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AN IDEAL PLACE FOR PALEONTOLOGY LOVERS
It was founded in 1575 when the conquistador Francisco de Urdiñola established the Hacienda de San Francisco de los Patos here, hence it was known as Villa de los Patos.
Later, its name was changed to General Cepeda in honor of a distinguished fighter from Coahuila against the French, who also became the governor of the state.
Walking through the town, you can observe the old mansions, attractive buildings such as the Municipal Palace and the Church of San Francisco de Asís, as well as beautiful gardens.
Its surroundings are characterized by desert and mountain landscapes full of paleontological pieces from the Cretaceous Era. These can be found on the walls of rock formations, where petroglyphs can be seen, or underground where specimens over 70 million years old have been found. Many of these discoveries can be seen at the Rincón Colorado Paleontology Museum. paredes de formaciones rocosas, en los que pueden se pueden apreciar petrograbados, o debajo de la tierra en donde se han encontrado ejemplares con más de 70 millones de años. Muchos de estos hallazgos se pueden apreciar en el Museo de Paleontología Rincón Colorado.
It is located in the Southeastern Region of Coahuila, 65 kilometers west of Saltillo.
General Cepeda
What to See in General Cepeda
Tourist Attractions in General Cepeda
Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís
Located in front of the main square, it was built in 1591. It features a simple facade highlighted by a quarry stone arch. Inside, there are some paintings dating back to the 16th century and a figure of Saint Francis placed in a side niche carved in the early 18th century, as well as the tomb where the remains of a descendant of the Marqués de Aguayo rest.
Los Portales
Los Portales is located in a building from the early 19th century that functioned as a market until the 1940s. It currently houses an ice cream parlor-restaurant offering regional products and dishes.
Rincón Colorado Paleontology Museum
Inaugurated in October 1994, its mission is to exhibit discoveries made in the area. The pieces include snails, shells, and seeds, as well as some bones and vertebrae. The exhibition also includes reproductions of skulls and scale replicas of various dinosaurs. In the back garden, there are some reproductions of extinct reptiles and dinosaur-shaped playground equipment.
Plaza Independencia
Located in front of the Municipal Presidency, it is a pleasant wooded area. This space used to be part of a hacienda. On Sundays, you can find craft sales and traditional cooks offering local delicacies.
Municipal Presidency
Located in the old Hacienda de San Francisco de Patos, built in 1577. Inside, you can appreciate some murals that tell the history of the town from its founding to the present. It is considered the oldest standing building in the state.
Paleontological Laboratory
Here, the tail of a Hadrosaur, made up of 53 vertebrae, is exhibited. It is the first large piece found in the Ejido Guadalupe.
Atlauhaco History Museum
It displays fossils found in the area such as ammonites, dinosaur eggs, a petrified turtle, footprints, fingers, and vertebrae of dinosaurs, as well as the femur of a "duck-billed" dinosaur and mammoth molars. The museum also shows mortars, petroglyphs, and arrowheads. In another section, various objects related to the Mexican Revolution and ancient everyday items are displayed.
Narihua
Consists of eight thousand petroglyphs distributed along half a kilometer, on more than 500 rocks, which constitutes the largest concentration of such representations in the state of Coahuila. Arrowheads and signs of fire pits have also been found, whose age has been determined to be six thousand years.
Hacienda La Florida
A boutique vineyard covering 20 hectares with various grape varieties brought from Mercier, France.
What to Do in General Cepeda
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UNMISSABLE EXPERIENCES IN GENERAL CEPEDA
Visit Porvenir de Jalpa
In just over 350 square meters, there are 207 footprints in total. These are the largest fossilized dinosaur footprints in Mexico. Most belong to the dinosaur known as hadrosaur or "duck-billed."
Discover Rincón Colorado
It is a Protected Natural Area where fossil reproductions of dinosaurs that lived 72 million years ago are exhibited. Here, dinosaur remains, turtles, coprolites, invertebrates, and countless plants, fruits, and seeds can be found. There are two marked trails to explore some of the discovery points. Among the fossils found are hadrosaurs, also known as "duck-billed," ceratopsids or "horned faces," and carnosaurs.
Entre los fósiles encontrados destacan los hadrosaurios, también conocidos como Pico de pato, los ceratópsidos o Cara de cuernos y los carnosaurios.
Enjoy a Good Wine in San Juan de la Vaquería
It is a small town with a great history as it is one of the oldest in the state, originating as a ranch dating back to the late 16th century. Here, a winery is located that still preserves parts of the old mansion and a kitchen that operates with an old wood stove. You can also visit a water spring around which the ranch was founded.
San Juan de la Vaquería wine has become a favorite among connoisseurs, making it a must-stop if you want to explore Coahuila wines. It is located 36 km southwest of Saltillo.
Feel Like a Paleontologist for a Day
Visit a site known as Las Águilas, where a long wooden walkway allows you to observe the ichnites (fossil footprints) without stepping on the sediment in which they were imprinted.
There are 207 footprints in a strip of 351 square meters. Most belong to the dinosaur known as hadrosaur or "duck-billed," while others belong to smaller ornithomimid dinosaurs. Specialists believe these remains were imprinted 72 million years ago.
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