Taxco Travel Blogs

Taxco sits on a hill among hills at 4675' in the State of Guerrero Highway 55 passes through the eastern end f town. Prior to the Spanish arrival, Taxco was a Tlahuica city named Tlaxco (ballcourt). The Tlahuicans were exploiting the shallow deposits of tin and silver about 6 miles south of modern …

It's a wonderful country! I spend great time there! It seems that in Mexico you can find everything :) Amazing, beautiful nature, very interesting culture and many unforgetable excursions, high-level hotels, night clubs etc. Everybody should visit this country :)

Taxco is a few minutes away from Cuernavaca, and to any Mexican is synonymous with silver. Not just now, but from several centuries when it was first discovered. The thing you first notice about Taxco (pronounced Tahs-koh) is how hilly it is. It's located on a hill surrounded by lots of hills, and …

Amazing country !!! I WILL travel there again :)

I've been to Mexico twice in 2001 and 2005. Once to Cancun (2005) and also from Mexico City traveling through to Acapulco (2001). I had a great time, well except for the almost death experience in Acapulco parasailing. The only thing I didn't like about going to Mexico was that I stuck out... tall and blonde aren't common there.

Taxco, Mexico for summer language courses

Taxco was small town I hadn't heard of before, but my friend assured me it would be nice.  He was right.  The bus ride over was long, but the view coming into town was beautiful.  Apparently this was/is a silver mining town, and they had all kinds of great jewelry for sale at a good …

It was early in the morning when we (Me, Tere, Tere's mother, aunts, brothers and niece) took the car for our destination high in the mountains of Guerrero. Taxco is an antique colonial silver-mining center located in the northern reaches of the Mexican State of Guerrero. (source wikipedia). When …

some day I will create a greatest hits blog, for now it is just a boring map and some photos. Check out my separate entry for the trip from La Paz to Puno though. Mexico - Peru - Chile - Bolivia

All the girls (and some of the guys) had been looking forward to this place for a while. This towns main claim to fame was the selling of silver in all shapes and sizes. Wow it didnt let us down.. hours were spent trawlign the streets... Also the town is very picturesque on the side of a steep moun…

A month in Cuernavaca, Mexico, studying Spanish and exploring La Ciudad de la eterna primavera (The City of Eternal Spring). My first real travel experience-- an amazing time spent with unfamiliar people who quickly became some of my best friends!

1 week in Puebla, Taxco, and Queretaro Mexico

hola todos!!!!!nos alegra mucho haber tenido respuestas de todos, ya los estamos extrañando!Para seguir con el itinerario de nuestro viaje:hoy tempranito llegamos a TAXCO, la ciudad de la plata, despues de un viaje montañoso al borde de un par de precipicios. estamos en medio de la nada!!! todavi…

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What to say - beautiful :-)