Paraíso Real Estate, Benito Juárez 102, Barrio de la Garita, just past the exit of Calle Reforma at La Garita.
Tel/Fax: (762)622-3343 or (762)622-0925
Email: paraiso@parabienes.com
Web site: http://www.parabienes.com
Owners: Rafael Ramírez López, Ariadna Ramírez Jacobo & Rafael Ramírez Jocobo
Languages: English and Spanish
Hours: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Owners comment: We have eleven years of experience in domestic and commercial real estate here in Taxco. We have property listings, some of which you may see on our web site, but we also have large tracts of land suitable for tourist development. With our in-house attorney, the architectural assistance we can provide and the financing plans we have, we can make owning a piece of property or a home a reality. We are members of A.M.P.I., the Mexican Real Estate Professional’s Association.
Note: If you are planning on an extended stay in Taxco, let us help you find a suitable rental.

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Basic Information for buying land
one square meter equals 1.196 square yards
one acre equals .4047 hectares
½ acre equals .2024 hectares
one acre equals 43,560 square feet or 4840 square yards

RELIGION

Taxqueñans are a religious people as can be seen in the number of churches and small shrines around the town. Church bells ring at all hours of the day and night, marking not only the time, but the hours of religious services and even knelling news of a death in the neighborhood. Many people maintain a private shrine in their home or garden which are almost always lovingly adorned with fresh cut flowers.

Once outlawed by the Mexican Government in an effort to reduce the power of the Catholic Church, religious processions now take place routinely in the streets around town. At times processions of believers make their way from some of the local villages to town oftentimes carrying a religious icon which will be placed for a while in one of the Taxco churches before returning to its home village in yet another procession.

Taxco is best known for its Easter Week processions of penitents. There is much secrecy surrounding the individuals who participate, but many are said to be seeking relief from an illness or living a pledge made on behalf of a family member. It is not something for the weak of heart for the blood is as real as the pain of the participants. The accompanying drummers beat a solemn dirge which may chill many a soft heart. Nevertheless, Taxco is always completely filled during Easter Week with visiting spectators of this medieval expression of religious fervor.

A more light hearted and wonderful day in Taxco may be spent visiting all of the many churches and small shrines in town. Each has its own character and many differ in the architectural style in which they were built, reflecting the growth of the town and evolving forms of faith over the centuries. Each of the Catholic churches in its unique statuary also seems to reflect a particular vision of Catholicism. The churches are all fascinating to visit and many are truly beautiful buildings.

What follow are links to pictorials of the churches we have visited and to some of the small shrines we have seen along the way when we have been traveling in Taxco.

Chavarrieta	Church of Latter Day Saints	Ex Convento	Guadalupe
Ojeda	Presbiteriana	San Miguel	San Nicholas
Santa Prisca	Santisima Trinidad	Taxco Shrines	Veracruz

Other churches in Taxco include:

Iglesia Anglicana, Calle Juan Ruis de Alarcon just across from Plaza Taxco Tel: 762-622-1257

RESTAURANTS

Aladinos, Benito Juarez No. 19 (across from the Post Office)
Tel: (762)627-6170
Owner: Claudia Hernandez Duarte
Language: Spanish
Method of Payment: Cash
Hours: Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner beginning at 9:00 A.M. and closing at 12:00 P.M.
Reservations: Not necessary
Serving: All of our offerings are home made every day from the freshest ingredients. We have eighteen years of experience as restaurateurs and you won't be disappointed. We are well known for our energizing juices, our soups and our Italian cuisine. Our most popular pasta is Espaguetis Boloñesa and our pizzas are fabulous coming out of our professional pizza oven. We have beer and wine and a complete bar. Finish your meal with one of our homemade cheesecakes and a cup of cappuccino or espresso.
Comment: For fresh authentic Mexican or Italian food made fresh every day. Come and visit us; you'll dine in a beautiful setting with equally beautiful views. Our roof top dining is one of the best settings in Taxco.

