The "Taxco One Day Tour" (Taxco Un Dia Excursion) takes you north of Acapulco in a comfortable, air-conditioned touring coach to the 'Silver Capital of the World' in the Sierra Madre mountains. Taxco is a favorite tourist destination, known worldwide for its friendly and hospitable people. This small city with white stucco houses, red tile roofs and cobblestone streets is renowned for it's Spanish Colonial architecture. It's been declared a national monument and is being conserved as it was in the 1700s when it was a thriving mining town. Your tour of Taxco will include a visit to Santa Prisca Cathedral, an ornate, Spanish Baroque structure with gold trim. The building glitters in the warm Mexican sun and is visible from everywhere in Taxco. You'll also visit many shops featuring fine silver crafted by hundreds of highly skilled Taxco artisans. You'll have an opportunity to purchase unique silver jewelry, flatware, goblets, coffee and tea sets, and religious items at the craft market in La Plaza de los Gallos.
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