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	Zacatecas travel guide
		Silver attracted Spaniards to Zacatecas in the mid-1500s, and a century later the city was one of the wealthiest in New Spain.
		The inevitable result of this prosperity was that Zacatecas quickly became a city of political and religious importance, with the monumental architecture to go with that.
		Zacatecas has a full range of hotels and motels, and several very good restaurants serving both local specialities and international fare.
	www.world66.com /northamerica/mexico/zacatecas (413 words)

	Zacatecas - Encyclopedia.com
		Lying on the central plateau, Zacatecas is a state of semiarid plains and mountains.
		With gold, silver, mercury, copper, iron, zinc, lead, bismuth, antimony, and salt, Zacatecas is one of Mexico's largest producers of mineral wealth.
		Zacatecas is known for its numerous examples of baroque architecture.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ZacatcsSt.html (348 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Zacatecas
		Zacatecas, which has 25,905 inhabitants (census of 1910), situated 2442 metres of above sea level.
		On the hill known as the Bufa, on the outskirts of
		Dedicated to the Catholics of the Diocese of Zacatecas
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15740a.htm (291 words)

	Alan Cogan - Zacatecas - an easy step into Mexico.
		"Zacatecas is the town everyone wants to go back to," a friend said to me when I mentioned that we were going there.
		Zacatecas was the first town we stayed in the first time we came to Mexico, back in those days when we were frankly apprehensive about coming here.
		So Zacatecas, some 400 miles south, came as a pleasant surprise and a relief....a charming, colonial city, and a fairly well-to-do university town with nice hotels, friendly, well-dressed people and some good attractions.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/acogan/aczacatecas.html (1907 words)

	Zacatecas - 1 location and size, 2 climate, 3 plants and animals, 4 environmental protection
		Zacatecas had a total population of 1,353,610 in 2000; of the total, 653,583 were men and 700,027 were women.
		Known as the silver paths, the roads that led from Zacatecas to the rest of the country were the center of indigenous resistance and sabotage against mining and commercial activity.
		Zacatecas is known for its fine ironwork and for its buildings of pink sandstone.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /mexico/Michoac-n-Zacatecas/Zacatecas.html (2271 words)

	Zacatecas - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Zacatecas (city), capital city of Zacatecas state, in central Mexico.
		Zacatecas is located on the Mexican Plateau 250 km (155 mi) northeast of the...
		Zacatecas is renowned for its silver mines and is a leading agricultural state, despite...
	encarta.msn.com /Zacatecas.html (71 words)

	Zacatecas, Mexico
		Zacatecas is inhabited predominantly by criollos (descendants of the Spanish) and mestizos, while in the area around Colotlán there are Huichol Indians.
		Zacatecas (Náhuatl: "country where zacate grass grows") was inhabited in pre-Hispanic times by various Indian tribes including the Caxcanes, Tecuexes, Hachichiles, Huicholes, Coras and Tepehuano, of whom all except the last three have disappeared.
		Zacatecas is one of the richest states in Mexico for minerals; the most significant deposits are those of gold, silver, copper, zinc, mercury and lead.
	www.planetware.com /mexico/zacatecas-mex-zac-zac.htm (450 words)

	Passport Magazine - Zacatecas Mexico
		The city of Zacatecas may be best known as a colonial gem perched in the mountains of Mexico, but it’s also the site of the largest recreation of religious war in Mexico.
		By the 18th Century, Zacatecas was producing one-fifth of the world’s silver.
		Today, silver and religious conquests aren’t as important, and Pancho Villa is long gone, but Zacatecas, a city of some 300,000 residents, still exudes an ambiance from days gone by thanks to its winding, hilly streets lined with Mexican baroque churches, former convents, and historic structures from the city’s heyday.
	www.passportmagazine.net /32/Zacatecas_Mexico.php (368 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Zacatecas State --- 10
		Zacatecas territory extends to an area of 75,040 sq.
		The State and Capital name of Zacatecas originate from the Nahuatl language, which describes a "People were Grass is abundant", The word zacatl means "grass" and tecatl means "people".
		The Zacatecas government has taken all steps necessary to preserve it heritage by maintaining the original architecture for both the religious and civil buildings.
	www.tourbymexico.com /zaca/zaca.htm (454 words)

