Monuments to visit Northern Mexico

Located 110 km north of the city of Durango, taking Route 45 to San Juan del Río, La Coyotada is the birthplace of the revolutionary leader Doroteo Arango, who took the name Francisco Villa. A small museum is dedicated to it.

The Coyotada is accessible by bus from the central railway station of Durango. Buses depart every two hours on the Estrella Blanca line to San Juan del Río. Take two hours of journey.

A beautiful building on a beautiful square, with a porfirien style. Frequently reworked since his foundation in 1879, he has some interesting paintings - works by Hector Martinez Arteche on the ground floor, Enrique Estrada and Teresa Moran on the floor - which represent decisive moments in the history of Sonora: the fight waged by the natives against the conquistadors, the legend of the Five Suns reflecting the evolution of humanity, slavery, liberation, victory.

The beauty and harmony of the building, inaugurated in 1764 and once owned by the rich mining concessionaire and landowner Joseph Campo Soberón y Larrea, make it the architectural jewel of Durango and one of the most beautiful buildings in the north of the country. The main hall is topped by a glass roof protecting the courtyard. At the next door, which opens onto the former private vault room, opens a garden with half-timbered rooms. Its interior is baroque with infinite rococo motifs.