The state of Hidalgo has pine and holm oak forests in its heights, semi-desert area in the center, mountainous mesophyll forests in the Eastern Sierra Madre, and tropical jungle areas in the Huasteca. All of this makes for an inimitable environment with numerous opportunities to observe wildlife and revel in panoramic views of nature in all its splendor. It has diverse ecosystems including green forests and jungles, thickets and cactus land, resulting in a wide range of landscapes. |
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Tula National Park, with its striking Toltec archaeological site and museum. Indigenous historians, and subsequently Spanish chroniclers, sang the praises of a character named Quetzalcoatl (meaning beautiful or plumed serpent). The latter’s participation proved crucial to the union of various groups or tribes such as the belligerent hunter-gatherers and the peaceful, hardworking farmers. At Southwest of the State |
A visit to the archaeological zone of Tula brings us a step closer to both the myth and history: it contains the traces of Quetzalcoatl and its civilizing effect. In Tula, Maya traditions blend with those of the Central Tableland. You will observing the Atlantes, Chac-mool and many other images of ancient Mexico can almost sense the presence of the Maya in the center of Mexico and of Kukulkan, the Maya name of Quetzalcoatl, who appeared in Chichen Itza, taking Toltec art and culture to the Mexican south-east. |
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The Metztitlan Valley. This is a special preserve for cactus land, whose natural wealth consists of a collection of unique species, including rare herbaceous plants and cactus that assume forms of spheres and columns. Its locate at semi-arid center of the state 
Throughout the state, you can enjoy more than 50 spas and modern aquatic parks with swimming pools, toboggans, children’s playgrounds, giant umbrellas, showers, springs of thermal waters, and ample green areas. Most of them have warm waters up to 40° Centigrade, rich in minerals that are believed to have therapeutic properties due to the high content of sulfates, nitrates, and carbonates. |
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Many of the traditions that are still alive in Hidalgo come from Veracruz or the northern mountains of the state of Puebla, such as the Dance of the Quetzales, in which the participants use a great headdress of colored feathers as did the ancient Aztec emperors. |
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