Durango Tourist Attractions

RESORTS
Public resorts in the state include thermal waters with temperatures between 30 and 40o C, natural waterfalls and artificial pools, all of them properly set to welcome both children and adults with springboards, water slides, sunbathing locations and public restrooms. La Joya, San Juan and La Concha are some of the sites worth visiting.

COLONIAL HERITAGE
Temple of Our Lady of Nativity "La Ermita" Beautiful temple built in the year 1570 in a neo-gothic style.

Mortero Estate - This Hacienda or large estate that belonged to Count of Suchil provided shelter for Mule drivers carrying loads of gold and silver Church of Saint Peter Apostle 1719-1920.

Reserved for the wealthy Spaniards in its heyday, this church represents a symbol of the European invasion in Mexican land. Parrish of the Blessed Virgin XVI Century Parrish church dedicated to the virgin of Suchil, built in territories belonging to the Zacateco tribe, who were evangelized by the friar Jeronimo.

Church of Jesus of Nazareth XVII-XVIII Century One of the oldest in the state and in all of northern Mexico, this church is located in lands that once belonged to the people of Michoacan, fact which becomes evident in the buildings indigenous features.

Temple of San Francisco 1555-1561 Located in a town called Nombre de Dios, this building of the Franciscan order is believed to be the first religious structure built in the province of Nueva Vizcaya.

NATURAL SETTINGS
Durango is well known for the natural canyons and cliffs called barrancas that form along the mountain range called the Sierra Madre Occidental, such as the Barranca de San Quintin, or the viewpoint called the Espinazo del Diablo (Devils Spine), located 2,200 meters above sea level and offering spectacular views of the Durango mountains.

In 1979 the Michila natural reserve is established for the protection of the Mexican wolf. There is a mystic zone located within this reserve where the states of Durango, Coahuila and Chihuahua meet, called La Zona del Silencio (Zone of Silence), which attracts visitors by the thousands to take a glimpse at the marine fossils that prove the theory that indicates that Mesoamerica once lied at the bottom of the ocean. In addition, this magical place in the desert of Mapimi allegedly contains a magnetic field that prevents the spreading of radio waves and also attracts celestial objects, as shown by the numerous shooting stars that can be spotted in the sky and by a crater on the ground, apparently formed by a meteorite.