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 The Museum's Reproduction of a
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The museum is extremely cheap, costing only about fifteen pesos ($1.50 US/CAD). It is worth a visit, but there is definitely a lot of room for improvement. Leave a Comment Address: Positos 47Directions: A couple of blocks west of the university.
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There are some great places to take in a view of Guanajuato. If you go to the Mummy Museum, try walking back into town. Along the way there are several stretches of road that are just designed to be viewpoints. You'll get a beautiful panorama of jacaranda trees with their bright purple blossoms, as well as the beautifully-painted houses lining the hill opposite. From the El Pipila lookout, you can take in views of the historic center. Try going as the sun sets, so you can watch the darkness slowly move across town and the street lights begin to come on. Leave a Comment Address: Everywhere!
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This is a very popular destination for visitors to Guanajuato, but be warned it can be very disturbing for some people. Many dead bodies in varying states of preservation are on display, including those of children and babies. There is one mummy of a woman who, judging by the position of her body, was apparently buried alive, then later woke up in her coffin and tried unsuccessfully to force her way out. Directions: On the outskirts of town. It's possible to walk, though a taxi would be much quicker.
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Mercado Hidalgo (Hidalgo Market) has been for about one century the main market of Guanajuato, starting operation in 1910. Food, household goods and handicrafts are sold in the two-story neoclassical building with pink stone façade and a four-faced clock tower on the top.
It is usually listed in guidebooks as a Tourist Attraction but if you are not in the need of shopping for groceries or house supplies you will hardly find anything of interest. It is crowded and colorful like almost every Mexican markets and people-watching might be more of attraction than the goods on sale themselves. It is located at one end of the city center, you are likely going to pass by the Market anyway and, in the event, the building is worth a glance. Directions: In Avenida Juárez, across the street the Alhóndiga de Granaditas.
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A traditional out-of-town tourist destination, El Templo de la Valenciana (the Valenciana Temple, also called San Cayetano Church) is a church with some historical and artistic relevance. Built by the owner of the Valenciana Mine (see my tip in the Off The Beaten Track section), one of the wealthiest men in the region of his time, it is an important example of Mexican baroque architecture with its elaborated pinkstone façade and ornate wooden altarpiece.
The Church is very well worth visiting (the altarpiece is true piece of art), but if you have already visited the other few baroque churches in the city center it will unlikely add anything to your memories. I enjoyed indeed the panoramic of the valley and the city from the site better than the church itself. All in all a "Nice to see" if you have a couple of hours to spare.
You can couple the visit to the Church to the visit to the Valenciana Silver Mine, on the same site, or one of the other mines in the area (see my tip on Silver Mines in the Off The Beaten Track section). You will need a taxi or other transportation to get here.
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At Mercado Hidalgo, you can find everything under the sun! The main floor is filled with booths that meet your daily needs, with everything from cleaning supplies to food to shopping bags. Upstairs, on the second floor, you will find tons of souvenirs, including lots of Day of the Dead and Alley of the Kiss memorabilia. Prices get better the further you get from the entrance- don't even bother with the booths right by the door. The market spreads out into the neighbouring plaza, with artesans selling their wares to the east of the main entrance, and a small mini-market full of booths dishing up fresh, hot food just a little further east (all in the same block). One of my favorite souvenirs from Mexico are the plastic woven shopping bags, which usually sell for twenty-five pesos ($2.50 CAD/US) and feature cute images of the Virgin, Frida Kahlo or local attractions. Because these are super lightweight and fold up flat, they're great for bringing home to other people. Leave a Comment Address: Av JuarezDirections: West of Plaza La Paz
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The Alhóndinga de Granaditas (Corn Palace) is a dominant landmark in Guanajuato, worth visiting for its architectural and historical relevance as well as for the Regional Museums hosted in the construction.
The construction is just a massive, bare stoned building, that stands out for its stateliness from all other constructions in the city center (check out the view is from atop El Pípila terrace). Originally built as corn storage facility, it was used as a prison until 1949 when it was restored and converted into a Regional Museum.
The Alhóndinga was the site of an important victory by the insurgents at the beginning of the War of Independence in the early XIX century. The Spanish took refuge here when the Revolutionary army captured Guanajuato. The site seemed impregnable to the insurgents, but El Pípila - a brave local miner part of the insurgents - managed to breach the Spanish defenses and set them ablaze. El Pípila's braveness is today immortalized in the monument to his name (see my Tip on the El Pípila Terrace).
The Alhóndinga hosts today the Museo Regional exhibiting pre-Columbian artifacts, colonial history, and regional crafts. Address: Calle Mendizabal 6Phone: (473) 732-1112Other Contact: Closed on Mondays
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The People's Museum (El Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato) is another random collection of stuff, including an amusing collection of miniatures on the first floor and temporary exhibits upstairs. During my visit, there was a display of artwork that people created to give thanks to the virgin for particular "miracles" (surviving a car accident, having a baby, etc.). The highlight of the museum is the chapel, which features murals painted by Jose Chavez Morada. The museum is incredibly cheap and it's located just a block or two east of the Diego Rivera Museum, so it is worth a stop for miniature fetishists and lovers of murals. Leave a Comment Address: A block west of the University.
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I always thought that mummies were really old. Oh, was I wrong. At the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato you can get up close and personal with mummies that only about a hundred and fifty years old! Yup, in the not-so-distant past a whole bunch of bodies were dug up from Guanajuato's graveyard when their family members could no longer pay the maintenance fees. This bizarre collection of mummies includes men, women and children, clothed and unclothed individuals, a variety of ethnicities and just enough creepiness to make you wonder-- as you leave-- what the heck you just saw. There is absolutely no dignity to the display of the bodies (despite the signs posted around the museums), you'll see kids making peace signs beside mummies as their parents take photos on their phones, and at the end you'll have the chance to purchase a variety of mummy-related souvenirs. This place is creepy in a bad way and you've got to wonder how the thousands of visitors would react to seeing their own family members on post-mortem display.
The Mummy Museum is up a fairly steep hill. You may want to take one of the frequent busses labeled "Momias" to avoid arriving in a sweaty mess. If you go during a busy time (like Semana Santa) get there before 10:00 am to avoid the rush. Leave a Comment Address: Explanada del Panteon
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 Baroque Façade of Iglesia
Compañia de Jesùs by gdilieto,
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Guanajuato has significant examples of Mexican Baroque churches, recognizable by their extravagant façades and altarpieces, adorned with statues, floral motifs, and otherwise extravagant adornment. In the city center two of the best examples of Mexican Baroque architecture are the Iglesia Compañia de Jesùs, the one with the pinkstone façade and the big dome right next to the University, and the Templo de San Diego, in the Main Square (Jardin Union), while just a couple of Kms out of town, the Templo de Valenciana, is another remarkable example of Mexican baroque with its adorned façade and the wooden ornate altarpieces. There are few other example of historical Baroque churches in town that you will easily recognize from their extravagant ornaments on the façades.
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