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ENGLISH VERSION Metropolitan Mission San Ignacio Cathedral. de Loyola, Cusárare. Other highlights include the Gov- Creel ernment Palace, which also houses The state capital, founded in the Hidalgo Museum; the Munici- Designated a “magical town” by the 1709, has numerous attractions. pal Palace; the Museum of the Mexican Tourism Ministry, it was first Visit its religious monuments, , also known founded in 1907 as a train stop. It is such as: the Metropolitan Cathe- as Villa’s House or Quinta Luz; the regarded as the gateway to the in- dral; the Church of Santa Rita, Juárez House Museum of Loyalty digenous Tarahumara zone and to the city’s patron saint; the Church to the Republic; the Quinta Ga- the famed . Visit the of San Francisco, one of the city’s meros University Culture Center, Tarahumara Culture Folk Art Mu- oldest, and the Church of El Sa- a neoclassical style building with seum and the Church of Cristo Rey. © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: grado Corazón de Jesús. Rococo and Art Nouveau details, Nearby is the town of Cusárare and from there Cusárare Falls and the Madera Mission and Museum of San Igna- cio de Loyola. One of the oldest towns in the Tara- It is home to Peñitas Dam, La Man- PHoto: © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: humara region. Buy local folk art and ga Ranch as well as the Campo Cerocahui sample tesqüino (corn beer). High- Verde Area of Protected Flora and the Tarike Museum; the Chihuahua lights include the Church of Santa Fauna. House Museum Cultural Patrimony This town also has both cultural at- María Monserrat and Urique Can- Center; the Museum of Religious tractions—the Mission San Fran- yon, the deepest in the region, mea- Paquimé Art; the cutting-edge science- cisco Javier —and spots of natural suring 1879 m (6164 ft.). oriented Centro Semilla Museum; beauty: Yepáravo Falls and the look- An archaeological zone named a the Mammoth Museum; Casa out from Gallego Hill. Basaseachi Falls UNESCO World Heritage Site, it Redonda Contemporary Art Mu- National Park stands out for its distinctive adobe seum; the Aqueduct, and Nombre PHoto: © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: architecture. Its ceremonial mounds Quinta Gameros University Culture Center. de Dios Caves. Pine forests predominate in this and multi-storied constructions park, which also hosts Basaseachi were built during its golden age Falls, Falls, and Peña from AD 1205 to 1261. It was a true Mammoth Museum CITY OF chihuahua del Gigante, which has ’s city that had a large population highest vertical rock face: 885 m housed in a meticulously planned

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24 2 bution of its structures. During the Guadalupe Praxedis Guerrero time of its maximum splendor it had to Agua Prieta Highlights close to 2,000 rooms—for housing, Porvenir Ascensión workshops and storage—grouped Magical town Museum into complexes of diverse dimen- 2 Civil architecture Monument 45 sions. It also had structures such as Janos Religious architecture temples, ballcourts, a complex wa- Folk art PHoto: Ca r los Blan c o/ Raí ce s PHoto: Central square ter distribution system, and store- Paquimé. Ahumada Hacienda Cuisine rooms to warehouse exotic products Note: The symbols refer to the spots described in this guide. such as turkeys, scarlet macaws, Juan de agave, and shell objects. Paquimé Juan Mata Ortiz Casas acantilado It is famed for its ceramics, inspired by the archaeological zone of Pa- Cueva de la Olla

