From San Miguel to Guanajuato

The central highlands unfold before us as we bus along headed toward GJ from San Miguel. We were on a segunda (second)class, uncrowded bus with plenty of room to stretch out, which is not always the case.

Guanajuato

April 8th 2007
After leaving San Miguel we headed up to Guanajuato (GJ) where the countryside is dry and desert like. We are in the north central highlands now and although the sun is as bright and intense as at the lower elevations the air is noticeably cooler. GJ is at 2017 meters, higher then Denver. This town of 78 thousand souls is stuffed into a ravine with steep sides with access roads leading into th ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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