 

 

 

El Atrio, Posada San Javier, Calle Estacadas No. 32 (walk down the hill in front of Ex Convento; it's just a little way down on the right)
Tel/Fax: (762)627-3655
Email: elatrio_rest@yahoo.com.mx
Web site: http://www.elatriorestaurant.com
Manager: Pablo Brito Rodriguez
Languages: Spanish and English
Method of Payment: Cash or US Dollars
Hours: Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner beginning at 9:00 A.M. and going until the crowd leaves.
Reservations: Not necessary, but accepted for groups with a few days notice.
Serving: We pride ourselves on the sophistication of our menu offerings while also providing an ample selection of everyone's favorites. For something very special start with a Greek or Caesar salad, enjoy a bowl of onion soup and then enjoy our parmesan chicken or try our tequila shrimp. For desert have a cappuccino and delight in our caramel crepes. With a fine meal and beautiful views you will have a unique dining experience here in Taxco.
Comment: With seating for over 100 this has become one of the favorite stops for large groups and fiestas. Some of the finest views in Taxco and a wonderful relaxed setting will make this restaurant one of your favorites. If you are planning a group event, we will provide a buffet with a Mexican or international menu for a minimum of thirty people. Review our web site to explore your menu.

 

Café/Restaurante del Convento, Calle Estacadas No. 32 (Located in the Plaza San Javier Shopping Center - just down from Ex Convento as the name indicates)
Tel: (762)622-3272 Fax: 622-2351
Email: mejiamb@hotmail.com
Owner: Anha Reveri Castillo Mejía
Manager: Martha Mejía Dominguez
Hours:
Breakfast: 7:30 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
Lunch: 12 Noon to 5:30 P.M.
Dinner: 6:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.
Serving: International and Mexican specialties along with wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: English and Spanish
Method of Payment: Cash, traveler's checks and now we accept credit cards, both Visa and Master Card
Reservations: Not normally necessary, but they are accepted.
Specialties: With a full menu of classic international dishes, salads, and Mexican specialties, we are sure to have something for everyone. Our most popular beef dishes are filet mignon, shish kebob, and Tampiqueña, but its hard to say if those are more popular than our special salads and our freshly cooked fish. Whether you have dined lightly or enjoyed a more substantial meal, you will always enjoy lingering to enjoy our roof top views and ambiance with a pastry or Del Convento ice cream and one of our special coffees, cappuccino, or latte. On Sundays join us for brunch from 8:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Comment: Because this restaurant is associated with the Posada San Javier, hotel guests may enjoy a special service--have your meals served by the pool or order room service and charge it to your room! The views are wonderful and the decor is lovely. The perfect place to dine.

 

Café Punta del Cielo, Plaza Borda #4, Main floor of the Hotel Agua Escondida on the town square or zócalo.
Tel: (762) 627-2722
Manager: Sr. Ramon Cuevas
Hours: 9:30 A.M. until 10:00 P.M. Sunday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday we are open until 11:00 P.M.
Serving: The best coffee in Mexico
Languages: English and Spanish
Credit cards: Yes, Visa and Master Card
Specialties: The Mexican answer to Starbucks, but here everything is freshly made. You'll get great coffee in a fabulous location with wireless access to the internet. Bring your computer and settle in with a cappuccino or latte and a sandwich or pastry. You are really going to like this place!
Comment: At Cafe Punta del Cielo every cup of coffee is made fresh. We use none of the short cut powders and liquids used by our American competition. Our coffee is a blend of beans grown all over Mexico. They are carefully selected for quality and taste to assure that every cup of coffee is the best that we can make. So far, we seem to be succeeding -- coffeeholics have made us one of the fastest growing companies in Mexico. Punta del Cielo coffee is served on Aero Mexico and Mexicana Airlines, at premier hotel chains and in Krispy Kream in Mexico. We also will deliver direct to your door in the downtown area (That is most of the hotels in the center of town just call to see if we deliver to yours, and enjoy!)

 

Café Sasha, Calle Juan Ruiz de Alarcón No. 1 (just down from Plazuela de Bernal)
Tel: 627-6464
Email: cafesasha@hotmail.com
Web site: cafesasha.com
Owners: Sacha Nanay and Javier Vasquez
Hours:
Breakfast: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (We serve breakfast on request all day!)
Lunch or dinner: 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M.
Serving: International, vegetarian and Mexican dishes, wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Method of Payment: Cash or traveler’s checks.
Reservations: Not necessary
Specialties: We have the best selection of international and vegetarian food with entrees including Thailand chicken, crepes, vegetarian curries, falafel, burritos, and chow mein. After dinner enjoy pastries with coffee, or cappuccino.
Comment: Since opening in 1999, Café Sasha continues to provide delicious food, great music and a chic place to hang out that appeals to both locals and visitors and differs from any other place around. Open from 8:00 A.M. till late, Sasha offers a diverse selection of vegetarian, authentic Mexican and international cuisine, as well as a full bar complete with original cocktails. You can be guaranteed a tasty treat in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere against a colorful backdrop of art and music.

