Durango Centro Norte

DURANGO CENTRO NORTE ENGLISH VERSION O Villa del Oeste, Durango. RE inosa– Durango P Santiago Papasquiaro Former Hacienda Juana Guerra, DO ES R Nombre de Dios. A State Capital founded in 1563 by C Surrounded by forests, it is the Francisco de Ibarra. It has several M / RI birthplace of composer Silvestre T religious monuments such as the Revueltas. You can visit the Santi- Cathedral, Santa Ana’s Temple, San ago Apostól Church, the Santia- Agustín’s Temple, San Juan de Dios © CP PHOTO: go Papasquiaro History and Temple, San Juanita de los Lagos Tem- Anthropology Museum, the ONSO ple, Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles cardo Castro Theater, the Victoria the Sahuatoba, the Tecuán and Papantón Community Mu- AL S E Sanctuary, the Expiatory Church of seum, the Revueltas Family Cul- D Theater, the Cultural Center, the Ojo de Agua Parks. Nearby are R the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Gómez Palacio Market, the Palace the filming towns of San Vicente ture House, the Plaza de Armas, LOU E Temple of San Martín, the Old Jesu- of Tears and Santa Ana’s Garden. Chupaderos and Villa del Oeste; the Plazuela Colorada and the D ÍA R it Convent –annex to the Temple of Durango has several museums, such the Cerro del Mercado, one of Juárez Garden. Nearby are San Juanita de los Lagos, now Rec- as the Ganot-Peschard Archaeo- world’s most important iron ore the hot springs of El Hervidero. tory of the UJED, Guadalupe’s Shrine, logical Museum, the UJED Region- deposits; la Casa Grande, Ex Ha- MA PHOTO: the Temple of San Juan Bautista de al Museum of History and Anthro- cienda la Ferrería, inside which Súchil Analco, the Temple of Remedios, the pology (El Aguacate), the Museum is the Guillermo Ceniceros Con- Tamazula Nazareno, the Contalpa Commu- former San Cosme and San Damián of Popular Culture, the Angel Bara- temporary Art Museum; the Former mining town with attrac- nity Museum and the Ex Hacienda Hospital–annexed to the Temple of ga Contemporary Art Museum, the Ex Hacienda de San Diego de tions such as the Purísima Con- The birthplace of the first president Juana Guerra. Nearby are El San Juan de Dios–, the San Miguel Benigno Montoya Funerary Art Navacoyán; the Ex Hacienda La cepcion Parrish, the Valle de of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria. It has Saltito, Los Salones site, the Bar- Temple, the San José Temple and the Museum, the Children’s Museum, Providencia and the Ex Hacien- Suchil Community Museum attractions such as the San Ignacio ranca de San Quintín and the Ojo Santa Teresa Chapel. Other attrac- the Palacio de los Gurza Art and da de Dolores. Other interesting and the old haciendas of El Mor- de Loyola Parish (from the 17th de los Berros. tions are: the House of the Conde History Museum, the Bebeleche places are Guadalupe Victoria tero San Pedro Alcántara, San century), the Guadalupe Victoria del Valle de Súchil, the Government Museum, the Mining Tunnel Muse- Dam, considered as forest pro- José del Molino, La Luz and Stone House and the City Hall. Here Tepehuanes Palace, the Government House, the um and the Francisco Villa Nation- tected zone; Santiago Bayacora Santa Bárbara. you can visit the rivers: Tamazula Archbishop´s House, the House of al Museum. It also has several recre- Dam; the Santa Teresa’s Chapel, and Remedios, both with wooden Surrounded by pines and oaks, Culture, the Railroad Station, the Ri- ational parks, such as the Guadiana, and the Devil’s Bridge. La Ferrería hanging bridges. here is the Temple of Santa Cata- rina. Other attractions are the This pre- Hispanic city was one of Nombre de Dios Bagres and the San José de la Bo- the places that emerged in north- ca community temples. Among its CITY OF DURANGO Railroad Station EscADOR to El Tecuán natural attractions are several hot FELIPE P ern Mesoamerica from the exploi- Among its attractions we can men- O nc tation of the mineral resources in tion the San Francisco Mission, springs; and La Purísima and Los M RA ADOR PE PEsc IGUEL F FELI PEREYRA the region. Founded around AD first Franciscan construction in Sauces Dams. Z R TILLO ARAGOZA AMÍREZ S 16 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE A NDEZ NÁ C 600 , had its height during the Epi- C HER Durango, built in 1561, the Church ERVA DO N classic period (AD 700-900). It has of San Pedro Apóstol, the Temple San Juan del Río CIO N RMA ALA PEREYRA ÓMEZ P TE A B G F S . RU S RA several structures, including a ball C of Nuestra Señora de la Natividad I AAVEDRA L N nc CIO O ALA V M P I P GÓMEZ sc court, several housing complexes “La Ermita”, the Amado Nervo’s It is the birthplace of the “North Cen- I A ARTÍ C O TORIA S TEUR I . PREDIO N and public