On the Madrid Worldwide Tourism Honest (FITUR), the Mexican state Zacatecas introduced itself as a heritage-driven vacation spot with its signature pink-stone structure and a year-round calendar designed to transform tradition vultures and romantic vacationers.
The capital of Zacatecas, additionally referred to as Zacatecashas been on the UNESCO World Heritage Checklist since 1993acknowledged for its historic metropolis middle with pink cantera stone buildings. “The pink stone is exclusive,” he mentioned Le Roy Barragán, Tourism Secretary of Zacatecas. “In every single place you go, you breathe in tradition. The streets, eating places, cafes – there may be artwork in every single place.”
For the second 12 months in a row, Zacatecas is selling a particular “callejoneadaon Valentine’s Day for singles – a festive evening stroll by way of historic alleys accompanied by music and meals. “The supply of Zacatecas is 100% cultural,” mentioned Barragán, explaining the unexpectedly sturdy turnout in the course of the first version on February 14. “We anticipated between 500 and 800 singles and we had 3,500 arriving folks within the middle of Zacatecas.”
In line with the secretary, Zacatecas additionally packs a compelling trio of historic storylines – helpful for multi-day excursions and thematic circuits. Along with the historic metropolis middle, Zacatecas is a part of the Camino Actual de Tierra Adentroa World Heritage Web site, a historic business route that related Mexico’s capital to present-day Santa Fe, New Mexico. A must-visit on the Camino Actual route within the state of Zacatecas is the Museo Virreinal de Guadalupe, situated within the stunning Guadalupe Monastery and which homes probably the most vital Baroque artwork collections in Mexico.
Most noticeably, Zacatecas is happy with its Wixárita routewhich has simply been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Checklist in 2025. This pre-Hispanic route begins within the Sierra Huichol and reaches the Chihuahuan Desert, with sacred websites in Nayarit and Durango. “The [wixaritari people] have their very own customs and dialect, which they protect with purity to at the present time,” mentioned Barragán.
For 2026, Zacatecas will make the fortieth version of the Competition Cultural Zacatecas a cornerstone journey date. This 12 months the music and tradition competition takes place round Easter, from March 28 to April 11.
Zacatecas has direct connections to San José, Los Angeles, Dallas and Chicago. By aircraft it is just 1 hour and 20 minutes from Mexico Metropolis.