Sierra Gorda was mentioned as a favorable eco–destination due to its magic towns and landscape diversity.
As part of a list of 17 countries, Spanish newspaper El País chose Querétaro as the must-know tourist destination of Mexico. In its section El Viajero, the journal report on the political en economical stability that allows travelers to journey into diverse parts of Latin-American. The 17 locations were also chosen taking their history, gastronomy, tradition and natural resources into account.
“In the heart of Mexico, Querétaro features four world heritage sites, four magic towns and Sierra Gorda, with its rivers, waterfalls and sinkholes. Traveling through this territory means changing landscape every twenty minutes: from semi desert, to forest, to jungle…It’s a designated biosphere reserve that coexists with five baroque temples.”
Querétaro was the only Mexican state mentioned on the list. National reserves, rivers, horse trails, beaches and eco–resorts were some of the note’s most cited Latin-American destinations.
Life in the Biosphere 