Queretanos Ilustres Museum San Antonio Escanelilla, the San as “capillas familiares” (family cha- T Pantheon ECNOLÓG Querétaro Cathedral Querétaro Art Plaza de las Armas inosa– Temple of the Santa P José Temple, the Ahuacatlán de I Museum pels) or “capillas oratorio”(oratory GNAC Art Garden Cruz de los Milagros I CO Diezmo House DO ES Guadalupe Mission and the San Pe- chapels), where rites considered I IDALGO O H ZA R P P 21 GUEL DE A I ASTEUR MAYO M ÉRE Temple of Santo Domingo Los Perros House ARAGO I. Z C dro Escanela Comunity Museum. intangible humanity heritage are Z Z UÁRE S M / RI ADERO NO Besides, it has amazing natural at- made. I T ICOTÉNCATL I. M A. P State Art Center X ISCO M OSÉ Hidalgo Alameda FRANC J Temple of Santa Rosa de Viterbo Hacienda Galindo, RTEAGA CA A C O to INBA Luthier School and DE ARÍA ORREG San Juan del Río. M ZA ONTES JOSÉ Libertad Garden M Z ARAGO © CP PHOTO: SUÁRE I. Z A ERNANDO pi I F . PINO A DORA MA T JOSÉ DE ITUYENTES FERNANDO CONST QUERÉTARO SAN LUIS Concá potosÍ to Río Verde Its main attraction is the San Mi- Arroyo Seco guel Concá Mission, considered cultural world heritage sites. O RE Concá Franciscan Missions inosa– P Tancoyol of the Sierra Gorda 69 DO ES R A MEXICO C Built in the 1750s and 1760s by M / RI T Sierra Gorda Natural Franciscan friars, they were centers Protected Area La Vuelta not only were the missionaries lived Biosphere Reserve but places that also allow them to PHOTO: © CP PHOTO: gather the indigenous people of San Miguel Concá Mission. Jalpan Tilaco 120 the region. Built similarly, although GUanajUato Landa de Tancama Matamoros with different theme each, they Archaeological Sites Pinal de Amoles have been considered cultural her- to San Luis Potosí itage of humanity. The five missions Even though, at the time of the con- are: Concá, Jalpan de Serra, Tan- Peñamiller quista, Querétaro was an area occu- QUERÉtaro coyol, Landa de Matamoros and pied by nomadic groups, during most Tilaco. of the Classic Period and until the be- Ranas Tolimán ginnings of the Early Postclassic Period San Joaquín El Pueblito (AD 200-1000/1100) it was inhabited Toluquilla by sedentary groups. Among places 57 Its main attraction is the Virgen del Vizarrón de Montes from those times you can visit: Tanca- Pueblito Convent and Sanctuary, ma, Ranas and Toluquilla in the Colón which houses the patron virgin of the Sierra Gorda – these settlements ar Santa Rosa people from Querétaro and receiving Jauregui Bernal related to the mineral exploration of every year thousands of pilgrims. Tlacote Juriquilla 120 the region – and El Cerrito, the alleged Cadereyta Other interesting sites are the El Ce- el Bajo political center of the time. Salitre Ezequiel Montes Hidalgo rrito archaeological site, the San QUERÉtaro Francisco Galileo Parish, the Cha- La Cañada Querétaro International pel of la Santa Cruz de Justicia and to Morelia Airport Tancama. the Schoenstatt Sanctuary. El Pueblito Cerro de las 45 Tequisquiapan Campanas El Cerrito Pedro Escobedo Centenario Dam El Cimatario HIGHLIGHTS National Park Diviso Redentor Dam Constitución WORLD MISSION de 1917 Dam San Juan del Río HERITAGE SITE Huimilpan MUSEUM Paso de Mata MAGICAL TOWN MONUMENT toURIST attractions San Miguel Arcángel CIVIL ARCHITECTURE CAPITAL RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE FOLK ART IA/ INAH P A T TOWN CENTRAL SQUARE CUISINE RCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE Note: The symbols refer to the LITÓN A E spots described in this guide. Amealco AT/ INAH AT/ NATURAL AREA R IRPORT PHOTO: M PHOTO: A IO MA C I El Cerrito. R TWO-WAY HIGHWAY 57 FEDERAL HIGHWAY PHOTO: MAU PHOTO: SECONDARY HIGHWAY MichoacÁN Estado DE ROAD MÉxico Bernal Rock. O RE Bernal Arroyo Seco Sierra Gorda San Joaquín O inosa– P Natural Protected Area RE Among the attractions of this magical DO ES It has interesting spots such as Biosphere Reserve Also known as the “capital del hua- inosa– R P A town are the so called Bernal Rock, C the Nuestra Señora de Guada- pango”. In addition to the Archaeo- DO ES M / RI the third largest in the world, and the lupe Temple and the Purísima de It is a complex system of canyons, R T logic and Mining museum, it has A San Sebastián Parish.