Real de Catorce Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
village in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí and the seat of the municipality of Catorce
About Real de Catorce
Although a town had been there for many years, silver was discovered in the local mountains in 1772. In 1779 the village was founded. The parish church was built between 1790 and 1817. Real de Catorce's heyday was in the late 19th century, when it had a population of 15,000, with some of Mexico's richest silver mines, a mint, a bullring, and shops selling European luxury goods. It was almost completely abandoned when the price of silver plummeted after 1900; only a few people remained in this ghost town, eking out a living from mine tailings and an annual influx of pilgrims to a reputedly miraculous image of St. Francis in the parish church. Today, its main income comes from tourism. Several major commercial motion pictures have been filmed in Real includingBandidas(featuring Salma Hayek a
Top Attractions in Real de Catorce
Explore the best things to see and do in Real de Catorce:
- ★Quemado hill
Where to Stay in Real de Catorce
- 🏨El Ángel Y El Corazón
- 🏨Hostal Alcazaba
- 🏨Hotel el Real
- 🏨Hoteles Teléfono
- 🏨Mesón Del Refugio
- 🏨wild camping
Real de Catorce Travel Guide Sections
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