We invite you to visit two towns near the city of Pachuca, whose cultural heritage comes largely from the mining wealth that catapulted its architectural style, currently turning them into attractive tourist centers where you can perform all kinds of sports and activities. ecotourism.
State: Hidalgo
Number of nights: 2 Nights 3 days
Route: Real del Monte - El Chico
Day 1
Real del Monte
Arrival at the Town of Real del Monte 20 minutes from Pachuca (Capital of the state of Hidalgo)
We will take a walk through the town, where we will find various typical food restaurants where we will enjoy the typical pastes, the delicious mushroom soup, the famous Hidalgo barbecue, huitlacoche, quelites and products derived from the maguey such as mixiotes, gualumbos, juice of maguey (mead) and of course, pulques and cured, in addition, the sweets and fruit desserts of the region.
At 2:00 p.m. we will return to the hotel to meet the guide who will give us an explanation of the history and legends of this magical town. We will visit the temple, the English pantheon, and the La Rica mine where we will descend more than 400 meters.
Day 2
Real del Monte - Grutas de Xoxafi - Mineral El Chico
This day we will go to the caves of Xoxafi, located in the heart of the Teptha hill, 35 minutes away.
We will have a guided tour of one of the two grotto caves that are found in this place, one with a depth of 90 meters and the other of more than 120 meters.
Only in the first one can you descend on foot and at the same time abseil, unlike the second that can only be rappelled down due to its shapes and dimensions, which prevents descent or ascent on foot.
In the afternoon we will arrive at El Chico Town 20 minutes from Real del Monte, where we will take a walk through the town.
Day 3
El Chico - Río el Milagro - El Chico
We will practice climbing and rappelling in the El Milagro River, and then return to eat.
After lunch we will have some free time to rest and start our way home.
Tips:
Rappelling, hiking, mountain biking, and walking are activities that people of almost all ages can do, children from 7 years old accompanied by an adult without any risk to older adults who are healthy.
These types of activities are carried out exclusively with professional certified guides, who have all the necessary equipment such as: ropes, helmets, carabiners, harnesses, etc.
The descents range from 18 meters to 180 meters in height depending on the level of the participants.
For these activities it is recommended to wear comfortable clothing, tennis, sweater or jacket for cold season.
