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Zacatecas:
The
State of
Zacatecas is located in the heart of Mexico. Built on
the steep slopes of a narrow valley.
Zacatecas
borders to the east with the State
of San Luis Potosi, to the south
with the State of Jalisco
and with the State of Aguascalientes
to the west with the State of Durango
and to the north with the State of Coahuila.
the
territory extends to an area of 75,040 sq. km. which
consist of the eastern Sierra Madre and The Central
Plains with a
population of approximately 1'353,610 inhabitants.
Zacatecas
natural resources are abundant. Especially the
extraction of silver from it’s mines which are the
highest yielding worldwide. Other key resource is the
extraction of calcium sulfate.
Zacatecas,
whose gizzard are covered of rich mineral, as the
silver, gold, copper, lead, cadmium and zinc, offers to
the beautiful tourist colonial cities, warm waters with
therapeutic virtues, extraordinary beauty landscapes,
cities with large wealth colonial, architectural as well
as artistic, crafts between those which emphasize the
jeweler's in stones semiprecious, wood articles, of skin
and textiles that they are notable for its excellent
complete and the exquisite pleasure with which are
elaborated.
The
Zacatecas government has taken all steps necessary to
preserve it heritage by maintaining the original
architecture for both the religious and civil buildings.
An example of such preservation efforts can be seen in
the Cathedral. Built between 1730 and 1760, it is the
heart of the State Capital. Its façade, reflects the
European and indigenous style of architecture of early
colonization. These preservation efforts have brought an
international audience and in 1994 UNESCO honored the
capital city by declaring it Humanity Cultural
Patrimony.
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