El Fuerte

Sinaloa · Mexico

El Fuerte

In the destination Barrancas del Cobre.

In the photo: El Fuerte town center seen from the fort

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The city

What to expect from El Fuerte.

El Fuerte is a colonial town in Sinaloa, founded in 1564 on the banks of the Fuerte river at the foot of the mountains. It has colonial mansions around the Plaza de Armas, a replica of the 1610 fort that gave the town its name, and it is the Chepe train stop most commonly used to begin or end the most popular section of the journey. It is a Pueblo Mágico.

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The local experience

What to see in El Fuerte

Museo Mirador El Fuerte
Museum and lookout

Museo Mirador El Fuerte

Replica of the Spanish fort of 1610 atop the hill, with a regional history museum and views of the Fuerte river.

Plaza de Armas de El Fuerte
Historic center

Plaza de Armas de El Fuerte

The colonial square with a bandstand, surrounded by the arcaded municipal palace, the Church of the Sacred Heart and colonial mansions.

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