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Located in the hills between Acapulco and about 100 miles southwest of Mexico City, Taxco in the state of Guerrero is one of the oldest mining sites located in the Americas.
History and heritage
Its natural wealth of silver attracted early Conquistadors. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the native Indians called it Tlacho meaning the place of the ballgame. According to local legend the Aztecs had the locals pay tribute to them with gold bars. Hernan Cortes arrived and the Spanish conquered the Aztecs in 1521. A year afterwards Cortes staked his mining claim in Taxco. By the end of the century, silver from Taxco had spread across Europe, and remote Taxco was renown for its wealth.
Today, Taxco has retained its natural charm with its colonial ambiance, red-tiled roofs, cobble-stoned, narrow winding streets and the towering, impressive 240 year old Santa Prisca Cathedral — a grotto of gold ornamentation and decadence.
Wandering the streets, looking into flower-filled courtyards and browsing the Platerias (silver shops) makes for a wonderful way to spend time.
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Places near Taxco
- Cuernavaca 57 kilometers away
- Mexico City 110 kilometers away
- Teotihuacán 149 kilometers away
- Puebla 158 kilometers away
- Morelia 210 kilometers away
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo 230 kilometers away
- Querétaro 241 kilometers away
- The Colonial Cities 286 kilometers away
- San Miguel de Allende 289 kilometers away
- Guanajuato 324 kilometers away
- Oaxaca 348 kilometers away
- Veracruz 372 kilometers away
- Huatulco 480 kilometers away
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