A city of nearly two million inhabitants some 200 kilometers(170 miles) from Mexico City, Santiago de Queretaro (usually known simply as Queretaro is one of central Mexico’s great colonial cities, but a little more under the radar to non-Mexicans than, say, San Miguel de Allende or Cuernevaca. It’s mostly a modern place these days, but the the gridlike city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dripping history at every turn. A prime example is the Teatro República, which took its first bow in 1854 for a performance of the national anthem and in 1917 was the site of the promulgation of Mexico's constitution.  keep reading