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.San Juan del Rio is situated
in the State of Queretaro 168 km from
Mexico
City via federal highway
57D in Mexico.
San Juan del Rio is the second most important city in the State of Queretaro
and it is famous for its pleasant climate and its thermal waters. This quiet
provincial city with strongly rooted habits, is an important industrial
center today. Its main charm, however, is the kindness of its people. Its
great service infrastructure consists of different hotels and restaurants,
some of which are old Haciendas and big old houses which
give a very
special look to the place.
You shall not miss the city tour by
trolley, a guided visit through the main sites, monuments, legends
and most important issues of the city. There's no doubt that the tour in a
Panoramic trolley will be a greater experience, traveling through the city
in a lovely two story trolley.
In San Juan del Rio the
most popular spas are Santa Monica, Venecia and Agua Rica.
Other important
attractions in San Juan del Rio are:
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The
Historic
Bridge
made
of rubblework built in 1847 over the San Juan River
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The
Parish (XVIII century).
Built with pink quarry stone
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The beautiful Colonial-Style
Church of Santo Domingo
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 The Museum of the Santa Veracruz
or "Museo de la Muerte".
Priceless jewels, paintings and archaeological pieces of this region are
exhibited
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The
Hacienda de la Llave.
Situated in the outskirts of the town.
It has a Neoclassic facade, towers and balustrades; according with the local legend, this
Hacienda was one of the presents that Hernan Cortes gave to his girlfriend La Malinche
The artisans in San Juan
del Rio make wicker and cane objects, jewelry and
woolen goods.
The main
celebrations in San Juan del Rio:
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Feast of San Juan that
takes place in June, with agricultural, industrial, handicraft and
gastronomy exhibitions as well as popular festivals.
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National Holidays on
September 15th & 16th.
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Queretaro State •
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Amealco
Municipality & City |
Arroyo Seco Town
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Cadereyta
Municipality
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Colon Municipality |
Corregidora Municipality |
El Marques
Municipality & Town
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Ezequiel Montes
Municipality |
Huimilpan Municipality &
Town
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Jalpan de Serra City
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Landa de Matamoros
Municipality |
Peña de Bernal |
Pedro Escobedo
Municipality & Town
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Peñamiller Municipality |
Pinal de Amoles Municipality
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San Joaquin Municipality & Town
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San Juan del Rio City | Santa Maria de los Cocos Town |
Santiago de Queretaro
۞ Capital City
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Tequisquiapan Town |
Toliman Town |
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Home page of
Queretaro
State in Tour By Mexico ®
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Tour By Mexico ®
e-mail:
tourbymx@tourbymexico.com
Phone/Fax: (777) 318-6541
Av. Cuauhtemoc # 119, Col. Chapultepec 62450 - Plaza El Pueblito-
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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