Sights in Saltillo
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Museo Del Desierto
Deserts cover about half of Mexican territory, and this excellent museum will teach you a lot about this biome even if you don't speak Spanish. Illuminating exhibits reveal why sea currents can create deserts and how sand dunes are formed. Children will also enjoy the collection of dinosaur fossils. There's also a reptile house with rattlesnakes and lizards, and a botanical garden with over 400 species of cactus.
Bus 18, running east down Aldama in the center, will drop you 1km downhill from the entrance.
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Catedral de Santiago
Built between 1745 and 1800, Saltillo’s cathedral, arguably the most beautiful in the north, dominates the Plaza de Armas and has one of Mexico’s finest Churrigueresque facades, with columns of elaborately carved pale-gray stone. The central dome features carvings of Quetzalcóatl, the Aztec rain god, and the carved wooden doors are also fantastic.
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Centro Cultural Vito Alessio Robles
The book collection of the eponymous historian, now numbering 14,000 volumes from the 17th to 19th centuries, anchors the modest Centro Cultural Vito Alessio Robles. Come to see the striking mural of the city's history splashed across the courtyard, and since you're here take a look at the temporary art exhibits to the right.
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Museo de las Aves de México
Mexico ranks tenth in the world in terms of avian diversity and this museum, a few blocks south of the plaza, displays over 760 stuffed and mounted species (names are given in English), some in convincing dioramas of their natural habitat. There are special sections on feathers, beaks, migration and similar subjects.
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Instituto Coahuilense de Cultura
Saltillo’s main cultural center, the beautiful Instituto Coahuilense de Cultura, on the south side of the plaza, often features good temporary exhibits by artists from Coahuila and beyond. It also hosts occasional concerts and has a bookstore and café.
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Casa Purcell
Casa Purcell is located in a wonderful English neo-Gothic style 19th-century mansion. Besides temporary art exhibits, Casa Purcell hosts semi-regular rock concerts and art-house films.
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