| location | |
.svg/250px-Queretaro_in_Mexico_(location_map_scheme).svg.png) Location of Queretaro in Mexico | |
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| Capital | Santiago de Queretaro |
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| surface | 11.449 km² |
| population | 1.4 million |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (Summer: UTC -5 (MEZ-6) Winter: UTC -6) |
The state Querétaro located in Central Mexico and is historically as well as scenically very interesting. While the southern part is rather flat, dry and dominated by agriculture, in the north is the Sierra Gorda mountain range, with extensive forests and countless rivers and waterfalls. Directly adjacent is the Huasteca (see San Luis Potosí).
Querétaro borders in the north San Luis Potosí, in the east Hidalgo, in the south to the State of Mexico, in the southeast Michoacan and in the west Guanajuato.
Regions
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places
- 1 Querétaro.
- Capital and, with almost 1 million inhabitants, largest city in the state. Historical center is in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. - 2 Pedro Escobedo
- 3 San Joaquín.Colorful place with partly narrow and steep streets. Worth seeing: Zona Arqueológica Las Ranas and the Parque Nacional Campo Alegre.
- 4 Tequisquiapan.The place belongs to the Pueblos Mágicos because of its historical city center. Worth seeing some opal mines.
- 5 San Juan del Río.The place is part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro and has therefore been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010.
- 6 Cadereyta de Montes.The place becomes the Pueblos Mágicos expected. One of the attractions is the Cadereyta Regional Botanical Garden. He has a collection of more than three thousand different plants, especially cacti.
- 7 Amealco de Bonfil.The "place of the springs" is particularly known for its wooded landscapes. Handcrafted dolls are a specialty, they are considered to be the intangible cultural heritage of Querétaro.
- 8 Jalpan de Serra.Because of its historic city center, the place is one of the Pueblos Mágicos, the Franciscan missions in the Sierra Gorda are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- 9 Bernal.Recognized as Pueblo Mágico because of its colonial architecture. The "Peña de Bernal" is a 433 m high monolith that is revered by the locals.
Other goals
- 1 Sierra Gorda
- Tecozautla, Hidalgo (swimming pools)
background
language
getting there
Although the capital Querétaro has a small airport, most of them will arrive by car or bus from Mexico City (just under 200 km), either from Terminal Central del Norte or directly from Benito Juarez Airport From, for example, ETN drives every half hour in about 3 hours to the bus terminal in Querétaro, which is a good 7 kilometers outside the center.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Bernal. Historic village with the third largest monolite in the world (Peña de Bernal).
- Wine and sparkling wine cellars Freixenet and Redondo
- Mission churches of the Sierra Gorda
- Tequisquiapan. With mineral springs.
activities
kitchen
You absolutely have to try it
- Gorditas
- Enchiladas queretanas
nightlife
If you are looking for nightlife, you will definitely find it in Santiago de Querétaro. In the historic center (east of Jardín Zenea) there are numerous pubs, clubs and restaurants that are particularly well-attended on weekends.
security
The state of Querétaro is not one of the preferred retreat / cultivation areas of the drug cartels. B. to the neighboring Michoacán.
Here you can move around safely as a tourist.
climate
literature
Web links
http://www.queretaro.gob.mx/ - Querétaro official website
http://www.queretaro.travel/ - Portal of the tourism authority
