Taxco is a picturesque colonial city located north of the state of Guerrero with beautiful streets and alleys that form a labyrinth of colonial buildings, marketplaces, hotels and houses, engaged in the silver trade, which is the precious mineral that owes its origin and its great development. Good examples of this beautiful baroque and neo-classical architecture is the parish of Santa Prisca, right in the heart Taxco built in 1751, the ex-convent of San Bernardino of Siena and the silver museum among others, the Taxco travel guide gives you practical information about what to do in Taxco, travel tips, where to eat and more.
Taxco Travel
Taxco, whose name in the Nahuatl language means "place of the ball game" proves its long history in which Hernán Cortés in 1522 called the Socavón Mine of King "Adit of the King" on behalf of the Spanish Crown, a place who later became Real de Minas de Taxco.
This picturesque colonial city located north of the state of Guerrero, has beautiful streets and alleys that form a labyrinth of shops and businesses, engaged in the silver trade, which is the precious mineral that owes its origin and its great development.
The mining town of Taxco is the ideal destination to buy jewelery and handicrafts while strolling through its picturesque streets full of history and architectural beauty in which you can admire the parish of Santa Prisca, right in the heart Taxco built in the S. XVIII and it is one of the main symbols of the city, other places to visit in Taxco are the building of the Hotel of the Old Town and the former ex-convent of San Bernardino of Siena and from the silver museum.
In your holidays in Taxco, do not forget to visit the impressive caves of Cacahuamilpa which are only 30 minutes from the city of Taxco.