banner
imagen
 
 


.

Sponsors

Sponsors Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM UNAM IAFL redict Idiomas Filosofía y Letras Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM UNAM IAFL Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM UNAM IAFL Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM UNAM IAFL Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM UNAM IAFL

 

Intinerary:

 

  • 7 00 Depart to Taxco from Torre de Ingeniería
  • 7 20 Depart to Taxco from Royal Hotel
  • 7 30 Depart to Taxco from Radisson Hotel
  • 10 30 Visit to La Hacienda El Chorrillo
  • 11 00 Snack at La Hacienda El Chorrillo
  • 11 30 Cable car to Monte Taxco and skyviews of Taxco
  • 12 30 Visit to Santa Prisca church
  • 13 00 Free time to visit Taxco, buy silver jewerly and eat at one of its restaurants
  • 16 00 Return to Mexico City
  • 19 00 Arrive to Torre de Ingeniería
  • 19 20 Arrive to Royal Hotel
  • 19 30 Arrive to Radisson Hotel

Taxco


Taxco is worldwide famous because of its silver mining and jewelry crafting. This reputation, along with the surrounding landscapes, make TAXCO the magic town it is. Don’t lose this opportunity and embrace TAXCO’S beauty.

taxco

Hacienda El Chorrillo 

On the north side of Taxco is one of the major colonial silver period haciendas, called Hacienda de El Chorrillo. The hacienda was constructed by soldiers of Hernán Cortés and is one of the oldest in the region. It was built to take advantage of the area’s abundant water supply to extract silver from ore. The aqueduct was built in 1534, and part of it is still preserved. During the colonial period, this hacienda passed through a number of hands, including those of the Almeida-Carbajal and Ruiz de Alarcón families. In the early 20th century an American, William Spratling, bought it. In the 1980s it was acquired by the State of Guerrero, who converted it in to the Center of Fine Arts of the Institute of Culture of Guerrero. In 1992, the state leased the property to UNAM to create the Centro de Estudios para Extranjeros (Learning Center for Foreigners) and a campus of the Fine Arts School of UNAM.

Monte Taxco hotel

Take the cable car to get up to the mountainside hotel, which offers great views of Taxco.
Capturing the colonial essence of Taxco, and its surroundings, Monte Taxco Hotel stands out for being a 5 stars hotel ideal for business and leisure travelers alike. Inaugurated in 1974 and remodeled on three different occasions, Monte Taxco is a true jewel amongst Taxco Hotels.

Santa Prisca Church 

Santa Prisca Church was built following the discovery of a silver mine on the property of José de la Borda. He was so thankful for the discovery on his land that he commissioned the construction of the church, which lasted from 1751 to 1758. Santa Prisca was designed in a highly ornate style of Mexican baroque architecture known as Churrigueresque. The glorification of martyrdom was adopted as the central subject for its altarpieces and paintings. Several well-known Mexican artists contributed to the church’s interior decoration, including Cayetan de Siguenza, Isidoro Vincente de Balbas, Joseph de Alba, and the prolific Miguel Cabrera.

santan prisca

 
Instituto de Ingeniería UNAM UNAM IAFL