Pinos

The most active “Pueblo Mágico”
Life in Pinos is lived among mines, tunnels, dances, and colorful traditions. Pinos is a town that shares new secrets every time it is visited. The Spaniards and the Tlaxcaltecas left their mark in this town and this past is honored with drums, violins, rattles, and bells. Every weekend Pinos becomes increasingly full of movement and its squares fill up with people, being the most active Pueblo Mágico”.

This Pueblo Mágico was founded in 1594, during the Colonial Period it was an important mining bastion integrated to the famous “Camino Real de Tierra Adentro”. The characteristic image of this town is a dozen chacuacos or chimneys that emerge among the old viceroyalty constructions.

The tourist can stop to enjoy a harmonious time or walk through the streets towards the incredible historical buildings. In the surroundings you will find numerous workshops and ateliers that offer the typical clay jugs.

This is how the landscape of the region was soon painted by haciendas that today are in ruins.

– Typical of the region
In this Pueblo Mágico are famous the jarritos and the handicrafts made of clay which are very useful as much in the kitchen as for the storage or the decoration of any space of the home.

– Gastronomy
The food that stands out from the region is the Nopal, since it is representative in many of the local dishes. Along with the nopal the agave is another important element of the local gastronomy. Some other typical dishes are the rabbit with mole de pinole, condoches, gordas de horno, among others.