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San Luis Potosí
State of Mexico

San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.

Get in

Getting to San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí has a small airport with a handful of routes. If you can't find a direct flight, consider flying to a nearby city and taking an intercity bus to San Luis Potosi. Nearby cities within several hours by bus include Querétaro, León, Aguascalientes, and possibly even Mexico City.

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    Aeropuerto de San Luis Potosí

    A small, compact airport with just two gates: they have a limited range of commercial scheduled flights.

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    Bus
See

Worth seeing

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    Catedral de San Luis Potosí

    Possibly one of the foremost known Mexican cathedrals by sight, its construction started in 1670 and was completed in 1730.

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    Templo de la Nuestra Senora del Carmen

    18th-century Baroque church with notable paintings.

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    Templo de San Francisco de Asis

    Its stature before the San Francisco garden foreground can be quite appealing.

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    Museo Federico Silva

    Art museum specializing in contemporary sculpture, especially the works of sculptor Federico Silva, who employs cubist techniques with a strong Aztec influence.

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    Museo Nacional de Mascaras

    Tue-Fri 10ː00-17ː45, Sat 10ː00-16ː45, Sun 10ː00-14ː30.

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    Museo Regional Potosino

    Calle de Galeana con Independencia (next to Templo de San Francisco),.

Do

Things to do

Stroll through the Centro Histórico while the sun is fading and you will be able to take amazing photos of the beautiful architecture. During holiday periods (Christmas and Easter) there are twilight light shows in Plaza de Armas and Plaza de los Fundadores. It is a festival atmosphere with lots of people mingling in the plazas and surrounding streets.

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    Parque Tangamanga I
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    Estadio Alfonso Lastras

    Atletico San Luis is a top-tier professional soccer team in the Liga MX.

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    Cerro de la Pepsi

    It's a 20 min hike uphill to the mountain top.

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    Viewpoint

    On this track you can see cacti, goats, a stream and maybe bovine.

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    Mexquitic de Carmona – 20

    It's a trip to a village in the beautiful mountains.

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    Cerro de San Pedro – 22

    Take bus line 39 from Alameda to Zapatilla.

Eat

Where to eat

San Luis Potosí has many good restaurants in the downtown area. Walk up Venustiano Carranza and you will find many of the city's top culinary gems. One of the entrees the city is uniquely known for is its enchiladas potosinas, which are enchiladas made with ancho peppers and corn dough. San Luis Potosí has some street-food, either bicycles, small carts, or even trucks.

How locals move

Getting around San Luis Potosí the local way

  • Get in}} There are shared rides offered on Blablacar, which are about 30-50% cheaper than intercity buses.

From Wikivoyage: San Luis Potosi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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