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- All 8 Pueblos Mágicos, with a photo and what makes each special
- A map of Coahuila with each one on it
- Road trips that join the pueblos close together
- The best months to go
- How far each is from the nearest city
- The sights not to miss
- The fiestas worth planning around
- The fiestas month by month
- Where to stay in each
- Made to print or save as a PDF
The 8 Pueblos Mágicos in this guide
Most visited first. The full guide adds the sights not to miss, the fiestas, how far each is by car, and a layout made to print.
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Arteaga
Arteaga is a small town just east of Saltillo, at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila. It is apple country, with orchards in the valleys and pine-covered mountains above that turn properly cold in winter. People from the city come up on weekends, and the sierra draws mountain bikers, road cyclists, climbers, and trail and ultra runners. The name is Basque in origin and means place of oaks.
When to go: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
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Parras
Parras de la Fuente is an oasis town in the Coahuila desert and home to Casa Madero, the oldest winery in the Americas, founded in 1597.
When to go: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec
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Múzquiz
Múzquiz, formally Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz, is a small city in northern Coahuila that sits where the Sabinas River rises. It began as a Spanish frontier garrison in the 1730s and is named for a local son, Melchor Múzquiz, who served as president of Mexico in 1832. It is a quiet base for getting to know the history and landscape of this corner of the north.
When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov
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Candela
Candela is a very small desert town in eastern Coahuila, near the Nuevo León line, backed by rugged mountains. People come to cool off and slow down: Los Carrizitos is a string of pools fed by clean mountain water and a favorite spot for a carne asada, Las Lajitas is a stretch of the Candela river running over flat slabs of rock, and El Ojo de Agua is a warm thermal spring. Large ranches spread out around the town.
When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
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Cuatrociénegas
A desert town in Coahuila beside a valley of spring-fed pools and white gypsum dunes. The pools are home to species found nowhere else. It is also the birthplace of Venustiano Carranza.
When to go: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov
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General Cepeda
General Cepeda is a small desert-valley town in southeastern Coahuila, about 70 kilometers from Saltillo, at the foot of the Sierra de Patos. It grew out of the hacienda of San Francisco de los Patos, and the old hacienda house, the Baroque church of San Francisco de Asís and a 17th-century wheat mill still stand. Nearby are the dinosaur digs and museum at Rincón Colorado and thousands of rock carvings at Narihua. The pecan fair is held in June.
When to go: Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
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Viesca
Viesca is a quiet desert town in the Comarca Lagunera of Coahuila, about 70 km from Torreón. Its best-known sight is the Dunas de Bilbao, a field of sand dunes where people go sandboarding or simply walk and take photographs. In town you can see the old salt works, cool off at the Juan Guerra spring park, and visit the house where Miguel Hidalgo stopped during the War of Independence.
When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
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Guerrero
Guerrero is a very small, quiet town in northern Coahuila, a short drive southeast of Piedras Negras and close to the Rio Grande. In colonial times it was San Juan Bautista del Río Grande, a cluster of Franciscan missions and a frontier fort on the royal road to Texas. People visit for that history: the ruins of the missions, above all San Bernardo, and the main plaza, which began as the fort's parade ground.
When to go: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
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