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Zacatecas Tour

4 DAYS (3 Meals)

PRICE PER PERSON*
Single - $390
Double - $295
Triple - $285

DEPARTURE DATES
February 17, 2008
March 4, 2008

*Currently, there is NO CHARGE for the Mexican Visa on land tours of 7 days or less!

Departs From:
Brownsville 6:00a.m.
Harlingen 6:30a.m.
Weslaco 7:00a.m.
McAllen 7:30a.m.
Mission 8:00a.m.

NOTE: Please do not leave your car at the Holiday Inn Civic Center, McAllen unless you are registered there as a guest!

Zacatecas... A Colonial Jewel

One of the colonial jewels of Mexico. A true beauty founded by the Spaniards in 1546 as they searched for rich silver veins. Enigmatic pre-hispanic sites, magnificent colonial convents, impressive museums, battle grounds and ruins make this a city not to be missed. Be sure to visit the silver shops - you will be surprised at the beautiful offerings. Join in a callejoneada (a local street dance) and let all your cares melt away. There is so much to see and do that we will spend all three nights in Zacatecas at our first class hotel just across the street from the main Cathedral. Everyone who visits

DAY 1 - Depart the Rio Grande Valley for a leisurely ride to Saltillo, once the capital of Texas. Today modern factories ring the outskirts of this mile high city while down town hand made adobe bricks peak through the stucco of the colonial buildings. Continue to Zacatecas arriving there in the late afternoon. Our hotel is just across the street from the ornately carved Cathedral. Overnight at the Hotel Emporio in Zacatecas.

DAY 2 - Enjoy an included breakfast before we begin our tour of Zacatecas, one of the most beautiful colonial cities in Mexico. Visit the downtown area before continuing to the Mask Museum housed in and old Convent who crumbling walls present wonderful opportunities for great photographs. You will have a grand overview of the city from the hilltop called La Bufa, site of a famous Revolutionary Battle. Swiss made cable cars await to take you on a six to seven minute ride across the city for a fantastic panoramic view. See young artisans at work in a silversmith shop located in an ex-hacienda. After lunch, tour the Guadalupe Convent which is a treasure house of religious art. Or you may prefer to take a stroll down the cobblestone streets in the center of the city. Overnight at the Hotel Emporio in Zacatecas. B

DAY 3 - Visit Chicomostoc, often called La Quemada. Archaeologists suppose that the mysterious people who built this vast ruin were antecedents of the Aztecs who were searching for the legendary city of Tenochitlan (Mexico City). Entry into the Museum is also included. Return to Zacatecas for a free afternoon to shop or to visit the art museums of Goitia or Pedro Coronel the latter housing original Picassos. Tonight, if you should hear music, join the local young people in a traditional street dance. Overnight at the Hotel Emporio in Zacatecas. B

DAY 4 - Our route today takes us back through Saltillo, and on to Monterrey. As you leave Saltillo, be sure to buy candies from Parras and “pan de pulque”, a bread leavened with - you guessed it - pulque, an alcoholic beverage produced from the maguey plant. You will wonder why someone didn’t tell you about Zacatecas before. B

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