Dedicated to Saint James the Greater, this 18th-century cathedral is one of the most emblematic buildings in Saltillo and the tallest in northern Mexico.

The Camino Real de los Tejas was one of the main communication and trade routes between the center of the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Texas region, playing a key role in the expansion of the Spanish colonial territory and the development of settlements along its path.

Known historically as an oasis in the middle of the country’s northern deserts, Parras de la Fuente presents an architecture connected to its natural surroundings, such as the Chapel of Santo Madero, erected on the Sombreretillo mountain. It is also the birthplace of the so-called “Apostle of the Revolution,” Francisco I. Madero.

This paleontological zone has revealed remains of dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 72 million years ago. They include fossils that have led to the discovery of new species and new genres of dinosaurs that are unique in the world. For example, the Velafrons coahuilensis dinosaur, characterized by its sail-shaped forehead, not yet encountered anywhere else.

A modern building in the Torreón park known as the Venustiano Carranza Forest, houses fine archeological examples from La Laguna (of the Paoqui, Cavisero, Ahomane, Anuopa, Irritila and other tribes), some pre-Hispanic pottery and the Licio Lagos Collection of pre-Hispanic art as well as ethnic costumes.