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In 2001, the Mexican Secretary of Tourism (SECTUR) created an initiative called "Pueblo Mágico/Magical Town." This program seeks to highlight towns around the country that offer a unique and "magical experience – by reason of their natural beauty, cultural richness, traditions, folklore, historical relevance, cuisine, arts & crafts, and hospitality."
You can find SECTUR's "Magical Town" definition here.
A town that through time and before modernity, was conserved, valued and defended for its historical, cultural and natural heritage; and manifests in it various expressions through its tangible and intangible heritage. A "Magical Town" is a locality that has unique, symbolic attributes, authentic stories, transcendent facts, daily life, which means a great opportunity for tourism, taking into account the motivations and needs of travelers.
"Magical Towns" are required to have a population of 20,000 inhabitants and must be located no more than 200 kilometers from a tourist destination. The criteria of incorporation and permanence can be found in the SECTUR Guide here. Continue reading for the complete list of Magical Towns by state.
Baja California
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/d983/f197/ccd5/3e00/0009/newsletter/Loreto__BCS.jpg?1536940415)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9a/dbad/f197/cc88/cc00/0003/newsletter/arton23476.jpg?1536875431)
Chihuahua
Arteaga
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9a/dba4/f197/cc5f/e500/0008/newsletter/Batopilas__Chihuahua.jpg?1536875423)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/d931/f197/ccd5/3e00/0008/newsletter/Casas_Grandes__Chihuahua.jpg?1536940334)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9a/dbbf/f197/cc88/cc00/0004/newsletter/Creel__Chihuahua.jpg?1536875447)
Coahuila
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/da64/f197/cc55/4200/0006/newsletter/Viesca__Coahuila.jpg?1536940629)
Durango
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f19a/f197/cc55/4200/001c/newsletter/MapimiDurango.jpg?1536946583)
Nuevo León
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f18c/f197/cc55/4200/001b/medium_jpg/LinaresNuevo_Leo%CC%81n.jpg?1536946569)
Sinaloa
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/1fa2/f197/cc55/4200/003c/medium_jpg/Elrosariosinaloa.jpg?1536958366)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed7b/f197/cc55/4200/0017/newsletter/elfuertesinaloa.jpg?1536945528)
Sonora
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ec52/f197/ccd5/3e00/0016/newsletter/alamos.jpg?1536945228)
Tamaulipas
Mier
Tula
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7d5/f197/ccd5/3e00/002e/newsletter/tamaulipastula.jpg?1536948166)
Aguascalientes
Calvillo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed50/f197/cc55/4200/0014/newsletter/CalvilloAguascalientes.jpg?1536945485)
San José de Gracia
Real de Asientos
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1e7/f197/ccd5/3e00/0023/newsletter/real-asientosaguascalientes.jpg?1536946659)
Colima
Comala
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed60/f197/cc55/4200/0015/newsletter/comalacolima.jpg?1536945499)
Estado de México
Valle de Bravo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f836/f197/cc55/4200/002f/newsletter/valledebravoedo.jpg?1536948275)
Aculco
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ebbf/f197/cc55/4200/000f/newsletter/aculco.jpg?1536945083)
El Oro
San Juan Teotihuacán y San Martín de las Pirámides
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/da1c/f197/cc55/4200/0005/newsletter/Teotihuaca%CC%81n.jpg?1536940568)
Villa del Carbón
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f83f/f197/ccd5/3e00/0034/newsletter/villadelcarbonedo.jpg?1536948283)
Tepotzotlán
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7ed/f197/ccd5/3e00/002f/newsletter/tepotzotlanedo.jpg?1536948202)
Ixtapan de la Sal
Metepec
Malinalco
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f192/f197/ccd5/3e00/001e/newsletter/malinalcoedo.jpg?1536946574)
Guanajuato
