Pachuca de Soto
(pah-CHOO-kah de SO-to), city (1990 pop.
174,013) and township, Hidalgo, central Mexico, at the
head of a ravine in Sierra de Pachuca; 20°07'N 98°43'W. Elev.
7,959 ft/2,426 m. Pachuca, one of Mexico's
oldest and most famous mining towns, was founded in 1534 on the site of
an anc. Toltec city. The region is extremely rich in ore deposits,
especially silver, which has been mined since Aztec times. Pachuca is
also a cultural and educational center, with a univ., a meteorological
observatory, and a noted school of mining and metallurgy. Landmarks
include a 16th-cent. convent and church and La Caja, built in 1670 as a
storehouse to hold the royal tribute.
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Hidalgo, central Mexico, at the
head of a ravine in Sierra de Pachuca; 20°07'N 98°43'W. Elev.
7,959 ft/2,426 m. Pachuca, one of Mexico's
oldest and most famous mining towns, was founded in 1534 on the site of
an anc. Toltec city. The region is extremely rich in ore deposits,
especially silver, which has been mined since Aztec times. Pachuca is
also a cultural and educational center, with a univ., a meteorological
observatory, and a noted school of mining and metallurgy. Landmarks
include a 16th-cent. convent and church and La Caja, built in 1670 as a
storehouse to hold the royal tribute.