quimé, but with a distinctive stamp. These ancient cliff houses are com- SONORA chihuahua u.s.a. San Buenaventura posed of diverse types of adobe Casas Grandes structures built inside caves and be- 40 Casas Ignacio Zaragoza neath rocky shelters in the Western This town is home to the Parish Coyame del Sotol Sierra Madre. All formed part of the Church of San Antonio de Padua, Valentín Gómez Farías regional system under Paquimé’s Madera Namiquimipa founded in 1611. Visit the nearby Huapoca control. The archaeological sites Benito Juárez Hacienda of San Diego and Colo- 16 open to the public are Cuarenta Ca- Cueva Grande nia Juárez, a typical Mormon col- Temosachic sas (40 Houses), Cueva Grande (Big Majalca Peaks Santa Elena Canyon ony featuring a white marble National Park Cave), Cueva de la Olla (Cave of the Aldama Flora and Fauna temple. Bachiniva Protection Area Pot), and Huapoca. Guerrero CHIHUAHUA Santa Eulalia Nuevo Casas Grandes to Hermosillo Riva Palacio Julmes Adolfo Here you can visit the Cathedral, the López Cuauhtémoc La Perla Mateos General Frías Meoqui Railroad Station, and Mennonite Dr. Belisario Santa Cruz Delicias Domínguez agricultural fields such as that of San Juanito Capulín, Colonia Dublán, a Mor- Naica La Cruz COAHUILA mon settlement, and Lake Rodolfo Carichic San Francisco © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o National Park Creel Cueva de la Olla. Fierro. San Francisco Camargo Cusárare de Conchos

Cerocahui Copper Canyon Urique National Park Jiménez Sierra de Peñoles Balleza Hidalgo del Parral Batopilas Valle de Allende Bolsón de tourist attractions Mapimí San Francisco del Oro to Torreón Biosphere Capital Guachochi Santa Matamoros Reserve Bárbara Town Guadalupe Archaeological zone Natural area to Durango Airport Guadalupe PHoto: © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: y Calvo Parish Church of San Antonio de Padua, Casas Grandes. Two-way highway MEXICO Federal highway DURANGO Secondary highway Road SINALOA Copper Hidalgo del Parral Ciudad Juárez Canyon Gen. Francisco Villa was assassinated This border city is one of the most im- One of the largest mountainous here in 1923. Founded in 1629 and portant in the state. Highlights in- masses on the American continent, it also known as the “ capital of the clude the Cathedral and Mission

