Queretaro, Mexico
Santiago de Querétaro is the capital of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is considered an excellent example of a Spanish colonial city and its well-preserved historic center was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. Central Querétaro retains its narrow, twisting, colonial-era alleys amid stone streets in a grid pattern. Among its historic structures are the cathedral (restored several times), the municipal palace, and the churches of Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Santa Clara, and San Agustín. A prominent feature is an aqueduct 5.5 miles (9 km) long—some 4,200 feet (1,280 meters) of it borne on 74 stone piers up to 75 feet (23 meters) high—built in the 1720s and ’30s to transport water to the city from nearby springs. Source: Encyclopedia Britannica.
