Mexico is not a magical city.
Earn it.
Only the Mexican government can determine what is or is not a magical city in Mexico. The criteria include natural beauty, historical preservation and other factors.
Mexico now has 45 towns added to the list.
The magical towns have a certain allure and mystery. The government of Mexico has made it easier to reach them and to boost tourism. As part of the criteria for being designated as a magical city, it must be within 124 miles from a major tourist attraction such as Cancun, or ancient ruins.
After the addition of 45 new areas, the number of magical town in Mexico has now reached 177. Cozumel is one of the four towns that are now included in the list.
New additions include the town of Guerrero’s Zihuatanejo near Ixtapa’s touristy area.
There are 45 new magical towns:
Pabellon de Hidalgo, Aguascalientes
Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur
Candelaria, Campeche
Copainala, Chiapas
Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas
Guachochi, Chihuahua
Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua
General de Cepeda, Coahuila
Jilotepec State of Mexico
Otumba State of Mexico
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc, Guerrero
Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
Acaxochitlan, Hidalgo
Meztitlan, Hidalgo
Cocula (Jalisco)
Temacapulin (Jalisco)
Cotija, Michoacan
Tlaltizapan de Zapata, Morelos
Xochitepec, Morelos
Ahuacatlan, Nayarit
Amatlan de Canas, Nayarit
Ixtlan del rio, Nayarit
San Blas, Nayarit
Puerto Balleto (Islas Marias), Nayarit
General Teran, Nuevo Leon
General Zaragoza, Nuevo Leon
Huejotzingo
Pinal de Amoles, Queretaro
Cozumel, Quintana Roo
Ciudad del Maiz, San Luis Potosi
Tierra Nueva, San Luis Potosi
San Ignacio, Sinaloa
San Carlos, Sonora
Ures Sonora
Frontera Tabasco
Teapa Tabasco
Ixtenco Tlaxcala
Cordoba, Veracruz
Naolinco de Victoria, Veracruz
Espita, YucatanMotul, YucatanTekax, Yucatan
Villa Nueva, Zacatecas
Sayula (Jalisco)
Teziutlan and Puebla