Mineral de Pozos
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1ba/f197/ccd5/3e00/0020/newsletter/mineraldepozosguanajuato.jpg?1536946613)
Jalpa de Cánovas
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f174/f197/cc55/4200/001a/newsletter/jalpadecanovasguanajuato.jpg?1536946543)
Yuriria
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f854/f197/cc55/4200/0031/newsletter/yuririaguanajuato.jpg?1536948303)
Salvatierra
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1fd/f197/cc55/4200/0023/newsletter/Salvatierraguanajuato.jpg?1536946680)
Dolores Hidalgo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed74/f197/ccd5/3e00/001a/newsletter/doloresguanajuato.jpg?1536945519)
Guerrero
Taxco
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7e5/f197/cc55/4200/002a/newsletter/taxcoguerrero.jpg?1536948192)
Hidalgo
Real del Monte
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1f6/f197/ccd5/3e00/0024/newsletter/realdelmontehidalgo.jpg?1536946674)
Mineral del Chico
Huichapan
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f164/f197/cc55/4200/0019/newsletter/huichapanhidalgo.jpg?1536946528)
Tecozautla
Huasca de Ocampo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f150/f197/ccd5/3e00/001b/newsletter/huascadeocampohidalgo.jpg?1536946507)
Jalisco
Tequila
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7fe/f197/ccd5/3e00/0030/newsletter/tequilajalisco.jpg?1536948217)
San Sebastián del Oeste
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f224/f197/ccd5/3e00/002a/newsletter/sansebastiandeloestejalisco.jpg?1536946721)
Talpa de Allende
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7da/f197/cc55/4200/0029/newsletter/tapalpajalisco.jpg?1536948183)
Lagos de Moreno
Mazamitla
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Mascota
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Tapalpa
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7c2/f197/cc55/4200/0028/newsletter/talpadeallendejalisco.jpg?1536948159)
Michoacán
Pátzcuaro
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1d9/f197/ccd5/3e00/0022/newsletter/pa%CC%81tzcuaromichoaca%CC%81n.jpg?1536946644)
Angangueo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed42/f197/cc55/4200/0013/newsletter/angangueomichoacan.jpg?1536945469)
Cuitzeo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed6e/f197/cc55/4200/0016/newsletter/cuitzeomichoacan.jpg?1536945514)
Santa Clara del Cobre
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f22b/f197/cc55/4200/0026/newsletter/santaclaradelcobremichoacan.jpg?1536946727)
Tacámbaro
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7bc/f197/ccd5/3e00/002d/newsletter/taca%CC%81mbaromichoaca%CC%81n.jpg?1536948152)
Jiquilpan
Tzintzuntzan
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f831/f197/ccd5/3e00/0033/newsletter/tzintzuntzanmichoaca%CC%81n.jpg?1536948269)
Tlalpujahua
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/1f52/f197/cc55/4200/003b/newsletter/arton109.jpg?1536958287)
Morelos
Tlacayapan
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f819/f197/cc55/4200/002d/newsletter/tlacayapanmorelos.jpg?1536948244)
Tepoztlán
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7f5/f197/cc55/4200/002b/newsletter/tepoztlanmorelos.jpg?1536948208)
Nayarit
Jala
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7a4/f197/ccd5/3e00/002b/newsletter/JalaNayarit.jpg?1536948127)
Sayulita
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7ad/f197/ccd5/3e00/002c/newsletter/sayulitanayarit.jpg?1536948138)
Querétaro
Tequisquiapan
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f805/f197/cc55/4200/002c/newsletter/tequisquiapanqueretaro.jpg?1536948224)
Cadereyta
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed48/f197/ccd5/3e00/0017/newsletter/cadereytaqueretaro.jpg?1536945476)
Jalpan de Serra
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f179/f197/ccd5/3e00/001c/newsletter/jalpandeserraqro.jpg?1536946550)
San Joaquín
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f20c/f197/cc55/4200/0024/newsletter/SanJoaquinqro.jpg?1536946696)
Bernal
San Luis Potosí
