Trip to Taxco

Silver Galore! Taxco is a small old town in the state of Guerrero where they mine silver, and make silver jewelry and art. Fabulous!!!! We went on the last day of the Silver Fair, and checked out their expositions. There were some incredible art pieces! Very pricey (ouch!), but magnificent. Our pictures don’t do justice.


This first piece is a fish made of silver, precious and semi-precious stones, and wood. There are marine themed silver figures on the fish.





I would love to have one of these! Hmm, no price tag, that probably means we can't afford it. These were 3 silver vases, butterflies and animals.




Well, probably a bit breezy for my liking....

In the town square (zocalo) there was a gorgeous old church, Iglesia de Santa Prisca, with incredibly ornate details. And, lucky for us, there happened to be a wedding. They came all the way from Mexico city for this place. We were having lunch on a terrace overlooking the zocalo when the wedding had the “pre-show” before heading into the church. The bride arrived with much fan-fare. There were 6 trained dancing horses and many mariachis singing and playing. And all the guests watched as the bride arrived before entering the church. It was neat!





Front of the church with the intricate scuptures.



Bright, beautiful tiles on the dome.



The amount of work it must have taken to carve all these details, I can't imagine!



This is real gold paint they used to decorate the carvings. Awesome!





There were huge murals on every wall in one section of the church, probably 50 paintings total.


This is just an example of the mountainous terrain, and the hilly, winding cobble stone streets of Taxco. What a good work out!

The town runs up the side of a mountain, so all streets north and south are very steep. And some roads are so narrow that only one car can fit at a time, so someone has to back up to let the other pass! Yeah, Ron’s truck wouldn’t make it in this town.
…So we walked. It was fun. Bring comfy shoes. Lots to buy, everything from super-cheap to super-expensive. The streets are lined with silver shops, and every one sells silver.
We were told that there are over 1100 silver shops in Taxco, and I am not sure how accurate that is, but there are definitely hundreds and hundreds! Some are little stands and some are huge high-rent places. They also sell pottery, baskets, clothing and textiles and all kinds of hand-made items. Along with the dollar store stuff. We had a great time and Race was so good all day! Waving at all the people, and smiling at all the girls! And they all smiled right back.





La vista del puesto del sol en Taxco

(View of the sunset in Taxco).

This picture was taken as we were leaving the city. We pulled over to take a photo of Taxco at night. Beautiful! It was a great day. Very relaxing and unrushed. Good food, better views! Lots of stuff to buy, or just brouse through. We really enjoyed ourselves.