Guerrero · Mexico

Taxco

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In the photo: Church of Santa Prisca, Taxco

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The city

What to expect from Taxco.

Taxco de Alarcón is a colonial town in the mountains of northern Guerrero, at about 1,800 meters altitude, with white houses and red roofs spread over stone hillsides. It grew around the silver mines and is known for the baroque church of Santa Prisca and its silver workshops and shops. A cable car climbs to a viewpoint, and the Cristo on the hill overlooks the town. Nearby are the Cacahuamilpa caves.

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What to see in Taxco

Church

Templo de Santa Prisca

18th-century baroque church on Plaza Borda in Taxco, with a pinkish stone façade flanked by two towers and an interior of gilded altarpieces, built by the miner José de la Borda.

Viewpoint

Cristo Monumental de Taxco

Statue of Christ with outstretched arms atop the Atache hill above Taxco, overlooking the town of white houses and the mountains.

Cave

Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

One of Mexico’s largest cave systems, inside a national park about 30 km from Taxco, with chambers up to around 80 meters high and stalactite formations.

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