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Chihuahua is the capital of the state of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico. It has a population of about 748,551. The predominant activity is light industry.

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The capital of the state of Chihuahua, this is a large prosperous city located in the center of the state. Chihuahua is famous for norteno food (rather similar to Tex-Mex), a delicious if not particularly heart healthy cuisine that makes liberal use of beef, cheese, and chiles. The colonial center of Chihuahua is beautiful and pedestrian friendly. The outer areas of the city, while affluent by Latin American standards don't likely hold a lot of appeal for the average tourist. The centro has museums dedicated to Pancho Villa (a major folk hero in the north of mexico), another museum about the national mint, government palaces, and historic churches as well as luxurious mansions and villas. There are also good dining and lodging options for the visitor and a lot of fun cantinas for male travelers (sorry women usually aren't welcome in these). Chihuahua's natives are friendly and helpful and don't show any resentment towards visitors like you might expect to experience in Mexico's more southerly cities.

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The city is at both high latitude and relatively high altitude, meaning it will get cold here during the winter. It even snows once or twice a year. During the summer, temperature can reach 40 C. So, it is recommended to wear light, fresh, and confortable clothes. Autumn is a particularly pleasant time of the year to visit the area.

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Spanish(Castellano) is the oficial language of Mexico. In academic and professional level, English and French is also spoken. Additionally, because this is north Mexico and a lot of the people living here have worked and lived in the US at some point in their lives, it is usually pretty easy to find someone who can speak english to you.

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Four hours south of Juarez/El Paso by autopista, an easy drive. There are no major towns between the two cities but there are roadside diners to break up the journey. Chihuahua also has a mid-range international airport (Roberto Fierro Villalobos). So, for some flying in may be a good choice.

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Budget: Hotel San Juan- central location rooms from about $10USD per night. This is the old backpacker favorite, though some say there are better choices these days.

Posada Aida- near the downtown honk tonk district rooms from about $9 per night. Friendly staff.

Youth Hostel- there is a brand new hostel conveniently located near the train station. Beds are about $10 per night.

Midrange Microtel Inn & Suites-- Enjoy consistency, quality, reasonable prices and great service each time you stay with the Microtel Inn & Suites Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Chihuahua is hardly a major tourist destination; but if you can time your visit to coincide with a bullfight (note bullfighting still exists here, but is nowhere near as popular as it is in Juarez), concert, or art festival you will likely find the area very charming and down to earth.

Even though Chihuahua suffered a massive destruction of colonial buildings (During the 1970s) in order to widen the main streets and avenues in the downtown, it stills preserves some valuable monuments from the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the more interesting sites in the city are listed below:

• Temple of San Francisco-The original burial place of Fr Miguel Hidalgo
• Federal Palace of Chihuahua, now a museum, and the jail cell of Fr Hidalgo
• Central Park "El Palomar"-Once one of the worst slums in the city, now the largest city park.
• Mansion Creel
• Mansion Terrazas
• Mansion 'Quinta Carolina' (Former summer estate of Don Luis Terrazas; see Creel-Terrazas Family.)-Now in semi-ruined condition, in process of restoration.
• Torre Legislativa de Chihuahua (Legislative tower of Chihuahua-state legislators office building) -Fronts on the Plaza de Armas
• The Government Palace (The State House)
• City Hall
• Dancing Fountains north of the Federal Palace
• Mansion 'Quinta Gameros' (City Museum for the Decorative Arts)
• Church of Santa Rita (1731). St Rita of Cascia is the patroness of the city.
• Ave. Zarco Residential Area (Some of the most impressive pre-revolutionary residences in the city are situated along this street)

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Be careful! The best chiles rellenos in the world, served on a flour tortilla. The seeds are not removed, making for a fire in your mouth that is unsurpassed.

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This Mexican city is a pretty safe place. It claims to have the best police in Latin America. Either way, you should be careful and take basic caution.

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• Cibercafe Canaco, Av. Cuauhtemoc 1800 3th floor, 1416 0000.

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