Taxco

Founded in 1528, Taxco de Alarcón (originally named Tetelcingo) grew up on the dry hillsides of Guerrero around and because of the rich silver deposits found in the area. 

In 1580 poet and playwright Juan Ruiz de Alarcón was born in this mining city, and in 1872 Taxco's name was officially converted to "Taxco de Alarcón".

In 1990 Taxco, with its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets that wind narrowly up and down the hillside, and the magnificent Temple of Santa Prisca on Borda Plaza, was decreed a National Historical monument. Taxco is at an altitude of 1,645 meters above sea level.

Things to see

• Silver shops
• Santa Prisca
• Ex - Convent  of San Bernardino de Sena - construction begun in the 16th C.
• Spratling Museum - Collection of archeological artifacts willed by William Spratling (1906 - 1967) to the people of Taxco. 
• Grutas de Cacahuamilpa
• Ixcateopan - Burial place of Cuauhtemoc, the Last Aztec Emperor

Special Events / Festivals

• May - the Alarconian Theatrical Festival
• November - National Silver Fair