Native Trails MyTrails 2025 10 Aguascalientes 2 Visit of the Bodega Orígen Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy Wine-growing has a long tradition in Mexico, especially in the federal state of Aguascalientes, where wine has been cultivated for more than 400 years. At present, young winegrowers, e.g., Pablo Alonzo Pérez, renew their vineyards and are experimenting with different grapes. The result is wines of excellent quality such as the “Primus”, a mixture of Tempranillo, Syrah and Cinsault. During a degustation and the tour of Bodega Origen, you will learn interesting details about the regional methods of cultivation. The large cellar contains the usual oak barrels, but also a concrete egg as a supplement to the conventional ways of maturation – it is better suited for micro-oxygenation and superbly enhances the fruity components of the grapes. 3 Visit of the railway museum Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The fascinating railroad museum is accommodated in the old station of the town. Learn all about the history of the railroad in Aguascalientes – labor disputes, derailments, the first railroads in Mexico, and, of course, the history of the famous locomotive No. 40. The station building further features the historic waiting room and the old ticket offices, photographs of railroad men, and the old telegraph station. 4 Visit of the Museo Nacional de la Muerte Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Visit the Mexican National Museum of Death in Aguascalientes. In the exhibition halls in a colonial building of the University of Aguascalientes, more than 1,200 exhibits related to the subjects of dying, death and transience are on display. Mexico formalizes and exploits death as no other country does. Prehistoric as well as recent artifacts, e.g., death masks, skulls and toys, testify to the worldly end in ways sometimes ludicrous or playful, sometimes powerful and tragic. 5 Visit of the Museo José Guadalupe Posada Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy The Museo José Guadalupe Posada was opened in 1972 and was the first state-run art museum of Mexico. It is accommodated in a 19th-century building in the heart of Aguascalientes. Supplemented by changing exhibitions, the museum shows works by graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada and his mentor Manuel Manilla in two large halls. The more than 3,000 exhibits include original etchings and prints, zincographies, reproductions on paper, and photos. Particularly inspiring is the “La Catrina” copperplate of 1912 that impressively depicts the symbol of the day of the dead. 6 Visit of a guayaba plantation Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The origin of the guava – a plant of the myrtle family is tropical Central America. During a visit of the plantations and the processing plants of Calvillo, you get interesting information about the cultivation of this fruit with its intense sweet-sour taste. In the little factory, chocolates, jams and guava bread are produced. Did you know that guavas have six times as much vitamin C as oranges? 7 City tour of Calvillo Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Nahuatl Indians whom the conquerors had driven from their homes were the first, in 1771, to settle in present-day Calvillo, after they had received the land as a present from the wealthy land owner Don José Calvillo. The fertile land with old haciendas is mainly used for fruit plantations, especially guava, which is processed to liquors and sweets. Under architectural aspects, the town has much to offer: the church of Calvillo’s patron saint “El Señor del Salitre” featuring the second-largest dome of Latin America, the neo-Gothic church dedicated to the Virgin María de Guadalupe with its altarpiece decorated with gold leaves, or the colonial municipal palace with its murals. Let sink in your impressions of Calvillo and discover filigree embroidery and cloths handcrafted according to old local traditions.
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