Cathedral of Our Lady from Guadalupe
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A little history of Chihuahua
Foundation of what is now the city of Chihuahua, which was originally called San Francisco de Cuéllar and later San Felipe El Real de Chihuahua, from this fact the spatial axis of this territory the mining district of Parral to the south, the mission of Casas Grandes and the presidio of Janos to the north "moved" towards the east with the forced passage through Chihuahua.
Some of History
The Casas Grandes area has offered refuge to human groups for 3 thousand years. The
Scholars indicate that it naturally became a center of exchanges
commercial and cultural between the nations of the north and south, hosting more than 3
thousand inhabitants. Seashells, ceramics, turquoise, and macaw feathers were exchanged.
and salt. In 1998 UNESCO recognized Paquimé as a World Heritage Site.
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