ABOUT QUERETARO
Querétaro is a state in central México. Its capital is the city of Santiago de Querétaro, although in general parlance the name "Querétaro" is used for both the city and the state.
The name is thought to come from a phrase in the Otomi language meaning "island of blue salamanders", or from a phrase in the P'urhépecha language translated as "place of reptiles". The area of La Cañada, east of Santiago de Querétaro, features a large gorge that may have been used in the Native Americans' annual salamander hunt.