 

Restaurante Ethel, Plazuela de San Juan No. 14
Tel: (762)622-0788
Owner: Sra. Etelvina Flores de Cordero
Hours:
Breakfast: 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
Lunch: 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Dinner: 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Serving: International and Mexican specialties along with wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: English and Spanish
Credit cards: Visa y Master Card but not AMEX
Reservations: Not necessary
Specialties: Our restaurant is best known for what is called in Mexico, comida casera. That means home cooking so you get the best of what you order from cecina, pozole blanco, chicken in the oven, salads, tacos and tostadas or vegetarian meals. If you’d prefer dining on something more familiar, order a ham omelet for breakfast, a hamburger with fries for lunch and a pork chop for dinner. What ever you order, you won’t be disappointed. Aside from offering good food, Restaurante Ethel has a great location right in the center of town. Normally pozole is served in Taxco's restaurants only on Thursday, but we now make pozole estilo Guerrero everyday of the week. Take part in this Taxco tradition whenever you are here.
Comment: In business for 35 years, Restaurante Ethel is definitely doing something right! They have earned listings in many guidebooks on Taxco including the Lonely Planet and Frommer’s.

 

La Fuente Tiendas, Plazuela de los Gallos No. 5, (in the center of town, just up from the zócalo)
Tel: (762)622-0633 Tel/Fax: 627-3347
Email: oscarbajal-1977@hotmail.com.mx
Owners: The Carbajal Tavira family
Hours: Open from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Serving: Authentic home made Mexican specialties along with soft drinks and beer. Come for lunch!
Languages: English and Spanish
Specialties: With recipes gleaned from the family’s grandmother, La Fuente Tiendas offers a changing daily menu along with old favorites available every day like tacos, quesadillas, chilaquiles, and enchiladas verdes or enchiladas with mole. Their changing menu includes grandmother’s pollo ó pierna al horno, pastel de carne, pollo ó tamales con mole, pollo a la crema and pechugas a la chipotle with piña. All of these are available on Sundays. Thursday, along with every other traditional restaurant in town, they make pozole blanco and verde.
Note: This little lunchtime favorite is housed within a small grocery store where you can find canned goods, chilled soft drinks, liquors and more. They are open late which is a special bonus!
Our Comment: We live just up from this little eatery which is one of the few remaining such places near the center of town. Most have been converted to silver shops so this is a real find for the visitor. The aromas never cease to make us skip a step as we walk home. Now and again we stop in and we’re never disappointed. Maybe if you’re lucky, they’ll share a recipe!

 

Restaurante La Hacienda, at the Hotel Agua Escondida on the zócalo or town square. The entrance is to the left of the hotel’s front door.
Tel: (762) 622-0663
Manager: Sra. Angelica Alvarez
Hours:Mon-Sunday Closed Wednesdays
Breakfast: 7:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
Lunch: 12:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Dinner: 6:30 P.M. to 10:30
Serving: International and Mexican dishes, wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: English and Spanish
Credit cards: Yes, Visa, MC & American Express
Reservations: Not necessary
Specialties: Breakfast starts with muffins and homemade jams made with and without sugar. Lunch and dinner favorites are Cecina Hacienda and Enchiladas Hacienda. In season, you’ll also find fresh homemade jumil salsa, a special taste not to be missed. It’s delicious. Long known for the quality of our jams and salsas, we now make everything we serve, from bread and tortillas to desserts, in our own fine kitchen.
Comment: La Hacienda, one of two restaurants at the Hotel Agua Escondida, has been a part of Taxco for twenty-four years. Attractive and immaculate, it is popular with Taxqueñans, visiting Mexicans, and foreigners alike for its good food and friendly service. This is a favorite place to meet and greet in Taxco!

 

KowLoon, Calle Benito Juárez No. 45, on the top floor
Tel: (762)627-3926
Owner: Martín Calderón Agüero
Hours: 1:30 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. everyday
Serving: Authentic Chinese food along with wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: Spanish and a little English and French
Credit cards: Yes
Reservations: Not necessary.
Specialties: In our roof top location with its wonderful views, you may dine on such specialties as Won Ton Mariposas, Sweet and Sour chicken or pork, Szechwan shrimp, vegetarian Chow-Mein, curried beef or baked Cha-Siu, following up with a dessert of Lychees in sugar syrup. Our menu represents several of the cuisines of China so we are sure to have one of your favorites or something new to delight you. Choose from any of our vegetarian, pork, chicken, beef or shrimp dishes. Travelers, students and Taxqueñans are all making KowLoon a popular place to find fresh food and ample servings.
Comment: From the appetizers, through the soups and all the way to dessert, we offer the very freshest authentic Chinese food. Everything is made to order from the finest ingredients and we do not use MSG.

