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The Programa Pueblos Mágicos (Spanish: [pweβloˈmaxiko] ⓘ; "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism, with support from other federal agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors "cultural richness, historical relevance, cuisine, art crafts, and great hospitality". It ...
Arteaga (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾteˈaɣa] ⓘ) is a city and a Pueblo Mágico in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name .
Tepotzotlán has been named one of the Pueblos Mágicos of Mexico, mostly due to the town's center, which not only has conserved its colonial look despite its proximity to Mexico City, but also because it is the home of the Church of San Francisco Javier and the Museo de Virreinato (Museum of the Viceroyalty). [10]
In 2001, Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism launched the Programa Pueblos Magicos in order to recognize towns across the country notable for their cultural and historical importance. Tapalpa was registered as a Pueblo Magico in 2002. The area is a popular weekend destination for residents of nearby Guadalajara. Countryside cabins are available to ...
Santa Clara del Cobre (Spanish: [ˈsanta ˈklaɾa ðel ˈkoβɾe] ⓘ) is a Magical town (Pueblo Mágico) and municipality located in the center of the state of Michoacán, Mexico, 18 km from Pátzcuaro [1] and 79 km from the state capital of Morelia. [2]
Some of Los Altos’ older architectural structures, both Pre-Hispanic and colonial, have been designated Pueblo Mágico or National Patrimony protected by Mexico's INAH for their historical, cultural or artistic significance. Lagos de Moreno is only one city in Los Altos de Jalisco on the lists of Pueblo Mágicos. The architecture in Los Altos ...
The Barrios Mágicos are twenty-one areas in Mexico City highlighted by the city government to attract tourism; the program is sponsored by the city government and is patterned after the "Pueblos Mágicos" (Magical Towns) program of the Mexican federal government.
Pátzcuaro has retained its colonial and indigenous character since then, [1] and it has been named one of the 111 "Pueblos Mágicos" by the government of Mexico. [2] Pátzcuaro, and the lake region to which it belongs, is well known as a site for Day of the Dead celebrations. [3] There are several possibilities as to the meaning of "Pátzcuaro."