Pachuca is the capital of the state of Hidalgo and a former mining town. We arrived after a pleasant bus ride from Tlaxcala, and a convenient combi ride to downtown, and snagged a room at Hotel Casablanca overlooking Plaza Independencia and its famous clock tower (El Reloj).
Day One we day-tripped to San Miguel Regla (forgettable), then Huasca (skipable), then Mineral Del Monte, a colorful former mining town, now a tourist town with things to see and do. See the photos below.
Day Two we day-tripped out to Mineral del Chico and hiked about 6 kilometers in the hills around the town to Los Monjas and Mirador Peña del Cuervo; then walked south with El Club de Exploraciones de México another 6 kms Pueblo Nuevo; then a combi back to town.
We liked Pachuca: good day trips, good food, and many interesting places to wander around in the city center.
El Reloj (The Clock Tower) dominates Plaza Independencia in Pachuca.
View from our hotel room to plaza and clock tower.
And El Reloj at sunrise.
Mineral del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico.
The church in Mineral Del Monte has one tower in Spanish style and one in English style as many miners cane to MdM in the 1860's to work the mines.
The church in Mineral del Monte decked out for a celebration of the 15th birthdays of local young women; that is, those born in 1998.
The very cool 1950's Miner's Monument in Mineral del Monte with the Mercado behind.
Back in Pachuca, folks are getting ready for Candlemas and the blessing of their Nino Dios which marks the end of Christmas.
Fav pastry shop in Pachuca.
MTB'ers in Mineral del Chico with Los Monjas in the background.
Hiking up to Mirador Peña del Cuervo, just outside Mineral del Chico.
View of Los Monjas (left) and Mineral del chico (center) from Mirador Peña del Cuervo.
Super Soya!
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
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3 comments:
Funny. Google quibbles about your "in Pachuca" instead of "en Pachuca". Whatever, clock tower at night is quite a sight.
Great pics guys. Food looks yummy. Makes me want to travel. Mexico is beautiful. Safe travels. Dave and MB
Thanks D&MB. See y'all soon!
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