Catorce Municipality

An ancient silver mining town in the high desert, accessed through a tunnel, where ghost town ruins and Huichol sacred sites coexist.

Catorce Municipality is located in the northern part of San Luis Potosí state, Mexico, in the high desert of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The central town, Real de Catorce, flourished during the silver mining era and later declined; situated at a high altitude, it must be accessed through the Ogarrio Tunnel. The Parish of Purísima Concepción is a pilgrimage center, while the ghost town ruins, the old Mint, and the bullring bear the imprint of the mining era. Below the mountains, Wirikuta is a sacred desert site for the Huichol people. Spring and autumn offer comfortable weather, winters are cold in the mornings and evenings, and early October is crowded due to the pilgrimage season. The gateway is San Luis Potosí city, usually reached by transferring at Matehuala.

Destinations

• Real de Catorce

Itineraries

• Real de Catorce Mining Town & Desert Secret – Pass through a tunnel into a high-altitude abandoned mining town, ride horses to a ghost town, and ride a jeep down to…