San Luis Potosí

From a colonial silver city to the tropical Huasteca highlands, known for turquoise waterfalls, a sinkhole cave and a surreal garden.

San Luis Potosí lies in north-central Mexico, with a dry plateau in the west and the Huasteca region in the east, a humid tropical mountain forest. The capital, San Luis Potosí, preserves many colonial-era churches and plazas and is part of the World Heritage-listed Camino Real de Tierra Adentro; Real de Catorce on the plateau is a famous old mining town. The Huasteca Potosina has turquoise waterfalls such as Tamul and Micos, the Sótano de las Golondrinas sinkhole, and, in Xilitla, the surreal sculpture garden of Las Pozas. The waterfalls' colour is usually best from after the rainy season through spring. The gateway is San Luis Potosí Airport, and in the east Ciudad Valles serves as a base.

Destinations

• Huasteca Potosina
• Real de Catorce
• San Luis Potosí

Itineraries

• Huasteca Potosina Turquoise Waterfalls Loop – A road trip looping through Media Luna Lagoon, Tamul Waterfall, Cave of Swallows, and the surrealist gardens of Xilitla.
• 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…