An interesting attraction of the city that, according to tradition, was built around 1538 by the friar Bernardo Quezada as a penance to opt for a monastic life.
These are two rooms dug into the living rock, which have furniture and a small altar made in the rock itself. On the façade of one of the large stones there is a sculpted figure that resembles a soldier. Another somewhat popular extraction legend, told by word of mouth, assures that this unique construction was made by a fugitive from justice who found a way to hide from the authorities there. The curious carved image that resembles a soldier was probably the product of the individual's imagination, although there were those who claimed that a soldier who had deserted the service lived there. The important thing about this is that from there the city of Zacualtipan was founded.
An interesting attraction of the city that, according to tradition, was built around 1538 by the friar Bernardo Quezada as a penance to opt for a monastic life. These are two rooms dug into the living rock, which have furniture and a small altar made in the rock itself. The important thing about this is that from there the city of Zacualtipan was founded.
Visit: daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Zacualtipan, 98 km northeast of the city of Pachuca, along highway no. 105.
Source: Arturo Chairez file. Unknown Mexico Guide No. 62 Hidalgo / September-October 2000
