Zacatecas Travel Guide

Zacatecas is such a beautiful place to go. Not one of the tourists towns. There are many surrounding areas such as La Bufa, and La Qumada to visit. La quemada is old mayan indains ruins and it is a hike to get to the top, so pack some good walking shoes! The views from the top of the mountain are breathtaking and you will never see anything like it! There is also a little shop that has many different souviners to purchase, last time I was there I purchased two face masks that were put together by infusing different rocks found within te ruins. It has jade, onyx, topaz, tigers eye and they are all smoothed out to make a beautiful mask. If you ever get the chance to visit take it and your shoes and get ready for a great experience.

To top off your trip to zacatecas one MUST go to Zapoqui, Zacateacs and go to el BALNEARIO DEL SALITRE which is about 45 min south of Villanueva. This is a beautiful hot springs with a nice pool and water slide which uses the hot spring water directly from the moutain to fill up the pool. On the other side of the pool is the spring itself which offers a bit more privacy to bathe in the springs if one so desires. Beautiful backdrop to the hot springs pool is the HUGE mountains and the clear blue sky!!!

If you have a chance to take the high level train (funicular), don´t miss it!!. It´s a beautiful sightseeing and a good walk to get there.