Guanajuato

Elevation:                           2,017 meters; 6,617 feet

Population:                         78,000 residents (last census)

AverageTemperature:          18° Celsius; 65° Fahrenheit

Getting Here:                       5 hours by bus from Mexico City.

                                          40 minutos by taxi from Leon International Airport

Typical Food and Snacks:       Miners Enchiladas, Chile Relleno, Guacamayas, Dorilocos, Elotes

Crafts:                                Ceramics, Pottery, Silver, blown glass, carved wood, traditional toys

Local Holidays:                    Paseo de las Flores (Good Friday) (March);

                                          All the Theatre (March-September),

                                          Fiesta de San Juan and Presa de la Olla (June),

                                          Opening of the Presa de la Olla, Day of the Cave ( July), Day of the

                                          Assumption of the Corn Exchange Granaditas (September),

                                          The Illuminations, Weed Fair (November)

Local Festivals:                   International Festival "Expression en Corto" (July), International Cervantes

                                          Festival (October)

Museums:                           Granaditas Corn Exchange, Mummy Museum, Don Quixote Iconographic

                                          Museum, Museo

                                          Alfredo Duges, Museo del Pueblo, Diego Rivera Museum, Museum of

                                          Mineralogy,

                                          Museo Ex Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera, Olga Museum Costa-Jose

                                          Chavez

                                          Morado, the Inquisition Museum, Museo Casa de las Leyendas, Gene

                                          Byron Museum

Mines:                                 Mina de Rayas, Cata Mine, Mina Experimental El Nopal, Valencia Mine

It is not precise to say that geographically Guanajuato is located between the two Sierras that cross to the country of north to south, but when you are here, if someone told you that this is true you would probably believe it looking at how the whole town is surrounded by impressive hills.

Guanajuato, according to the specialists, signifies "site of frogs". It is a name that is derived of the native tongues of those that inhabited the zone in the epoch in which the Spaniards arrived at the region.

Guanajuato saw its golden era in the Colonia Epoch due to its mines rich in silver, gold, and other minerals. Thus, upon being developed for the exploitation of its natural resources, it was necessary to reinvent the concept of the city from. Its buildings, alleys, and small squares will take you back in time.