Taxco
Discover Taxco
Taxco is a beautiful city in Mexico built on a hill in Guerrero. It is rich with old and new silver mines in the surrounding areas with narrow winding streets and hundreds of silver shops. If you are looking for a side trip that is the place to go. Taxco is renowned for its more than baroque-style church (completed in 1758), the Santa Prisca Cathedral. It is off the toll way (Hwy 95D) but it is worth the drive, it is between Acapulco and Mexico City. There is regular bus service to the town from Cuernavaca by Estrella Blanca.
What to Experience in Taxco
Taste of Taxco...
Try the Pozolé. It is a soup-like dish of large corn pieces called hominy, pork rind/fat, avocado, and some crispy tortilla crumbles. Try it at the top of the hill above the small covered market which sells silver. It's cheap, tasty, and filling. It's a great dish to try if you want to experience Mexican food. Thursdays are the traditional pozolé days during which the red and green varieties are typically served. The white style is served the other days of the week. For adventurous diners, try the jumiles, small edible insects that are harvested from November to February and sold in the markets of Taxco. Some healers attribute painkilling and healing properties to them. They are served on a tortilla as a taco. jumiles-in-taxco The restaurant of the Hotel Agua Escondido has free WiFi - ask for the WEP-Key or 'contraseña', in Spanish.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsIt is off the toll way (Hwy 95D) but it is worth the drive, it is between Acapulco and Mexico City. There is regular bus service to the town from Cuernavaca by Estrella Blanca. There are also buses there from Mexico City from the South Bus Station (Autobuses del Sur). A one-way ticket costs M$130 (pesos) and they usually leave every half hour. The bus will take you through very scenic mountain views and drop you off in the middle of the town. Since it is a mountain town, you can either walk uphill to the Zocolo (square) where many shops and the famous church are, take a taxi, or any bus that says "Zocalo". The last bus out of Taxco back to Mexico City is 8PM Taxis (Volkswagen Beetles) are relatively inexpensive (M$20-30). Collectivos or combis (Volkswagen Bus) are also a good option to get around town -- most go through the Zocalo and a local can help you find the right one....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Taxis (Volkswagen Beetles) are relatively inexpensive (M$20-30). Collectivos or combis (Volkswagen Bus) are also a good option to get around town -- most go through the Zocalo and a local can help you find the right one. At the center of the city lies the Santa Prisca Cathedral and several museums housed in historic building surrounding it: Ten kilometers to the south is Taxco el Viejo (Old Taxco). In pre-Hispanic times, the village was the most important area of the Mesoamerican indigenous community. Get a lot of exercise walking up the steep streets. There is a gondola (teleferico) that can take you up to a fancy hotel called Monte Taxco, with great views and a decent bar/restaurant. There is not much else to see/do up there. Taxco is known for its Holy Week celebration in April. Silver! There is very beautiful silver, mostly all engraved with "MEXICO 925" or "TAXCO 925" The silver shops away from the centro are where you can bargain.
Where to Stay
The restaurant of the Hotel Agua Escondido has free WiFi - ask for the WEP-Key or 'contraseña', in Spanish.
Money & Budget
Silver! There is very beautiful silver, mostly all engraved with "MEXICO 925" or "TAXCO 925" The silver shops away from the centro are where you can bargain. You will be charmed and ecstatic at all the beautiful silver, but will get tired of looking at it in 4 hours or less. You will also be approached by men, women, and children selling you items in the centro (plaza centrál). If you are not interested in being bothered, do not give them any eye contact. Once one finds you are slightly interested, all the other vendors will come try to sell their goods. Try the Pozolé. It is a soup-like dish of large corn pieces called hominy, pork rind/fat, avocado, and some crispy tortilla crumbles. Try it at the top of the hill above the small covered market which sells silver.
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Taxco, Guerrero. Mexico
a large cathedral towering over a city filled with people
bird's-eye photography of city
a view of a city with mountains in the background
a view of a building with a clock tower in the background
a view of a city from a high point of view
a set of steps leading up to a building
a large city with lots of buildings on top of it
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Taxco
Taxco, Guerrero. Mexico
a large cathedral towering over a city filled with people
bird's-eye photography of city