Location: Real de Catorce
Top Things to do in Real de Catorce
Top Restaurants in Real de Catorce
Things to do in Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Real de Catorce (Spanish [reˈal de kaˈtoɾse] (help·info); meaning: Real [a unit of currency] of Fourteen), often shortened to Real, is a village in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí and the seat of the municipality of Catorce. It is located 160 miles (260 km) north of the city of San Luis Potosí, and currently has a full-time population of under 1,000 residents. This 'ghost-town' in the high and dry expanses of northern San Luis Potosí state was once a thriving silver mining settlement. Real de Catorce has long been a pilgrimage site for both local Catholics and Huichol shamanists, and is now being discovered by international tourists drawn by the desert ambience and reputed spiritual energy.
Restaurants in Real de Catorce
1. Tunel de Ogarrio
2. Templo de la Purisima Concepcion
3. Pueblo Fantasma
4. Socavon De La Purisima Concepcion
5. Hidalgo Square (Plaza Principal)
6. Palenque De Gallos
7. Capilla De La Virgen De Guadalupe
8. Antigua Casa De Moneda
9. Iglesia Real De Catorce
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10. El Paredon
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3.0 based on 2 reviews
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