According to the book One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in Mexico, by Guillermo García Oropeza and Cristóbal García Sánchez (Rizzoli International Publications, 2008; 280 pp), these places all merit inclusion in the list of the 101 Beautiful Small Towns in Mexico.
We will review the book more formally in a future post, since it offers some insights into Mexico’s geography, but for now take a look at the list below, and see if you agree.
Our own list of the most beautiful small towns would certainly include most of these, though we can think of some equally excellent choices which are not included.
Are there other towns that would be on your list? If so, let’s hear about them!
BAJA CALIFORNIA
- San Felipe
- Valle de Guadalupe
BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
- Loreto
- Mulegé
- San Ignacio
- San Jóse del Cabo
- Santa Rosalía
- Todos Santos
CAMPECHE
- Campeche
- Edzná
CHIAPAS
- Comitlán de Domínguez
- Chiapa de Corzo
- Palenque
- San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Yaxchilán
- Bonampak
- Zinacantán
- San Juan Chamula
CHIHUAHUA
- Batopilas
- Creel
- Hidalgo del Parral
- Nuevas Casas [Nuevo Casaas Grandes]
- Mata Ortíz
- Cuarenta Casas
COAHUILA
- Cuatro Ciénegas
- Parras
COLIMA
- Cómala
FEDERAL DISTRICT
- Coyoacán
GUANAJUATO
- Atotonilco
- Dolores Hidalgo
- Guanajuato
- San Miguel De Allende
- Yuriria
GUERRERO
- Cacahuamilpa
- Taxco
HIDALGO
- El Chico
- Huasca
- Mineral del Monte [Real del Monte]
- Tula
JALISCO
- Chapala
- Ajijic
- Lagos de Moreno
- Mazamitla
- Puerto Vallaría
- San Sebastián del Oeste
- Tapalpa
- Tequila
- Tlaquepaque
MEXICO STATE
- Malinalco
- Teotihuacán
- Acolman
- Tepotzotlán
- Valle De Bravo
MICHOACÁN
- Angangueo
- Cuitzeo
- Paricutín
- Angahuan
- Santiago Nurío
- Paracho
- Pátzcuaro
- Santa Clara del Cobre
- Zirahuén
- Tlalpujahua
- Tzintzuntzan
MORELOS
- Cuernavaca
- Tepoztlán
- Tétela del Volcán
- Xochicalco
- Yecapixtia
NAYARIT
- Mexcaltitán
NUEVO LEÓN
- Bustamante
- Villa de García
OAXACA
- Cuilapan
- Arrasóla
- Ixtlán De Juárez
- Mitla
- Monte Albán
- Ocotlán
- San Bartólo Coyotepec
- Santa María del Tule
- Tlacochahauya
- Tlacolula
- Dianzú
- Yanhuitlán
PUEBLA
- Cuetzalan
- Cholula
- Huejotzingo
- Tonantzintia
- San Francisco Acatepec
QUERÉTARO
- Bernal
- Jalpan
QUINTANA ROO
- Bacalar
- Cozumel
- Holbox
- Isla Mujeres
- Playa del Carmen
- Tulum
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
- Real de Catorce
SINALOA
- Cósala
SONORA
- Alamos
- Magdalena de Kino
TLAXCALA
- Tlaxcala
YUCATAN
- Chichen Itza
- Izamal
- Uxmal
- Valladolid
VERACRUZ
- Coatepec
- Los Tuxtlas
- Papantia
- Tlacotalpan
ZACATECAS
- Guadalupe
- Jerez
- Sombrerete
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3 Responses to “Are these the 101 most beautiful small towns in Mexico?”
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I think Dolores Hidalgo is totally boring.
Visited San Miguel de Allende, Dorlores Hidalgo and Quetereo in 2008. They were great places to spend more time than I had time to spend. I was able to get into the factories of tile makers and experienced just how the artwork on tile and clay is done. My car was overflowing with that very important part of what makes Mexico what it is.
I am so thankful for the experience. My 2000 plus fotos will keep me busy until I can return.
Would love to hear about the types of small business ex pats are engaging in in Mexico et. al. My wife and I bought in Los Cabos (Copala@Quivara) after 15 years investing in time share at Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach. I want to sell my business in Marin County CA. of 23 years and start a business in Cabo. Thank you.
Terry