Comarca Minera Geopark

Pueblos Mágicos in Comarca Minera Geopark

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Hidalgo Real del Monte

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Places to visit in Comarca Minera Geopark 36

36 places with their own page, grouped by kind.

Villages · 20 Nature reserves · 8 Towns · 3 Landmarks and museums · 2 Cities · 1 Lakes · 1 Viewpoints · 1

Villages

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  Carboneras · Village · Hidalgo
  Locality in Mineral de la Reforma, next to Pachuca, in the Mining Region; close to the UAEH university campus.
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  Cipreses · Village · Hidalgo
  A locality of 1,867 people in Mineral de la Reforma, at 2,339 m, attached to Pachuca and inside its metropolitan area.
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  Ciudad del Conocimiento · Village · Hidalgo
  The UAEH university campus in Mineral de la Reforma: a sports-and-fair hall, a plaza with a bookshop, 2014 murals and steel sculptures.
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  El Durazno · Village · Hidalgo
  A San Agustín Tlaxiaca locality at 2,409 m, near the dam that regulates the Chicavasco (Actopan) river a few km from Pachuca.
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  El Rincón · Village · Hidalgo
  Village of 1,029 people at 2,050 m in El Arenal, with hills above 2,490 m to the east and the municipality's February carnival.
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  El Álamo · Village · Hidalgo
  A locality of 841 people in the Comarca Minera, at 2,415 m on rolling hills, joined to Pachuca and close to Real del Monte.
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  Forjadores de Pachuca · Village · Hidalgo
  A locality in Mineral de la Reforma fused with Pachuca, on flat land at 2,338 m; not to be confused with the monument of the same name on Av. San Javier.
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  La Puebla · Village · Hidalgo
  A locality of 1,195 people at 2,120 m, 1.5 km from Atotonilco el Grande, in Hidalgo's Sierra Baja.
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  La Reforma · Village · Hidalgo
  Housing development in Mineral de la Reforma next to Pachuca, at 2,350 m; 1,355 residents in 2020.
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  Metepec Primero · Village · Hidalgo
  Tulancingo Valley community at 2,141 m, 2 km from Acatlán; its Nahuatl name means "on the maguey hills".
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  San Andrés Tianguistengo · Village · Hidalgo
  Hill village at 2,370 m, about 10 km from Actopan, with its own parish church and 2,500 m-plus hills around it.
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  San Dionisio · Village · Hidalgo
  Tulancingo Valley village at 2,228 m, about 3.5 km from Acatlán, with 1,240 residents and grassy hills around.
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  San Jerónimo · Village · Hidalgo
  Village of 484 people above 2,600 m, below Los Frailes (the Órganos de Actopan), in the hills of El Arenal municipality.
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  San José Tepenene · Village · Hidalgo
  Locality about 3 km from El Arenal at 2,078 m; its Nahuatl name is explained as hill of the child idol. The Quinto Viernes fair is nearby.
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  San Miguel Regla · Village · Hidalgo
  Forest village 3 km from Huasca that grew around the Count of Regla's hacienda; trout ponds, goblin lore and a parián with a kiosk.
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  Santa María Regla · Village · Hidalgo
  A hamlet of 154 people in the Basaltic Prisms ravine, where the Count of Regla built the area's first silver-refining hacienda.
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  Santiago Tlapacoya · Village · Hidalgo
  A locality of 4,712 people east of Pachuca at 2,543 m; its fair is on 25 July, the feast of Saint James.
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  Velasco · Village · Hidalgo
  Comarca Minera village at 2,396 m in Omitlán de Juárez, about 5 km from Real del Monte and 12 from Pachuca in a straight line.
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  Villas del Álamo · Village · Hidalgo
  Residential locality merged into Pachuca's urban area, in Mineral de la Reforma, at 2,416 m; 2,501 residents in 2020.
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  Álamo Rústico · Village · Hidalgo
  Locality at 2,403 m on Pachuca's edge, in Mineral de la Reforma, with 2,500 m hills 2 km off and Real del Monte about 10 km away.

