The Pueblos Magicos Of Mexico

Pueblo Magico (Magical Town in Spanish) is a program made by the Department of Tourism in 2001 which specializes on the conservation of the cultural and traditional features in order to boost tourism in said town which fills out the requirements. Any town or municipality can apply to become a Pueblo Magico, but only a few actually become eligible for said status. Every state has at least one Pueblo Magico.

Each town has its perks but many share old architecture mainly from the colonial period or from pre-colonial eras. When you visit one of them, expect to see beautiful buildings and the culture of Mexico at its very best.

Simply find some method of transportation and go there. If you fear that the distance to these villages from major cities will be too much do not worry. Some pueblos are surprisingly close to large metropolitan areas. For example, Santiago is only a few minutes away from the 2nd largest metro area in the country that is Monterrey. 

Allow me to show some good examples of these special little towns

This town has a special time in history, as this is the place where the "grito de independencia" was announced, starting the Mexican war for Independence against Spain. This Guanajuato commune became a Pueblo Magico in 2002 with a relatively large population of 163k living in it.

The famous pyramids of the sun and moon are part of 2 Pueblos Magicos. Teotihuacan de Arista and San Martin de las Piramides host the ancient aztec archeological site. The pyramids are quite the site to behold if you are willing to walk up several steps.

The small town near the tourist hotspot of Cancun contains the ancient Mayan city of the same name of Tulum. The buildings near the ocean date to the XIV century and one can simply visit the ruins by paying as the area near the ruins has been furbished into a tourist center where one can buy merchandise and tours of the ruins.

Bernal hosts a natural wonder as it sits besides what is considered the third largest monolith in the world named "Peña de Bernal" with an altitude of 288 meters.

If you are willing to learn more about Mexican culture, do consider visiting one of the many towns in the Pueblo Magico catalog. Thanks for reading and hope you've learned something from this!

Sources were from various wikipedia articles and from personal experiences of visiting said places.