PUENTE PEJE DE ORO1
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Puente Peje de Oro

This is the last wooden bridge from the colonial era, built over the Amarillo River in the 16th century. 

It is located northeast of San Cristóbal, near the Cuxtitali neighborhood, about a ten-minute walk from the center along Peje de Oro Avenue. 

The bridge is supported by four masonry pillars with a roof made of pitched beams and tiles. 

Its name, Peje de Oro, comes from the legend that a golden fish swims in one of the springs that supplies the Amarillo River at midnight.

A few meters from the bridge, you can find the Utrilla Mill or Peje de Oro Mill, which are old houses with granaries used for storing wheat.

The original bridge was heavily damaged after the 1997 floods and had to be reconstructed.

Location

Barrio Popular de Cuxtitali, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis.

Puente Peje de Oro

A UNESCO WORD HERITAGE SITE, ENCHANTING COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE AND TANTALIZING CUISINE

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