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20 things to do in Mountain Corridor

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We present the famous destinations and activities that you can not stop doing this amazing "corridor" of the state of Hidalgo, among mines, forests and lakes, a few kilometers from the city of Pachuca.
in Pachuca
1 Take a photo next to the Monumental Clock symbol of Hidalgo capital.

2 Ride the tram tour, which departs daily just next to the Hotel Independence, and embarks on a thrilling journey through the main streets of the city to meet its most famous buildings and public squares. The walk takes about an hour and 30 minutes.

3 If you like football, you can not let go of the Hidalgo Stadium, home of the Pachuca Pachuca and witness a game this squad or the next day, meet the new Museum-Hall of Fame National and International Football, Occupying a huge ball visible from any point south of "the airy beautiful."

4 Meet the Ex Convent of San Francisco, one of the oldest religious buildings in Pachuca in which former cloister staying one of the most impressive photo libraries in the world and that holds the important file Casasola important images that record the Mexico of the time of the Revolution.

5 If you want to know how they worked within a mine (the middle of last century), then you can not miss the San Juan Mine Pachuca and Ex Hacienda de Loreto. There you will understand a lot of the methods that had at that time to "recover metals from the center of the earth."

June Flights to Mineral del Chico do not stop going to Monumento a Cristo Rey, imposing sculpture of more than 30 meters high was erected in 1992 on the initiative of a group of former miners grateful for the miracles that the Lord gave them to save their lives during their long working hours. The place offers a spectacular view of the city of Pachuca and surroundings.

Mineral del Chico. 35 minutes from Pachuca.
7 Towards the center of this town, stop to enjoy the various hostels and viewpoints offered by the amazing El Chico National Park with over 2,750 acres full of wood (pine, oak and fir) and many green areas ideal for an experience nature to the fullest!

8 Take a picture next to the plate, placed in the main square, which accredits this beautiful town, he was "born in the mountains," as one more of the 83 that make up the Magical Towns of Mexico program.

9 Know the Parish of the Immaculate Conception, the most representative of Mineral del Chico, with its beautiful stone facade restored several times by the time religious monument.

In Real del Monte. 25 minutes from Pachuca.
10 Taste delicious pastes, typical of the region, which is offered in more than 30 local established all throughout this town saucer. Different presentations (sweet, salty or traditional pure potato and leek) simply will conquer.

11 Take the tour featuring a two-story camioncito curious departure from the main square next to the village church.

12 Know the English Cemetery, where according to tradition, the only tablet that does not point toward the east (ie towards Europe) is the clown Richard Bell, who, disgusted by problems series raised with his own countrymen, requested that when he died, his tomb was not directed towards their country of origin (England), in protest against anything that smacked to Britain.

13 Question by where plaque that identifies the exact point where it is held, more than 100 years ago, the first formal football game in Aztec lands. Therefore Hidalgo is the birthplace of football in Mexico.

14 Locate the Mina de Acosta with his great site museum and discover the amazing world of the mining industry, that changed the face of the region, particularly the face of Real del Monte, from colonial times, and especially during the second half of the nineteenth century with the arrival of British companies that exploited deposits of gold and silver that had this magical town until the time the Revolution broke out in November 1910.

15 Take a photo in its picturesque central square, decorated with a beautiful fountain and spacious planters, from where you can get one of the best views in town, and the full moon in the nights of autumn and winter in this celestial body shines brightly clear skies in Real del Monte.

In Huasca de Ocampo. 45 minutes from Pachuca.
16 Towards the center Huasca de Ocampo, take the corresponding deflection and hit Basaltic Prisms discover the famous natural wonder, now a top attraction of an ecotourism park great, will surprise you with its magnificent waterfall that bathes these curious geological formations unique to America.You can not help but see them!

17 A few meters ahead of the Basaltic Prisms, discover the fantastic Hacienda Santa Maria Regla, built during colonial times by Pedro Romero de Terreros to extract the abundant gold and silver in the region. Currently, the building operated as a hotel-concept and recreational space for its old warehouses and areas where metals benefited in long hours over 20 hours. The place where great legends and stories also feature has been filming set for several novels and films most notably The Mask of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas in 1998.

18 Walk through the main streets of the Magic Town and acquires all typical of the region as pottery, smithy work, textile crafts and wooden toys.

19 Meet the beautiful Hacienda San Miguel Regla, former home of the same property and Earl Romero de Terreros. Here you can stay and enjoy the wonderful wooded and surrounded by numerous lakes and ponds that make you feel full contact with nature scenes. Many describe this place as "the most romantic place in Mexico."

20 In Huasca can not miss the opportunity to rent an ATV and launch yourself to discover another natural wonder near the center of town: the Rock Canyon air with great panoramic mountains of Hidalgo.An experience you simply can not miss!

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