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Bajío

The Bajio is a mountainous region in central . A rich silver-mining area in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bajio saw an explosion of fabulous wealth for the time, and the cities there grew to be large and spectacular.
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is a city in . It is the capital of the . Its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city is notable for the many ornate civil and religious Baroque monuments from its golden age in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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is a city in , , known for its leather goods. It is known as the "Pearl of the Bajío" and the "Footwear Capital of the World" because it is here where more footwear is produced nationally.

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is a city in the Bajio region of central and is the capital city of the state bearing the same name. It is 390 km northwest of Mexico City.

Destinations to Discover

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is a state in the Bajío region of . It is a region of varied terrains including mountainous areas in the east, the Bajio in the south, and an area that is part of Mexico's central plains.

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San Luis Potosí is a state in the Bajío, in Central Mexico. The state lies mostly on the Mexican Plateau, with the eastern part descending into the tropical valley of the Tampaon River.

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Queretaro is a state in the Bajío region of . It has rugged mountainous terrain and a richly storied colonial past with silver mining cities and cultural treasures.

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is a state in the Bajío region of . The state is best known for its rich deposits of silver and other minerals, its colonial architecture and its importance during the Mexican Revolution.

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is a state in the Bajío region of . The state has several attractions to visit such as the capital city's colonial architecture, and the San Marcos Fair, and offers activities such as hiking, sport fishing and cycling in the Sierra Fría nature reserve.

Bajío

Latitude of center
21.5221° or 21° 31′ 20″ north
Longitude of center
-101.066° or 101° 3′ 58″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q523302
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Bajío” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Bajío”
  • Armenian: “Էլ Բախիո”
  • Belarusian: “Бахіё”
  • Bulgarian: “Бахио”
  • Catalan: “Bajío”
  • Chinese: “巴希奥”
  • Chinese: “巴希奧”
  • Chinese: “巴西奥”
  • Dutch: “Bajío”
  • Esperanto: “Baĥio”
  • French: “Bajío”
  • German: “Bajío”
  • Greek: “Mπαχίο”
  • Hebrew: “בג’יאו”
  • Indonesian: “Bajío”
  • Italian: “Bajío”
  • Japanese: “バヒーオ”
  • Korean: “바히오”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bajío”
  • Norwegian: “Bajío”
  • Portuguese: “Bajio”
  • Portuguese: “Bajío”
  • Slovenian: “Bajío”
  • Spanish: “Bajío”
  • Spanish: “El Bajío”
  • Venetian: “Bajío”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Bajío”. Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.