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Teúl, Zacatecas: magic town, magic mountain

Teúl de González Ortega, located near the south end of the state of Zacatecas, is one of Mexico’s most beautiful and interesting towns: a Pueblo Mágico (Magic Town) truly deserving of the name, conveniently located right next to an amazing archaeological site.

The mysterious Piedras Bola: Where did these giant stone balls come from?

The Piedras Bola Silver Mine, located in the Sierra de Ameca, is named after a giant stone ball lying just outside its entrance. In 1967, the former superintendent of the mine, Ernest Gordon was shown five more huge stone balls in the hills above the mine, prompting him to place a telephone call to archaeologist Matthew Stirling in Washington DC.