El estado libre y soberano de Aguascalientes-- the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes lies only a few hours to the north of Guadalajara. One of the smallest states of the 32 states in Mexico, Aguascalientes has fought for its own independence from neighboring state Zacatecas since before Mexico was even a country. Finally in 1857 it became it's own state.
As the name suggests there are some hot waters to be found in the capital city of Aguascalientes. Los banos termales de ojocaliente are in a building from 1808--over 200 years old! Courtyards, flowers and beautiful architecture make this experience like no other hot spring I've ever been to before. Each of the private bath rooms were dropped into the earth and steamed at around 40 degrees Celsius. A wonderful place.
Aguascalientes is full of other surprises including the Museo Jose Guadalupe Posada-the artist you gave wake to the likes of Diego Rivera and Jose Orozco. The museum was incredible and housed the most notable piece of Posada's work the Catrina block print.
The most surprising part about Aguascalientes is how few tourists seem to make it here. It's only a few hours from Guadalajara and I haven't met anyone who's taken a trip to this beautiful city.
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