Pachuca de Soto Attractions

How to get there

From Mexico City by rail about 2.5 hours; by bus about 1.5 hours; by car 86km/53mi on the MEX 85.

Pachuca, the capital of the state of Hidalgo, is surrounded on three sides by mountains and forms the centre of one of Mexico's oldest and richest mining areas. The town, with its steep, crooked alleyways, small squares and beige-painted houses, does not offer many sights. However, the surrounding area enjoys richly varied scenery and towns and villages with interesting early colonial art.

History

The Aztecs are supposed to have founded the settlement of Patlachiucán in about 1490 to mine for the gold and silver located here just below the earth's surface.