RVing in Mexico with Raymondo y Marsia - 2012

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March 1st 2012

Published: March 3rd 2012

Thursday, 23 February, we moved north to the city and state of Guanajuato. The city of Guanajuato is considered to be the most beautiful, romantic and "one of the best preserved" of Mexico’s colonial cities. This being only our second colonial city but we wonder how any town could seem more ancient. The city sits at the bottom of scenic canyon. Many of the inner city streets are a maze of old mi... Read Full Entry

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Ground floors of mansions belonging to wealthy silver mining aristocrats have been converted to businesses.

We don't have any idea how the upper floors are being used.

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Diego Rivera, one of Mexico’s most esteemed artists was born here.

Museo Casa Diego Rivera is his boyhood home. The museum’s ground floor is furnished in period furniture. Some of his art is displayed on the upper floors. Maybe his better stuff is displayed elsewhere or we don't appreciate good art.

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Statue of Don Quixote outside his museum. As we are not Don Quixote fans we did not visit this one.

The university of Guanajuato was established in 1732. Bet these students don’t gain the “freshman fifteen.”

Alhondiga de Granaditas.

About 200 wealthy Spaniards hid out in this bldg. Insurgents burned the door and killed the people inside. Later revolutionary leaders Miguel Hildago, Ignacio Allende and two other leaders were beheaded and their heads hung from the corners of the bldg for 10 years between 1811-21. The hooks are still there.