Xilitla
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f849/f197/cc55/4200/0030/newsletter/xilitlaslp.jpg?1536948288)
Real de Catorce
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1ee/f197/cc55/4200/0022/newsletter/realdecatorceslp.jpg?1536946665)
Tlaxcala
Tlaxco
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f828/f197/cc55/4200/002e/newsletter/tlaxcalatlaxco.jpg?1536948260)
Huamantla
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f15a/f197/cc55/4200/0018/newsletter/huamantlatlaxcala.jpg?1536946518)
Zacatecas
Jerez
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f184/f197/ccd5/3e00/001d/newsletter/jerezzacatecas.jpg?1536946559)
Nochistlán
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1c2/f197/cc55/4200/001f/newsletter/nochistlanzacatecas.jpg?1536946621)
Pinos
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/d9a8/f197/cc55/4200/0004/newsletter/pinos-zacatecas.jpg?1536940453)
Teúl
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f80e/f197/ccd5/3e00/0031/newsletter/teulzacatecas.jpg?1536948233)
Sombrerete
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f7b4/f197/cc55/4200/0027/newsletter/sombreretezacatecas.jpg?1536948143)
Campeche
Palizada
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1d0/f197/cc55/4200/0020/newsletter/palizadacampeche.jpg?1536946636)
Chiapas
San Cristóbal de las Casas
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f204/f197/ccd5/3e00/0025/newsletter/sancristobalchiapas.jpg?1536946688)
Chiapa de Corzo
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed56/f197/ccd5/3e00/0018/newsletter/chiapadecorzochiapas.jpg?1536945491)
Comitán
Palenque
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1c9/f197/ccd5/3e00/0021/newsletter/palenquechiapas.jpg?1536946629)
Oaxaca
Capulálpam
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/ed65/f197/ccd5/3e00/0019/newsletter/cuapulalpamoaxaca.jpg?1536945505)
Huautla de Jiménez
San Pablo Villa de Mitla
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f217/f197/cc55/4200/0025/newsletter/sanpablovillademitlaoaxaca.jpg?1536946705)
San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f220/f197/ccd5/3e00/0029/newsletter/sanpedroysanpablooaxaca.jpg?1536946715)
Mazunte
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9b/f1b2/f197/cc55/4200/001e/newsletter/mazunteoaxaca.jpg?1536946607)
Puebla
Cuetzalan
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0df7/f197/cc55/4200/0036/newsletter/Cuetzalan.jpg?1536953842)
Atlixco
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0dd8/f197/ccd5/3e00/003f/newsletter/atlixco.jpg?1536953813)
Chignahuapan
Huachinango
Pahuatlán
Tlatlauquitepec
Xicotepec
Zacatlán de las Manzanas
Cholula
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0de2/f197/cc55/4200/0035/newsletter/Cholula.jpg?1536953820)
Tabasco
Tapijulapa
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e1a/f197/cc55/4200/0038/newsletter/Tapilulapa.jpg?1536953877)
Quintana Roo
Isla Mujeres
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e04/f197/ccd5/3e00/0047/newsletter/IslaMujeres.jpg?1536953853)
Tulúm
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e23/f197/ccd5/3e00/0049/newsletter/Tulu%CC%81m.jpg?1536953886)
Bacalar
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0dd1/f197/cc55/4200/0034/newsletter/bacalar.jpg?1536953806)
Veracruz
Orizaba
Xico
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e33/f197/ccd5/3e00/004a/newsletter/Xico.jpg?1536953901)
Coscomatepec
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0ded/f197/ccd5/3e00/0046/newsletter/Coscomatepec.jpg?1536953832)
Papantla
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e13/f197/ccd5/3e00/0048/newsletter/Papantla.jpg?1536953871)
Zozocolco
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e3a/f197/cc55/4200/003a/newsletter/Zozocolco.jpg?1536953909)
Coatepec
Yucatán
Izamal
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e0b/f197/cc55/4200/0037/newsletter/Izamal.jpg?1536953863)
Valladolid
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b9c/0e2a/f197/cc55/4200/0039/newsletter/Valladolid.jpg?1536953893)