is known for its spectacular land- world,” it is a foremost mining, com- © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: Guadalupe, with its original beam scapes. It consists of the canyons mercial, and timber center. Its main Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ceiling; the Church of de San José, Hidalgo del Parral. called Urique, Sinforosa, Batopilas, Copper Canyon. attractions are Alvarado Palace, the Church of San Lorenzo, Ciudad Oteros, Candameña, del Cobre, , Stallforth Juárez Historical Museum, Mu- PHoto: © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: Tararecua, and Septentrión. Ex- House and Elisa Griensen House, Naica seum of Art and History, Former plore its natural wonders: Lake Ara- Religious Art Museum, La Prieta Customs House Museum and its an- Majalca Peaks the Church of Santa Rosalía, the reko, Cusárare Falls, the rocky for- Mine Museum, House of the Ma- Naica Mine is Mexico’s most impor- nex, the Garita de Metales, a metals National Park Clock Tower, the haciendas Las mations known as Mushroom yorazgo, and the former Hidalgo tant producer; it is renowned for checkpoint, El Chamizal Archaeo- Mesteñas and San Antonio de la Valley, Frog Valley, and Nun Valley, Theater, now the Central Library. the Cave of the Swords, which is logical Museum, and San Agustín With enormous rocky formations Ramada, and the Ojo Caliente hot the Recowata hot springs, Batopilas Religious monuments include the open to the public, and the Cave of Regional Museum. Stroll through El eroded by wind and rain, it is sur- springs. Canyon, Basaseachi Falls, one of the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de the , with Chamizal Park, Escobar Brothers rounded by tall conifer forests. It is tallest in Mexico at 246 m (807 ft.) Guadalupe and the Church of San formations up to 15 m (49 ft.) long Central Park and the Juárez Market. home to San Marcos Dam. high, as well as Cueva Escondida Bolsón de Mapimí Juan de Dios. and 2 m (6½ ft.) wide. Visit the Naica Visit the nearby natural protected area (Hidden Cave). Biosphere Reserve Museum in the town. Médanos de Samalayuca, a complex Camargo Cuauhtémoc of dunes of particular beauty. With an area of 342,387 ha (846,056 Batopilas Jiménez It is known as “the pearl of the Con- acres), it covers Chihuahua, and parts Housing Mexico’s largest Mennonite chos,” for its sits on its banks. It is the of the states of Durango and Coa- A mining town nestled deep in the community, the town stands out for It offers spots of interest such as the birthplace of famed artists David huila. The so-called Zone of Silence Sierra Tarahumara. Visit the town’s its apple crops and Mennonite Church of the Santo Cristo de Bur- Alfaro Siqueiros and Sebastián. Visit is located here. Municipal President’s Office, the cheese. Its attractions are the Cathe- gos, the Train Station, and the Mu- Mission of the Virgen del Car- dral, the Chapels of Dolores and of nicipal President’s Office. Visit Ojo men, Mission Miguel Ángel Cus- El Rosario, the Church of San An- de Dolores springs, the Sierra de Pe- todio and Hacienda de San Folk art Cuisine drés, the Central Square and the ñoles, and the Zone of Silence. Without doubt the most representative Especially known for its cuts of meat, Chi- Ca r los Blan c o/ Raí ce s PHoto: Miguel, also known as the Alex- Mennonite Cultural Center and Médanos de Samalayuca. folk art in the state is made by its indige- huahua also offers many other dishes: ander R. Shepherd Mansion. Museum. It boasts natural beauty nous groups with their deep historical menudo (tripe), chile pasado (made with Ojinaga Nearby stands the old mining town roots. The Tarahumaras make ceramics, dried green chilies), dried meat, burri- such as Namurachi Canyon and Ca- of Cerro Colorado, Mission Sa- leatherwork, as well as textiles. Their skill tos, and caldo de oso (fish soup). It is ñón del Maíz (Corn Canyon). Border city on the Río Bravo (Río Coyame del Sotol tevó, Batopilas Canyon, and great is perhaps best expressed in their hand- famed for cheese—Mennonite, asadero Grande) with attractions such as views from the hills of La Bufa and woven baskets, called wares, as well as wo- for melting, sharp Chihuahua, as well as the Manuel Ojinaga Museum, Pe- The town houses the Church of San ven mats. Folk art also includes musical in- for apples and nuts. Exquisite typical Piedra Redonda. Mennonite Museum and Cultural guis Canyon, with its towering walls José, Church of El Pilar, Chapel of struments, such as violins and rattles. sweets include rayadas (anise cakes), Center, Cuauhtémoc. up to 300 m (984 ft.), Conchos Hot Santo Cristo, and the Toribio Ortega Delicias Pottery from Mata Ortiz is a modern folk apple and honey sweets, and jamonci- Springs, and the Santa Elena Can- Historic House Museum. Nearby art with strong pre-Hispanic influence, llos (milk sweets). Beverages are sotol (fer- yon Flora and Fauna Protection are the Coyame Caves. reproducing ancient designs from the mented agave juice) and tesgüino (corn The state’s third largest city, it houses Area. Paquimé culture. beer). two magnificent museums: the Mu- seum of Paleontology and the Guerrero Museum of the Desert, the latter with the finest paleontological col- A lonso Famed for its apple production, the

lection in the state and in the north- A lonso town has attractions such as the Par- ern part of the country. Visit the nearby ish Church of Nuestra Señora de la Rosetilla Dam, fed by the state’s Purísima Concepción and Abra- © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o principal river: the Conchos. ham González Dam. Apples, Guerrero. PHoto: © CP T M / Ri c a r do Es p inosa– re o PHoto: d e L ou r s Ma r ía PHoto: Pottery from Mata Ortiz. Mennonite cheese, Cuauhtémoc. ía d e L ou r s Ma r ía PHoto: And don’t miss . . .

• Going to the city of Chihuahua • Seeing the ancient cliff houses • Exploring Paquimé, World Heritage Site • The marvels of Copper Canyon • Enjoying nature’s beauty • Acquiring fine pottery from Mata de Ortiz • Buying Tarahumara folk art • Strolling through Creel, a magical town • Visiting the Cave of the Swords in Naica • Sampling the state’s fine cheeses

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Camargo Information Booth: Av. Juárez y Fco. Sarabia, no #, Col. Centro, R A C ULTU

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