This municipality is part of the Camino Real Tierra Adentro, the most important land trade route of the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Precious metals were transported on this route, and it had a more than economic impact because it promoted social development wherever it passed.
In addition, this municipality has not stopped growing as an industrial benchmark. At the same time, it preserves traditions as old as the Spanish conquest itself. Limestone abounds in its territory, which is why artisans have made the quarry the material for their artistic expressions.
This municipality in the south of the state of Querétaro houses in its valleys and wide expanses, impressive haciendas that were an important part of the wealth generated and distributed by the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
Some of the most beautiful haciendas found in this territory are the former Escolásticas, San Cirilo, La Lira and El Sáuz haciendas, themselves characters in history.
Some of the most beautiful haciendas found in this territory are the former Escolásticas, San Cirilo, La Lira and El Sáuz haciendas, themselves characters in history.
Ecotourism among forests
The giant heads of Escolásticas are a popular tourist attraction among the hiking community, which are found after a 500-meter downhill walk.
These heads were carved in stone in 2014 by artisans Fernando Arévalo Uribe and Martín Nieto Uribe, thus creating a hidden tourist attraction among the forests of this municipality.
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