TURISTIC
PLACES
Mineral del Monte is a
mountainous city in the state
of Hidalgo, in central Mexico. It
is also called Real del Monte
and is known for its rich
mining history. The Mina de
Acosta and Mina La Dificultad
have museums that record
their mining history with
original machines, such as a
steam engine from the end of
the 19th century. The English
Pantheon is a hilltop cemetery
dating from the 1850s, with
graves of Cornish miners and
other townspeople.
Stroll through the alley of the
artists, where photographs of
some of the film and television
productions that have been
made in this place are
exhibited. Also, the view is
wonderful.
If you are interested in
learning more about the
mines, you should go to the
PASTES
Site Museum, where the La
The imposing reddish structures
Dificultad Mine is located, the
of the old mines that stand out
most important in the town
over Real del Monte, a region of
and recognized for its iconic
the central Mexican state of
chimney.
Hidalgo, mix with the smells of
mining paste, an English snack
that arrived in 1824 to the delight
of the workers of the land and of
thousands of inhabitants who
adopted it as their own.
In the mountain corridor in the
center of the country, on each
corner of the streets of the
Magical Town, small businesses
release the smell of the cooking
of an unmistakable mixture:
wheat flour, vegetable
shortening, water and salt.