Pueblo Mágico

The Programa Pueblos Mágicos (Spanish   ) ("Magical Villages Programme") is an initiative led by Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism (SECTUR), in conjunction with other federal and state agencies, to promote a series of towns around the country that offer visitors a "magical" experience – by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or historical relevance. The Mexico Tourism Board acknowledges that México´s magical element, and not only its sun and beaches, is what keeps many tourists coming back. Thus, they created the 'Pueblos Mágicos' program to recognize places across the country that imbue certain characteristics that make them unique and historically significant.

A "Magical Village" is a place with symbolism, legends, history, important events, day-to-day life – in other words, "magic" in its social and cultural manifestations, with great opportunities for tourism.

The programme was launched in 2001 and by 2012 a total of 83 towns and villages in all 31 states have been awarded the title Pueblo Mágico.

List

No.	Imagen	Town	State	Registration Year
1		Huasca de Ocampo	Hidalgo	2001
2		Real de Catorce	San Luis Potosí	2001
3		Taxco	Guerrero	2002
4		Tepotzotlán	México	2002
5		Tapalpa	Jalisco	2002
6		Comala	Colima	2002
7		Pátzcuaro	Michoacán	2002
8		Dolores Hidalgo	Guanajuato	2002
9		Cuetzalan	Puebla	2002
10		Izamal	Yucatán	2002
11		Tequila	Jalisco	2003
12		San Cristóbal de las Casas	Chiapas	2003
13		Real del Monte	Hidalgo	2004
14		Parras de la Fuente	Coahuila	2004
15		Valle de Bravo	México	2005
16		Mazamitla	Jalisco	2005
17		Álamos	Sonora	2005
18		Tlalpujahua	Michoacán	2005
19		Cosalá	Sinaloa	2005
20		Bernal	Querétaro	2005
21		Coatepec	Veracruz	2006
22		Real de Asientos	Aguascalientes	2006
23		Cuitzeo	Michoacán	2006
24		Santiago	Nuevo León	2006
25		Todos Santos	Baja California Sur	2006
26		Bacalar	Quintana Roo	2006
27		Jerez de García Salinas	Zacatecas	2007
28		Huamantla	Tlaxcala	2007
29		Creel	Chihuahua	2007
30		Capulálpam de Méndez	Oaxaca	2007
31		Ciudad Mier	Tamaulipas	2007
32		El Fuerte	Sinaloa	2009
33		Santa Clara del Cobre	Michoacán	2010
34		Tepoztlan	Morelos	Declared in 2001, in 2009 it removed retrieving category in 2010
35		Tapijulapa	Tabasco	2010
36		Palizada	Campeche	2010
37		Jalpan de Serra	Querétaro	2010
38		Malinalco	México	2010
39		Zacatlán	Puebla	2011
40		Teúl de González Ortega	Zacatecas	2011
41		Tlayacapan	Morelos	2011
42		Mineral del Chico	Hidalgo	2011
43		Cadereyta de Montes	Querétaro	2011
44		Tula	Tamaulipas	2011
45		El Oro	México	2011
46		Xico	Veracruz	2011
47		San Sebastián del Oeste	Jalisco	2011
48		Xilitla	San Luis Potosí	2011
49		Mineral de Pozos	Guanajuato	2012
50		Sombrerete	Zacatecas	2012
51		Angangueo	Michoacán	2012
52		Cuatrociénegas de Carranza	Coahuila	2012
53		Magdalena de Kino	Sonora	2012
54		Pahuatlán	Puebla	2012
55		Loreto	Baja California Sur	2012
56		Valladolid	Yucatán	2012
57		Metepec	México	2012
58		Chiapa de Corzo	Chiapas	2012
59		Comitán	Chiapas	2012
60		Huichapan	Hidalgo	2012
61		Tequisquiapan	Querétaro	2012
62		Batopilas	Chihuahua	2012
63		Chignahuapan	Puebla	2012
64		Cholula (San Pedro y San Andrés)	Puebla	2012
65		Pinos	Zacatecas	2012
66		Lagos de Moreno	Jalisco	2012
67		Tacámbaro	Michoacán	2012
68		Calvillo	Aguascalientes	2012
69		Nochistlán	Zacatecas	2012
70		Jiquilpan	Michoacán	2012
71		Tlatlauquitepec	Puebla	2012
72		Tzintzuntzan	Michoacán	2012
73		Mapimí	Durango	2012
74		Papantla	Veracruz	2012
75		Tecate	Baja California	2012
76		Arteaga	Coahuila	2012
77		Viesca	Coahuila	2012
78		Jalpa de Cánovas	Guanajuato	2012
79		Salvatierra	Guanajuato	2012
80		Yuriria	Guanajuato	2012
81		Xicotepec	Puebla	2012
82		Jala	Nayarit	2012
83		El Rosario	Sinaloa	2012

Towns removed from the program

Below is the list of sites that were enrolled in the program but the title was revoked for failure evaluation:

No.	Imagen	Town	State	Registration Year	Year of retirement
1		San Miguel de Allende	Guanajuato	2002	In 2008 the category was removed by its inclusion in the list of World Heritage Site
2		Tepoztlán	Morelos	2001	In 2009 category was removed retrieving it in 2010
3		Mexcaltitlán	Nayarit	2001	2009
4		Papantla	Veracruz	2006	In 2009 category was removed retrieving it in 2012

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pueblos Mágicos.

• SECTUR — Pueblos Mágicos — official website (Spanish).
• Visitmexico.com: The Pueblos Mágicos—Magical Towns — (Spanish).
• Pueblos Mágico de Jerez — (Spanish).
• Valle de Bravo - locale Pueblos Mágicos — (Spanish).