Located in the north-central Mexico, between the Bufa and Grillo hills, Zacatecas was founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, reaching the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries, when became one of the most important cities in New Spain. Built at the foot of the Cerro de la Bufa, in which was one of the greatest silver mines in the world, it followed the old Indian neighborhoods with narrow streets and alleys squeezed into a large ravine or cañada. The city is called "con rostro de cantera rosa y corazón de plata" (face of pink stone and heart of silver) because of the pink stone that many of its iconic buildings are made of and the silver that has spurred its development and history.
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