{"id":584,"date":"2015-12-25T22:51:17","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T20:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/?p=584"},"modified":"2015-12-25T22:51:17","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T20:51:17","slug":"zacatecas-city-on-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awayfrom.ch\/?p=584","title":{"rendered":"Zacatecas – City on hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DEC 14, 2015 – When I got off the bus in Zacatecas, I realized that I hadn’t seen the real Mexico yet. Cars and buildings looked much older on average than in Monterrey, and prices were lower. I couchsurfed in the nearby town of Guadalupe, which has a convenient bus connection to Zacatecas. The city was most impressive when viewed from La Bufa hill, which is reachable on foot or with a small, Swiss made cable car. Similar to Swiss cities like Lausanne or Zurich, the city is built on hills. The colorful buildings make the view really interesting. In the city center, there are some nice churches and a cathedral, which are generally less impressive inside than outside. I also visited the museo Rafael Coronel, which houses an exceptional collection of masks, used for religious festivities since pre-hispanic times. <\/p>\n

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VW Beetles are still common here and were made in Mexico until 2003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A street in Guadalupe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sponsored Christmas tree in Zacatecas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decorations in the old town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dancers in front of a church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View of Cerro La Bufa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prickly Pear cactus with edible fruits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Templo Santo Domingo atop a narrow alley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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King masks (Rafael Coronel museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Devil masks (Rafael Coronel museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEC 14, 2015 – When I got off the bus in Zacatecas, I realized that I hadn’t seen the real Mexico yet. Cars and buildings looked much older on average than in Monterrey, and prices were lower. I couchsurfed in the nearby town of Guadalupe, which has a convenient bus connection to Zacatecas. The city…<\/span><\/p>\n

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