North of Pachuca via Atotonilco el Grande, there is a chapel and convent halfway down a beautiful canyon, the impressive Barranca de Metztitlan which has a wealth of different varieties of cacti, including the ‘hair)’ old man’ cactus, and a huge 17th-century monastery. The death of Ome Tochtli (Two Rabbit) at the hands of Tezcatlipoca (Smoking Mirror) occurred at Metztitlan (see box above). Further north on a difficult road is Molango, where there is a restored convent, Nuestra Senora de Loreto. San Miguel Regla, 34 km northeast of Pachuca, is a mid-18th century hacienda built by the Conde de Regla, and now run as a resort, T91-7715-4311, or 5680-0448 (Mexico City) for reservations. It has a fine atmosphere, excellent service, pool, lush gardens, tennis, horse riding and log fires. Highly recommended. A road continues towards Tulancingo on the Pachuca-Poza Rica road, Route 130. Seventeen kilometres east of Pachuca, and a further 4 km off Route 130 to the right, is Epazoyucan, a village with the interesting convent of San Andres. After Tulancingo, Route 119 branches off to the right to Zacatlan, famous for its apple orchards, plums, pears and cider. Its alpine surroundings include an impressive national park, the Valle de las Piedras Encimadas (stacked rocks), where camping is possible. Nearby is AL Posada Campestre al Final de la Senda, a ranch with weekend accommodation, horse riding and walks, T22-413821 for reservations. Some 16 km south of Zacatlan and about 1 Vi hours from Puebla (see page 164) is Chignahuapan, a leading producer of sarapes, surrounded by several curative spas.
Situated 30 km from Tulancingo on Route 130 is La Cabana restaurant, of log cabin construction; thereafter, the road descends with many bends and slow lorries, and in winter there may be fog. At Huauchinango an annual flower fair is held in March; 22 km from here is Xicotepec de Juarez with B Mi Ranchito, one of the best small hotels in Mexico and D Italia near the main square. Along the route are the villages of Pahuatlan and San Pablito, where sequinned headbands are made, and paintings are done on flattened amate bark.
Pachuca (elevation: 2,426 meters) is the capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. Pachuca is said to be the cradle of Mexican Soccer. Workers from Cornwall, England, who came to work Pachuca's silver mines brought the game along with them. Many examples of English architecture still exist.
Pachuca is not much of a tourist city, but there are a few things to see. The 'Reloj Monumental' is the central clock tower, build in 1904 in the city center. There is also the 'Central Cultural Hidalgo,' which is housed in an old monastery and contains museums, a theater, a library, and a
Newsmakers Pachuca reigns in Mexico
Uruguayan forward Richard Núñez scored on a penalty kick late in the second half, and the host Tuzos of Pachuca defeated Real San Luis 1-0 on Sunday to claim their fourth Mexican First Division championship in seven years.
Both teams battled to scoreless draw Thursday in the first leg of the home-and-home, aggregate scoring series.
Núñez scored the series lone goal in the 78th minute after teammate Andrés Chitiva was brought down inside the penalty area by Real defender Angel Reyna.
The score sent the 25,000 in attendance at Hidalgo Stadium into a frenzy.
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MEXICAN skipper Jared Borgetti wants to go to Bolton - and has told his club Pachuca to sell him to Sam Allardyce's side.
Bolton have bid £900,000 - less than German clubs Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt have offered. But striker Borgetti, 31, top scorer for his country, is keen to come to England on a two-year deal and fulfil a dream. And he has such stature in his homeland he can sway Pachuca to do business.
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Francisco Escarcega
Escarcega, as it is commonly known, is a major hub for travellers on their way south to the states of Tabasco and Chiapas, north to Merida in the state of Yucatan, east to Maya sites in Campeche and Quintana Roo states, and further east to the city of Chetumal. The town itself is not particularly enticing, set on a busy highway with a dusty wild-west atmosphere. If stuck here overnight, all you need to know is that there is a clean budget hotel around the corner from the bus terminal {Escarcega, see below), one bank nearby and several cheap
Quite on the center of the country, ideally appropriate Mexico town center all cities colonial, villages, national parks, places of pre hispanischem, volcanos, for investigating caves and hot feathers/springs which are at range of the hand for a journey of day or of weekend. Everyone steers itself in the north, in order the more visited pyramids of Mexico at the expanded and place of Teotihuacan intimidate-leads, ' the place of the Gods ' to see.
Those are less close toweringAtlantes at Tula, the capital of Toltec, and the beautiful villages in the hills in the proximity of Pachuca,
Borgetti Gets Mexico Call
New Bolton Wanderers striker Jared Borgetti has been called up by Mexico for their World Cup qualifying game against Costa Rica on August 17.
The former Pachuca and Santos Laguna goal machine is a key member of the Mexican side which will want to put one over on their South American rivals and take a another step closer to next years World Cup finals in Germany.
Borgetti has scored over 30 goals for his country since making his debut against Ecuador in February 1997. He was an integral part of the Mexican team that reached the World Cup
Gamma threatens Belize, Honduras, Mexico
Portions of Belize, Honduras and Mexico were under a tropical storm warning Saturday from Gamma, the 24th storm of the record Atlantic hurricane season.
At 10 a.m. EST, Gamma was about 160 miles east-southeast of Belize City, Belize, moving north-northwest about 5 mph with sustained winds of 45 mph, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
Gamma was expected to strengthen slightly and turn north within 24 hours. Forecasters said Gamma could bring up to 15 inches of rain to western Cuba, 8 inches to northern Belize and Mexico's eastern Yucatan Peninsula, and 4 inches to parts
Tijuana City
Tijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. Tijuana is also the most northerly city in Latin America. It is known as the corner of Mexico and consequently of Latin America. The city is bordered to the north 41 kilometers by the county of San Diego, California, United States; to the south, by the municipalities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada; with the municipality of Tecate to the east; and to the west, by the Pacific Ocean. The municipality of Tijuana has an extension of 1,727 square kilometers and includes part of the Coronado Islands
From the USA to Mexico City with a variety of airlines including American Airlines, AeroMexico, Delta, Continental, United, Northwest, Taesa and Americawest. Flights leave from Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Laredo, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, McAllen, Miami, Oakland, Ontario(CA), Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio (TX), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA) and Washington DC. From Canada, Japan Airlines fly from Vancouver, Canadian Airlines and Mexicana fly from Toronto and Meximna flies from Montreal.
