San Felipe del Agua, Oaxaca, Mexico
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North of San Luis Potosí, it leaves the city of Matehuala and, after an hour and a half of climbing a road, the route ends abruptly on the immense face of a mountain pierced by a small rat-shaped cave. It is the Ogarrio Tunnel, an old mine tunnel, and it is also the only entrance to the Real and, unlike science fiction stories, there is no light at the end of the road.
At one point we see a chapel carved from living rock, covered with paintings and portraits and lit with candles. It was the chapel of the Virgen de los Dolores, built in memory of the miners who lost their lives in the depths of the mountain.
This brings us to the history of the ghost town: after 1773 silver was discovered in Real and became one of Mexico's three most important producing cities (along with Guanajuato and Taxco).
In its streets flanked the mansions of mine owners, mainly English, German and French.
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North of San Luis Potosi, two hours from Matehuala.
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