Historic sites

Guanajuato

Mexico Guanajuato Guanajuato

Guanajuato
Photo: Carlos ZGZ, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

A colourful colonial silver-mining town in a ravine, with streets running through tunnels, plazas and the Callejón del Beso. Take the funicular to the Pípila monument for the view.


San Miguel de Allende, an hour away, is another beautiful colonial town. The Cervantino festival in October fills the city.

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