| July 2007 |
| Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico |
Taxco is an antique colonial silver-mining center located in the northern reaches of the Mexican
state of Guerrero. It is located some 200 km southwest of Mexico City along the old highway to
Acapulco. It stands at a height of some 1800 m above sea level in the western arm of the Sierra
Madre del Sur. The city is the fifth-largest in the state in population..
Even though silver mining had been the main commercial activity of Taxco since colonial times, it is
no longer considered a profitable activity, and the city is better known for its traditional silverwork,
which attracts tourism throughout the year.
The city is built on the side of a mountain, with very steep narrow cobblestone streets lined by
whitewashed houses with red-tiled roofs. It is also renowned for its more than 200-year-old
baroque-style church, the parish church of Santa Prisca.
state of Guerrero. It is located some 200 km southwest of Mexico City along the old highway to
Acapulco. It stands at a height of some 1800 m above sea level in the western arm of the Sierra
Madre del Sur. The city is the fifth-largest in the state in population..
Even though silver mining had been the main commercial activity of Taxco since colonial times, it is
no longer considered a profitable activity, and the city is better known for its traditional silverwork,
which attracts tourism throughout the year.
The city is built on the side of a mountain, with very steep narrow cobblestone streets lined by
whitewashed houses with red-tiled roofs. It is also renowned for its more than 200-year-old
baroque-style church, the parish church of Santa Prisca.
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