Victoria de Durango

Founded in 1563 by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Ibarra, Victoria de Durango is the highland capital of Mexico's Durango state, set in the Valley of Guadiana with a walkable historic centre that holds the largest concentration of catalogued historic buildings in northern Mexico. That centre forms part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, declared a UNESCO World Heritage route in 2010. The city takes its official name from Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico, who was a native of the state.

• Population518,709
• Nearest water1.7 km
• Nearest mountain3.0 km
• UNESCO within 50 km3