Short, well-verified guides: the tunnel, the mountain villages, the feasts and the details that don't show up in generic listings.
The only way to drive into Real de Catorce is a 2.3-kilometer tunnel bored through solid rock. Why it exists, how to cross it, and what awaits on the other side.
Beyond the tunnel lies an entire municipality to discover: haciendas in ruins, mines with a clock donated by Porfirio Díaz, springs and hot springs. The Willys route, village by village.
The town's great feast moves hundreds of pilgrims up mountain roads. What is celebrated, what the town is like that day, and what to know before you go.