Drink tequila and two-step to American and Mexican country music. The bustling city of Chihuahua is usually where travelers spend their first night en route to Copper Canyon. And then there are the Mennonites, many of whom fled Europe for Mexico to escape religious persecution in the 1920s. These reclusive, German-speaking people can be seen in groups on the street, perhaps selling their famous Mennonite cheese. Above all else, Chihuahua is a college town with three universities and three technical institutes.
Students wander from class to class, their musical instrument cases, portfolios and books in hand.
Caf s, coffeehouses and restaurants are sprouting all over this growing city. Visitors should check out Avenida Cuahtemoc, where yummy restaurants are located in beautiful old houses, and Zona Dorada on Juarez, which offers a blossoming nightlife. Chihuahua is also the place to see such antiquities as fabulous murals, beautiful colonial architecture and ornate churches. Copyright 2000 Discovery Communications Inc.