Arteaga is a town in the Mexican state of Coahuila

Arteaga, Coahuila

Arteaga is a town in the Mexican state of Coahuila, is part of the Metropolitan Zone of Saltillo is the capital of the homonymous municipality. It has 6.394 inhabitants,agricultural area, apple fruit, has a beautiful landscape of the Sierra Madre Oriental,and its climate is very similar to Saltillo. The township is very broad and covers a lot of wooded mountains, where temperatures reach -15 ° C.

The town is the majestic Sierra de Arteaga, which is considered the Switzerland ofMexico for its beautiful wooded landscapes and snow-capped in winter. It also has the only ski center in the country, called Monterreal, with two plastic tracks in summer and covered by snow in winter.

Because of its natural landscapes, has a large recurrence of tourists who play sports like mountain biking, road cycling, abseiling between Othersc


Getting there
The mountain is located in the southeastern part of the state of Coahuila. In the Sierra de Arteaga you can get federal highway 57, from Saltillo, the state capital, just to travel 17 kilometers in a time of 25 minutes or so. If parts of Mexico City by plane the estimated time of flight to Saltillo is one hour, while the 861 road miles between two cities can be covered in 9 hours 50 minutes.

activities
The saw is the ideal place for hiking, camping, mountain biking and rappelling.

The city of Arteaga is a picturesque place, where you can admire the church of SanIsidro Labrador de las Palomas and the barracks of Venustiano Carranza, who arethe most important buildings of Arteaga. You can also visit the waterfall The Jets, the Bureau of the tables and the rich forests of Monterreal.

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