Twitter
RSS
Facebook

Archive for August, 2013


Welcome to Guanajuato in Mexico!

Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District or Mexico DF, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is also called Guanajuato however, the largest city in the state is Leon. Guanajuato is just one of over 60 official online guides […]

Read More...

Festival Internacional Cervantino

On a Cultural standpoint, the state is most famous for its annual Festival Internacional Cervantino, which is held in the city of Guanajuato along with some other associated venues around the state of Guanajuato. The Festival Internacional Cervantino sponsors a group of artistic and cultural activities with artists invited from other states and cities of […]

Read More...

Guanajuato Tourism

Guanajuato is immensely popular with Mexican tourists visiting the area due to its historic relevance and past. These make up 95% of the state’s tourists. The rest from other countries but, over the past few years, increased interest from abroad is slowly increasing the amount of international tourists to the state. The three main cities […]

Read More...

Water parks & Natural Spings

Guanajuato also has an impressive number of water parks and thermal springs which have been converted into fun water parks for families to enjoy the clean and natural spring waters. To name a few of these you have; Villa Gasco, El Trébol, and Comanjilla near the city of Leon, Caldera Abasolo just outside Irapuato and […]

Read More...

Handcrafts Route | Ruta Artesanal

The Handcrafts Route or Ruta Artesanal unites a number of interesting municipalities which specialize in specific or numerous handcrafted items, including artisan food produce which is particularly unique and delicious. These include the bread from Acámbaro, wool items from Coroneo and ornate ceramics from Tarancuaro.

Read More...

Monastery Route | Ruta de los Conventos

The Monastery Route or Ruta de los Conventos is focused on the south of the state where numerous religious outposts and buildings were constructed in the early colonial period for worshipping and evangelization. The Church of Agustino de San Pablo and Monastery is found in Yuriria and built by the Augustinians who came from the […]

Read More...

Independence Route | Ruta de la Independencia

The most popular route is the Ruta de la Independencia or Independence Route which comprises ten municipalities through which the insurgent army under Miguel Hidalgo traversed. These notably embrace San Miguel de Allende, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Leon, Irapuato, Penjamo, Salamanca, Celaya, Salvatierra, Acambaro and the San Agustín de Yuriria Convent, founded by the Augustinians in […]

Read More...

Adventure Route | Ruta de Aventura

Another popular route is the Ruta de Aventura which links the ghost towns and abandoned mines with some excellent areas for hiking, mountain biking and ATV and other extreme sports such as mountaineering, free falling and paragliding. One of the abandoned towns is Mineral de Pozos in the northeast of Guanajuato. The township still has […]

Read More...

Archeological Route | Ruta Arqueologica

The Archeological Route or Ruta Arqueológica joins the four pre-Hispanic settlements of Plazuelas and Peralta. Further to the east on the Archeological Route you´ll find La Virgen de la Cañada in San Miguel de Allende and El Cóporo in Ocampo make up the four settlements on this two.

Read More...