buildings. Church, the Temple of Jesús taur”, Doroteo Arango, better known IO M EZ CANOA C P S C ADERO ATO ALA ALLE P as Francisco Villa. You can visit the ARREDA N NO B GABI I J ODRÍGUEZ ÓMEZ AVA R UÁREZ N to Sihuatoba G SALVADOR San Francisco Church, the Reme- S D CALLE OA CORONADO N OLORE A C La Ferrería dios Temple, the Guadalupe Sanc- C AN OA Francisco Villa National Museum EGRETE O S NO N S Government House STI ELE RE La Guadiana Park DEL EDRO C tuary, La Coyotada Ranch, the AP. P QUILE S SERDÁN C R A ÍO Ángel Zárraga Contemporary Art Museum Francisco Villa Museum, the Ex Ha- D inosa– E Culture House P LA UJED Regional Museum NOVIEMBRE cienda La Loma, where the North- N 20 DE ORMAL Casa del Arzobispado Ricardo DO ES ern Division was organized, and the Temple of San Martín R Castro Catedral Túnel de Minería Museum A Temple of San Agustín Theater C Cathedral Canyon, with its huge 60 Children’s Museum DEL LA EBRERO M / RI DEL L Ganot-Peschard Archaeological Museum DE F OZA T ARQUE 5 meter walls. P AMA NO DEL Government Palace AMI NE Expiatory Church of C ARQUE CER Victoria Theater P Sagrado Corazón de Jesús DEL SUÁREZ 5 DE FEBRERO Temple of San Juanita PINO de los Lagos to Temple of San Miguel PHOTO: © CP PHOTO: IDAD SUÁREZ S PINO IVER DOLORE N S DEL Temple of San Juan de Dios U RÍO DURANGO to Chihuahua to Chihuahua Bolsón de Mapimí Canatlán chihuahua Biosphere Reserve Ocampo Canutillo Known for its apple production. You can visit Canatlán Parish, Church 45 of San Diego de Alcalá, the Ex Ha- Hidalgo cienda La Sauceda, the Sánchez Tlahualilo García Museum and the House of San Bernardo Culture, which is located in the old Guanaceví Santa María train station. It has several natural at- Mapimi del Oro Indé tractions such as the San Bartolo MEXICO Lagoon, the the Tiger and the Bish- coahuila op Caves, the Baluarte and Cabor- ca dams, the Los Mimbres Stream, San Pedro del Gallo Gómez Palacio La Cañada, the Cerro del Garban- Ciudad Lerdo Villa Juárez zo and Charco Azul. Nazareno Tepehuanes Pueblo Nuevo Rodeo Palomas Santiago Nazas It has places such as the Cathedral of Papasquiaro Santiaguillo Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, the Lagoon Coneto Church of the Purísima Concep- Tamazula San Juan Peñón ción, the City Hall, and the house Nuevo Ideal del Río Blanco Cuencamé of the former railroad workers, 23 General Simón Bolívar from the 19th century. Nearby is the 45 Pánuco de Colorado 49 timber town El Salto. Among its nat- durango ural attractions are the Mexiquillo sinaloa Canatlán Ignacio Allende Santa Clara Natural Park, the Arroyo de Agua, Francisco I. Guadalupe Victoria Madero the Rosilla Dam, the Puentecillas Lake, the Salto de Agua Llovida, the Puerto de los Ángeles Natural Park San Dimas and the Ten Thousand Waterfalls. Nueva Patria durango Dolores Villa Unión-Poanas Zacatecas Guadalupe La Ferrería Mil Diez Victoria Dam Santiago 23 Nombre 45 Vicente Guerrero Bayacora de Dios El Salto El Tecuán Dam Espinazo Natural Park del Diablo Los Bancos Súchil La Flor O 40 Puerto de los Ángeles RE Natural Park Mezquital La Michilía Biosphere Reserve inosa– Pueblo Nuevo P tourist attractions Zacatecas Mazatlán DO ES CAPITAL R A C TOWN M / RI T ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE HIGHLIGHTS NATURAL AREA MAGICAL TOWN MUSEUM AIRPORT PHOTO: © CP PHOTO: CIVIL ARCHITECTURE Mexiquillo Natural Park, Pueblo Nuevo. MONUMENT TWO-WAY HIGHWAY RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE Pacific FOLK ART FEDERAL HIGHWAY CENTRAL SQUARE CUISINE SECONDARY HIGHWAY Ocean HACIENDA / MISSION Note: The symbols refer to the ROAD NAYARIT spots described in this guide. O RE Gómez Palacio attractions are the Sagrado Co- Camino Real Canutillo inosa– razón Parrish, the Moorish Clock, Tierra Adentro P It is the second largest urban center City Hall, Francisco Sarabia Tino- Here you find Francisco Villa’s Haci- M / R. ES in the state. It has neoclassical and co Museum, the Plaza de Armas For its mining wealth, Durango T enda, the Temple of Purísima Con- O © CP and the Principal Park. Among the RE modern style buildings, which are: was an important part of the Ojuela Hanging Brige, Mapimí. cepcion and the General Francisco Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe natural attractions you can find the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, in Villa’s Museum. inosa– Shrine, the Expiatory Temple, the Raymundo National Park, the Ro- P which trade was carried out sary Caves, the San Francisco Zar- DO ES Mapimí Gómez Palacio Cultural Complex, R among the different regions of Bolsón de Mapimí A which includes the Culture House co Dam, the Nazas River and the C New Spain.

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