The silver country of northern Guerrero, a few hours south of Mexico City: Taxco and its mines, Ixcateopan, the caverns of Cacahuamilpa, the blue pools of Atzala and the city of Iguala, where Mexico's flag was first raised.
2 Pueblos Mágicos · 7 places to visit
Pueblos Mágicos in Northern Guerrero
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Places to visit in Northern Guerrero 7
7 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Villages · 3 Caves · 1 Cities · 1 Lakes · 1 Archaeological sites · 1
Villages
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Apancingo · Village · Morelos
Village of 546 people at 1,133 m, south of Coatlán del Río, two kilometres from Benito Juárez and the federal women's prison. -
Contlalco · Village · Morelos
Hamlet of about 300 people at 1,101 m in Tetecala, next to Benito Juárez, with a highway junction signed for the Grutas. -
Huajintlán · Village · Morelos
Warm village in Amacuzac on the Cuernavaca-Taxco road, where the Amacuzac river rafting run ends; St Francis feast in late September.
Caves
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Grutas de Cacahuamilpa · Cave · Taxco
One of Mexico's best-known show caves: a 2 km walk through giant chambers, inside a national park with underground rivers.
Cities
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Iguala · City · Guerrero
The 'tamarind city' where the Plan de Iguala was proclaimed and Mexico's first flag was sewn in 1821, with a flag museum and a 113 m flagpole on a hill.
Lakes
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Laguna de Tuxpan · Lake · Guerrero
Iguala's weekend lake, 5 km east of the city by the adobe village of Tuxpan: boat rides, mojarra fishing and lakeside restaurants serving fish and seafood.
Archaeological sites
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Teopantecuanitlán · Archaeological site · Guerrero
The only Olmec-style city with monumental architecture in Guerrero: a sunken patio guarded by four jaguar-god sculptures, near the Balsas, 3,000 years old.
Top tours in Northern Guerrero
Taxco
Taxco, Cuernavaca & Pre-Hispanic Mine optional visit
From US$39
Taxco
Cuernavaca and Taxco Tour from Mexico City
From US$60
Taxco
6-Night Best of Central Mexico Tour: Teotihuacan Pyramids, Taxco, Cuernavaca and Puebla from Mexico City
From US$685
Taxco
Cacahuamilpa Caves and Taxco: Private & Small Groups From Mexico City
From US$176
Taxco
Taxco: Ultimate Full-Day Experience + Breakfast & Lunch Included
From US$296
Ixcateopan
Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour from CDMX
From US$61
Ixcateopan
Discover the Cacahuamilpa Grottoes from Taxco
From US$50
Ixcateopan
Let's go to the Blue Pools
From US$50
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Getting around Northern Guerrero
When to visit Northern Guerrero
Most of Northern Guerrero is at its best in January, February, March, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Ixcateopan, Taxco