	Our Mexico -- Zacatecas, the City of Silver
		Zacatecas, producing one-fifth of all of the colony's silver, became the third largest city in Mexico.
		Zacatecas is as much fun to visit as it is to say.
		Perhaps they are in from the remote ranchos and come to the big city, to Zacatecas, to sell their handicrafts, and maybe a bit of their souls, to the fancy tourist shops in the Mercado Ortega next to the Cathedral downtown.
	www.ourmexico.com /story.php?storyID=25 (2153 words)

	Map of Mexico, ZACATECAS Map, Mexican Maps.
		Zacatecas is located in the great central plateau of Mexico, with an average elevation of about 7,700 feet.
		Because Zacatecas experiences mild precipitation, the lack of streams suitable for irrigation is a drawback to agriculture.
		Zacatecas was the name given to the local natives around the city.
	www.travelamap.com /mexico/zacatecas_I.htm (766 words)

	THE HISTORY OF ZACATECAS
		The state of Zacatecas, located in the north central portion of the Mexican Republic, is a land rich in cultural, religious, and historical significance.
		Zacatecas is Mexico's foremost producer of beans, chili peppers and cactus leaves, and holds second place in guava production, third in grapes, and fifth in peaches.
		This period of prosperity led to a significant increase in the population of the city of Zacatecas from 15,000 in 1777 to 33,000 in 1803.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/7016/zacatecas/history_of_zacatecas.htm (1984 words)

	State of Zacatecas, Mexico
		The state of Zacatecas is located in the north-western-central high plateau sector of Mexico bounded by the states of Durango, Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes and Jalisco.
		The city of Zacatecas, it's capital and largest city, has grown up around rich silver-mining operations, although the other minerals are also extracted from the area including gold, mercury, copper and iron ore. Another important economic activity of the state is the raising of cattle on it's outlying ranches.
		The city of Zacatecas is a rose-colored colonial jewel sandwiched between craggy mountains and outcroppings that since 1548, when the settlement was founded, have rendered silver from it's mining operations.
	www.surf-mexico.com /states/Zacatecas/index.html (511 words)

	Zacatecas, Mexico
		Zacatecas is one of Mexico’s colonial gems - some would say the finest in the country - yet few international tourists discover its charms.
		It is true that its relatively isolated position in the north of the country, at an altitude of 8,200 feet (2,500 metres), may discourage some visitors; but it is still only one hour’s flight away from Mexico City, or half a day by coach from Guadalajara.
		Zacatecas is one of the few cities in Mexico where it is possible to take a tour of a silver mine - El Eden is open to the public and features a train ride through the old mine works and even an underground discotheque.
	www.differentworld.com /mexico/places/zacatecas/zacatecas.htm (317 words)

	Gastronomy of Zacatecas, Mexico
		When visiting Zacatecas in the fall of 2004, we were intrigued by the menu entries at the Restaurant/Bar El Paraiso on Hidalgo and Plazuela Goitia in downtown Zacatecas.
		Zacatecas also has it's own varieties of enchiladas, carne adobada (meat marinated and cooked in red chiles), hand-made cheeses and gorditas with savory fillings.
		The fruits and other produce of the region figure in many of their sweets such as ates de guayaba y membrillo (fruit jellies made of guavas and quince) and candied yams and squash.
	www.surf-mexico.com /states/Zacatecas/gastronomy.html (329 words)

	Zacatecas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Zacatecas is the capitol of Zacatecas state -- located to the Northeast of Guadalajara.
		Zacatecas was an important silver mining city long before the Spanish arrived in Mexico.
		Zacatecas also became an important post for Catholic missionaries during the Spanish rule.
	home.comcast.net /~elpicaro/zacatecas.htm (91 words)

