Aguascalientes City

Aguascalientes is a city of 950,000 people (2020) in the Bajío region of Mexico. Aguascalientes means hot water in Spanish; the name comes from the abundance of hot springs in the area. Wikivoyage

Population 934,424 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Mexico

• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Mexico

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Castillo Ortega Attraction · 200 m
• Ex Escuela de Cristo Museum · 840 m
• Castillo Ortega Douglas Castle · 200 m
• Museo de Aguascalientes Museum · 210 m
• Chalet Douglas Castle · 210 m
• Galería Jesús F. Contreras Gallery · 260 m
• Monumento Guadalupano Memorial · 340 m
• Casa de la Cultura Juridica Museum · 380 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. San Marcos Fair

   April – May

   From around mid-April to early May annually. The oldest and largest state fair in Mexico. One of the largest fairs in Mexico, attracting millions of visitors for the Casino, the bullfighting, cockfighting and nightlife.

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Aguascalientes City); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Greek 1
• Sushi 1
• Pizza 1
• Regional 1
• Burger 1

All 10 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Ferrocarrilero 320 m across 1.1 km
• Deportivo Ferrocarrilero 400 m across 1.4 km
• Parque Tres Centurias 270 m across 1.0 km
• Alameda 370 m across 1.5 km

Getting around

• Terminal de Combis 1.7 km
• Permicionarios del Centro 1.7 km
• Central de Autobuses 2.7 km
• Terminal 5.1 km
• Terminal Lomas del Gachupin 5.5 km

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