LOCATION FILE
Real de Catorce
FOLLOWReal de Catorce, SLP
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Founded in 1779 after silver was struck in the Sierra de Catorce in 1772, the town held some 15,000 people at its nineteenth-century peak. The Mexican Revolution and collapsing silver prices emptied it by the early 1900s; roughly 1,400 residents remain. It was named one of the first Pueblos Mágicos in 2001.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
For decades only pilgrims came — Catholics to venerate St. Francis of Assisi, and Wixárika (Huichol) pilgrims crossing to the sacred desert of Wirikuta, where peyote is gathered. The half-ruined streets and the single-lane Ogarrio tunnel that is the only road in give the town its reputation.
VISITING
Open to the public; road access is through the Ogarrio tunnel from Estación Catorce.
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