	Zacatecas Travel Journals, Zacatecas - Restaurant and Hotel Reviews - IgoUgo
		Zacatecas, one of Mexico's beautiful silver cities, has an abundance of things to see.
		Zacatecas is and old mining city of a lot of tradition also tourism is a very important income to it.
		Zacatecas is in central Mexico in the heart of the colonial silver mining region.
	www.igougo.com /travelcontent/JournalDestination.aspx?LocationID=4109&Mode=0 (390 words)

	el crispito: Zacatecas, Zacatecas
		Zacatecas is known for having a lot of its colonial architecture still intact.
		All of these are modern artists from Zacatecas, and their works are included along with those of other famous modern artists in their museums.
		The parks in Zacatecas are very lush and they keep them in great shape, like their old buildings.
	www.crispy.com /mt/archives/2006/10/zacatecas_zacat_1.html (2003 words)

	zacatecas,la bufa,mines,cultural patrimony of Mexico,tours,trips,excursions,hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The city of Zacatecas is located in the central part of the Mexican Republic in the state with the same name.
		Zacatecas, named "Cultural Patrimony" by the UNESCO in 1994 is without undodoubty the best preserved colonial city, not only of Mexico but of the entire American continent.
		Those who prefer traditional Mexican nightlife will find their place at "Cazadores", opposite of the "Plaza de Armas" or in the night bar of the hotel "El Meson del Jobito", a former village which was transformed into a unique hotel.
	www.andalemexico.com /dst_zacatecas.htm (470 words)

	Zacatecas Mexico - Zacatecas Vacation Packages \| Pleasant Holidays
		The name Zacatecas comes from the Nahuatl, zacatl meaning grass and co meaning place: "place where the grass is plentiful."
		Zacatecas, like Guanajuato, owes its beauty to the wealth of silver extracted from its mines.
		The farthest flung of the silver cities, it is a jewel in the rough.
	www.pleasantholidays.com /PleasantHolidaysWeb/Mexico-Zacatecas-Overview (110 words)

	Zacatecas Guide Attractions Events Restaurants Nightlife Weather
		Zacatecas is one of a group of old Silver Mining cities, which includes Queretaro and San Miguel, Queretaro, Guanajuato and San Luis Potosi and Alamos.
		What you sense in Zacatecas is a real city with real people and a community that is proud of its history and heritage.
		Exploring Zacatecas is exposing yourself to a real Mexican experience - there is no tourist make-up here: what you'll experience is a wonderful colonial city, exhibiting its rightful splendor and pride to a modern-day Mexico.
	www.mexperience.com /guide/colonial/zacatecas.htm (2101 words)

	Zacatecas - the town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		We arrived in Zacatecas "fresh" from a 12-hour overnight bus journey from Chihuahua which, thanks to the reconstruction of a section of the "highway" was extremely uncomfortable in parts, as the bus driver seemed determined to break the land speed record for buses on dirt tracks.
		Zacatecas itself is a charming town, the old centre of which was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO a few years ago, and deservedly so.
		When he died, he left his collection to the people of Zacatecas, who established a fine museum in the buildings of the old Jesuit college in the town.
	www2.arnes.si /~eusmith/travel/mexico/zacatecas/043.htm (494 words)

	History of Mexico - The State of Zacatecas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Even today, in many parts of Zacatecas, a hundred or more ancient ruins in the state give testimony to an ancient civilization that flourished in western Zacatecas along the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental between about 200 and 1250 A.D. The largest pre-Columbian settlement in Zacatecas can be found in southwestern Zacatecas.
		In the meantime, the present-day areas of Zacatecas, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes were all lumped together as part of the Spanish administrative province, Nueva Galicia.
		By April of 1541, the Cazcanes of southern Zacatecas and northern Jalisco were waging a full-scale revolt against all symbols of Spanish rule.
	www.houstonculture.org /mexico/zacatecas_indig.html (3950 words)

	Visite México
		Due to its pink limestone buildings, Zacatecas is one of the most beautiful cities in northern Mexico.
		Zacatecas was one of the most important mining cities in the nation.
		Without a doubt, Zacatecas is a destination with its own unique charm, beauty and culture.
	www.visitmexico.com /wb/Visitmexico/Visi_Estado_Zacatecas (296 words)

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