Nature reserves

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  Jardín de los Niños Héroes · Nature reserve · Hidalgo
  A downtown Pachuca plaza with the 1957 Niños Héroes monument; it began as the Plazuela del Xixi, a market for maguey products.
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  Jardín del Maestro · Nature reserve · Hidalgo
  A children's park in central Pachuca, also called Parque Bicentenario; it holds the María Teresa Rodríguez Arts Hall, home of the Philharmonic.
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  Parque Cultural Hidalguense · Nature reserve · Hidalgo
  A 26-hectare park in Pachuca's Zona Plateada with Byron Gálvez's giant tiled plaza, the Soccer Hall of Fame and a giant chess set; formerly Ben Gurion Park.
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  Parque Ecológico Cubitos · Nature reserve · Hidalgo
  A protected state park between Pachuca and Mineral de la Reforma with a botanical garden, a gopher house, a maze and sculptures; a Comarca Minera Geopark site.
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  Parque Hidalgo · Nature reserve · Hidalgo
  An 1882 park in central Pachuca, laid out on the San Francisco convent's orchards; it has a bandstand, monuments and a floral clock that plays tunes.
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  Parque Nacional El Chico · Nature reserve · Mineral del Chico
  Fir forest and giant volcanic crags above Pachuca, protected since 1898; trails, climbing, dams and viewpoints. Closed for pest clean-up in 2026.
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  Parque de la Familia · Nature reserve · Hidalgo
  A downtown Pachuca park on Avenida Juárez with lit fountains and play areas, once the Parque del Charro. A footbridge links it to the Jardín del Maestro.
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  Prismas Basálticos · Nature reserve · Huasca de Ocampo
  A canyon lined with 30-40 m basalt columns and four waterfalls, drawn by Humboldt in 1803; walkways, hanging bridges and a zip line.

Towns

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  El Arenal · Town · Hidalgo
  Municipal seat at 2,031 m with the Señor de las Maravillas shrine, a 55 m cross, and access to Los Frailes and San Jerónimo dam.
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  Pachuquilla · Town · Hidalgo
  Seat of Mineral de la Reforma since 1958, next to Pachuca, with a church dated to 1531 that holds a parish museum.
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  San Agustín Tlaxiaca · Town · Hidalgo
  Municipal seat in the Mezquital Valley within the Pachuca metro area; at its patron-saint fair the crosses are carried down and up the Cerro de la Providencia.

Landmarks and museums

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  El Arbolito · Landmark · Hidalgo
  A hillside mining barrio of alleys and stairways above central Pachuca, with murals and old pulque bars. A Barrio Mágico since 2023.
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  Plaza Juárez · Landmark · Hidalgo
  A square in central Pachuca on the site of the old Hidalgo railway station, with the Government Palace, theatres and record-setting Day of the Dead altars.

Cities

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  Pachuca · City · Hidalgo
  Hidalgo's windy capital, 'la Bella Airosa': an old silver town with the 1910 Monumental Clock, Cornish-born pastes and football.

Lakes

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  Presa San Jerónimo · Lake · Hidalgo
  Mountain reservoir in the El Arenal hills, with boat rides, suspension bridges and the trail up to Los Frailes.

Viewpoints

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  Cristo Rey · Viewpoint · Hidalgo
  A 33-metre statue with open arms on Cerro de Santa Apolonia, with a view over most of Pachuca; inaugurated in 1996.

Top tours in Comarca Minera Geopark

Real del Monte Real del Monte and Basaltic Prisms: Private & Small groups ★ 5.0 (10) 11 h From US$138

Real del Monte Tour Magic Towns of Hidalgo Real del Monte and Huasca ★ 5.0 (6) 9–10 h From US$145

Mineral del Chico Mineral del Chico the Mexico Hidden Gem Hiking and Exploration ★ 4.3 (4) 11 h From US$215

Velasco Hidden Gems of Mexico City: Exploration Game and Tour ★ 5.0 (3) 1 h 40 min From US$7

Parque Nacional El Chico Zacatlán Guided Tour walking through the Center ★ 5.0 (2) 2 h 30 min From US$8

Huasca de Ocampo Huasca de Ocampo Adventure Tour 3 h From US$105

Mineral del Chico Mineral del Chico: Private & small group Tour From Mexico City 8 h From US$149

Prismas Basálticos Magic Towns & Prismas Basalticos Tour from Mexico City 14 h From US$250

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