Zacatecas

Capital - Other Cities and Attractions

The region was originally inhabited by sedentary communities yet by the time the Spaniards arrived, it was inhabited by nomadic groups. Remains of the former can be found in La Quemada and Altavista that constituted part of the Chalchihuites culture. The discovery of silver deposits led to the foundation of what is now the city of Zacatecas. The Church encouraged the construction of magnificent religious and civil buildings, which eventually led to the city's being declared a World Heritage site.

This state is one of Mexico's colonial gem; it's a charming, colonial city, and a fairly well-to-do university town with nice hotels, friendly, well-dressed people and some good attractions.

Cattle raising is a major activity, but the greatest industry is mining. With gold, silver, mercury, copper, iron, zinc, lead, bismuth, antimony, and salt, Zacatecas is one of Mexico's largest producers of mineral wealth. Zacatecas is the town everyone wants to go back to.