Tlaxco

Spectacular baroque-style church, very well preserved with an impossibly ornate interior with gold leaf everything, everywhere. Statue in front of the church is Bartolomé Carrasco, Bishop of Oaxaca.

Beautiful colonial era church with a pink granite facade, a fairly stark interior but with some excellent stained glass.

Small mission-style church featuring a stucco facade with a triple belfry. Houses a painting of El Señor del Calvario, who is affectionately referred to as "Santo Entierrito".

Small but bustling town square with topiary, fountains, towering shade trees and plentiful benches to sit and feed the pigeons. There are a couple interesting sculptures, the most iconic is of Victoria Dornelas, whose figure is known to generations of Mexican schoolchildren since she is depicted in the painting La Patria by Jorge González Camarena, which was featured on the cover of school textbooks throughout the country.

Small museum presenting a traditional workworking workshop with many hand tools and machine tools, demonstrations of woodworking techniques and examples of artistic and utilitarian products made of wood.

Natural area with fascinating slot canyons featuring narrow passages you can explore at your leisure. Easy walk, near Capilla del Calvario.

Large lake about 20 km from the center of Tlaxco. Good spot for nature watching and popular for fishing and boating and fishing.