Restaurante Del Angel Inn, Calle de Celso Muñoz No. 4 (on the street to the left of Santa Prisca about half a block down on the left; look for the Angel at the blue entranceway)
Tel: (762)622-5525 Fax: 622-3318
Email: taxco4ever@hotmail.com
Hours:
Breakfast: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
Lunch: 12 Noon to 5:00 P.M.
Dinner: 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Serving: International and Mexican specialties along with wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: English and Spanish
Credit cards accepted: MC (Master Card) & Visa
(American Express is not accepted)
Reservations: Not normally necessary, except for groups.
Specialties: Along with offering fine international and Mexican wines, del Angel Inn has a full menu of Mexican and international dishes. For dinner, start with one of our popular appetizers, queso cilantro; follow that with one of our freshly made salads or a sopa de tortilla, but save room for the main course. Choose one of our pastas, or maybe shrimp scampi. Maybe you'd prefer an American style T-bone steak or a Mexican favorite, Oaxacan enchiladas. Follow up with cherries jubilee and coffee. Linger as you dine to enjoy the views. Whether you come for breakfast, lunch with our special menu's of the day, or for dinner you will enjoy the experience and return again.
Comment: From the moment you walk through the door, you will see that del Angel has something very unique in store for you. It is one of the most beautiful restorations of any of the architectural treasures of Taxco. From our rooftop dining to our courtyard dining we will offer you a visual and culinary experience. This is a must see during your visit to Taxco. Our extensive menus of foods and wines, the beauty of the setting and the fantastic views combine to make it a very special place indeed. For late night entertainment on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays visit our newly opened Onix Bar & Nightclub.
SPECIAL OFFER: Visit the Del Angel Inn, tell us you saw this advertisement on Taxco Today and get a free drink of your choice for each of you at a table of up to four!

 

Sotavento Restaurante-Bar, Benito Juárez No. 12 Centro, just before the Municipal Office building.
A ver ese anuncio en español toca aquí: Sotavento
Tel: (762)627-1217
Owner: Martha Yarerí Martínez Batallar
Open: 8:00 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. Tuesday through Sunday.
Serving: International and Mexican dishes, wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Specialties include: Sopa de Tortilla, a Plato Mexicano with a selection of traditional Mexican foods and a filet of beef specialty called Filete Butler with wine and mushrooms. We now also have introduced savory and dessert crepes from mushroom to mole and a local favorite, cuitlacoche and corn. They are very popular!
Languages: English and Spanish
Credit cards: Visa and Master Card
Reservations: Not necessary
Owners comment: We've been in business for over ten years always providing quality and good service. Our setting will remind you of how beautiful colonial architecture can be. If you desire a reunion Sotavento will arrange events for up to 30 people and will make special dishes for restricted diets. And, we are now open for breakfast. We are now open for Breakfast as well!

 

Café Bar La Terraza, Plaza Borda #4, the rooftop restaurant of the Hotel Agua Escondida on the town square or zócalo. Enter through the main door of the hotel and climb a few flights up the stairs.
Tel: (762) 622-0663
Manager: Sra. Angelica Alvarez
Hours: 12:00 noon until 11:00 P.M.
Serving: International and Mexican dishes, wine, beer and alcoholic beverages.
Languages: English and Spanish
Credit cards: Yes, Visa, MC & American Express
Reservations: Not necessary
Specialties: Though popular for its good food and wonderful setting, La Terraza is perhaps even more of a favorite for its cappuccinos and its after dinner drinks. We now offer free wireless internet access to our guests while they enjoy the fine cuisine and the spectacular views.
Comment: One of two popular restaurants at the Hotel Agua Escondida, La Terraza offers a delightful rooftop ambiance with umbrellas for shading the sun during the day and starry skies at night. There is probably no better place to be when Taxco is having one of its common fireworks displays. Don’t leave town without enjoying a margarita in this romantic setting.

 

 

 

La Abuelita, Av. de los Plateros, Mexican home cooking.

Bora Bora Pizza
Good news for those of you who remember it well; Bora Bora Pizza has reopened in a new location- midway from Plaza San Juan and Parque Guerrero.

La Casona

La Pagaduria del Rey, Bermeja Tel: (762)622-3467

La Ventana de Taxco, Pedro Martin