Colonial Mexico

Explore colonial cities and towns throughout Mexico, each rich in history and culture. Every page offers insights into the city’s colonial heritage, architectural highlights, local traditions, and main attractions. You’ll also find practical travel tips, suggested day trips, and maps to guide your journey through Mexico’s fascinating colonial past.

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Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes and is its most populous city, with a metropolitan population of 1,000,000. The Aguascalientes metropolitan area [...]

Álamos

Álamos is a town in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. Álamos is located in the southeastern part of Sonora State, 396 km [...]

Campéche

San Francisco de Campeche ("Ahk'ìin Pech" in yucatec maya language) is a city in the state of Campeche. Campeche located on the shore of the [...]

Celaya

Celaya is a small city located in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. It's strategically situated in the heart of the country, making it easily accessible [...]

Cordoba

Córdoba, officially known as Heroica Córdoba, is a city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Veracruz. [...]

Durango

Durango, officially Victoria de Durango and also known as Ciudad de Durango, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Durango and [...]

Guadalajara

Guadalajara is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. Guadalajara is the cultural [...]

Guanajuato

Guanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. Guanajuato is part of the macroregion [...]

Merida

Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán as well as the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is [...]

Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital and most populous city of Mexico. With an area of some 1550 square km and a population of 21 million, [...]

Monterrey

Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, in Mexico. Monterrey is located in northeast Mexico, at the foothills [...]

Morelia

Morelia is a city and municipality in the north-central part of the state of Michoacan in central Mexico. The city is the capital and the [...]

Oaxaca

Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name. Oaxaca is located in the [...]

Pachuca

Pachuca de Soto, often referred to simply as Pachuca, is a city located in the central part of Mexico. Pachuca serves as the capital of [...]

Pátzcuaro

Pátzcuaro is a large town and municipality located in the state of Michoacán. The town was founded sometime in the 1320s, at first becoming the [...]

Puebla

Puebla, formally Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza and also known as Puebla City, is the seat of Puebla Municipality, the capital and largest city of the [...]

Queretaro

Querétaro City (Otomi: Maxei) is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion [...]

San Cristóbal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas, also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel, is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of [...]

San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital and the most populous city of the Mexican state of San Luis [...]

San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende is a picturesque colonial town nestled in the Bajío mountains of central Mexico. Part of the culturally rich Bajío macroregion, San [...]

Taxco

Nestled in the mountains of northern Guerrero, Taxco is one of Mexico’s most visually stunning colonial towns. Known for its winding cobblestone streets, whitewashed houses [...]

Valladolid

Valladolid is a vibrant colonial city that blends rich history with local charm. Known for its colorful streets, laid-back atmosphere, and proximity to ancient ruins [...]

Veracruz

Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It [...]

Xalapa

Xalapa, officially Xalapa-Enríquez is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the [...]

Zacatecas

Zacatecas is a city and municipality in Mexico, and the capital and largest city of the state of Zacatecas. Located in north-central Mexico, the city [...]