Introducing Pachuca
Scattered over a collection of steep, wide hills and crowned with a vast Mexican flag and an even higher statue of Christ, Pachuca is the unassuming capital of Hidalgo state. The charming, brightly painted town center is visible for miles around, although growth in recent years has sadly led to far-from-lovely urban sprawl developing beyond the candy-box houses of the old town.
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Useful as a staging post for trips north and east into the dramatic Sierra Madre Oriental, Pachuca is a pleasant enough place to while away a few hours. Silver was unearthed nearby as early as 1534, and Real del Monte’s mines still produce quite a respectable amount of ore. Pachuca was also the gateway through which fútbol (soccer) entered Mexico, introduced in the 19th century by miners from Cornwall, England. The Cornish population also gave the town its signature dish, meat pastries known as pastes (and recognizable to any Brit as a Cornish pastie, albeit with some typically Mexican fillings).
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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