Taxco

Also known as Taxco de Alarcon

Taxco de Alarcón (; usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, from the city of Iguala, from the state capital of Chilpancingo and southwest of Mexico City.

Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: Top, from left to right: Overview of Taxco, The Monumental Christ of Taxco, Santa Prisca Temple (Templo de Santa Prisca), Church of the former monastery of San Bernardino de Siena, La Santisima Church, Museum of Viceregal Art, The House Borda and Plaza de Armas kiosk.
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Escudo Taxco.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 180px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Guerrero#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Guerrero
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Taxco de Alarcón
Settlement.leader_party: MORENA 15px|MORENA

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Taxco, cujo nome completo é Taxco de Alarcón, é uma cidade do estado de Guerrero, no México. Taxco é uma aldeia colonial de casas brancas que se espalham pelas colinas.Taxco está repleta de igrejas barrocas, palácios, pequenas praças pouco movimentadas e ruas povoadas de mansões centenárias. Apesar da riqueza histórica de Taxco, a sua principal atração são as centenas de ourivesarias especializadas em prata espalhadas por toda a cidade.

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