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Pipila is the meaning of the freedom that Mexico owns.
Indpendence fighter
I recomend you to go there, becuase you can have a great view from the city, also you can excersise a bit if you take the ladder =) Leave a Comment Address: Guanajuato,Guanajuato, México
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After hearing that my Mom & I didn't want to go to the popular mummy museum (we didn't want nightmares!), but that I did like art museums, Francisco our guide took us to the Casa Museo Gene Byron. Located in the Marfil neighborhood of Guanajuato, the Museo GB is the former home of Canadian woman ex-pat Gene Byron. The house itself is a historical site (ex-Hacienda Santa Ana), the full history of which I cannot recall in full detail, though there is a great description on the museum's website (see below.)
The property how houses an art collection devoted to the culture and art of the Guanajuato region. Many of the items, ranging from paintings to antique furniture, handcrafted lanterns and sculptures, were either personally made by Gene Byron, or designed by her but completed by local artisans.
My Mom & I found it to be a beautiful place. Its courtyard, sculpture garden, and scenic surroundings (located near a creek and waterfall) was a nice respite after the drive from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato.
Take time to enjoy this cultural treasure in Guanajuato--you won't be disappointed! More photos in the Travelogue section.....
Hours: Monday-Saturday from 10am to 3pm
Suggested donation: $20 pesos Leave a Comment Address: Ex-Hacienda Santa Ana S/N - Marfil, GuanajuatoPhone: (473) 733 10 29Directions: Marfil district of GuanajuatoWebsite: www.prodigyweb.net.mx/genebyron
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This museum is located in the house where Diego Rivera was born. He moved from Guanajuato when he was 6 years old and never returned. However, his daughter purchased the home back from its later owners (who had subdivided the property and remodeled it into student housing quarters), and restored the home and moved an impressive collection of Diego Rivera's works into the property, which now contains four floors of his artwork, ranging from pencil drawings, to paintings and a small-scale replica of his famous "Dream of A Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central" (the original can be found in the Museo Mural Diego Rivera in the Alameda in Mexico City; see my Mexico City Things to Do Tip.)
The museum is just a few blocks from the main Plaza de la Paz. The ground floor was restored with original furniture from the period during which the Rivera family occupied the home while the upper floors contain his artwork.
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 7pm and on Sunday 10am to 3pm, with admission of $15 pesos (general) and $5 (students.)
Go see it, it is worth it to see the range of artistic styles that Rivera used during his lifetime of artistic achievement. Leave a Comment Address: Positos No. 47 - Guanajuato, Guanajuato, MexicoPhone: (473) 732 11 97Directions: In downtown Guanajuato, near the corner of Juan Valle and Pocitios.Website: www.guanajuatocapital.com/ingles/IAmusdiego.htm
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| | | | Treat Yourself to a Walking Tour | Tip Rating: | | | | |
A very large amount of Guanajuato is pedestrian, no vehicle traffic allowed, so this is a perfect spot to get some excersise in on your holidays. The streets are quite narrow, so no cars would fit. This city is not too large (pop. 100,000) also, located at alt: 2017 metres. It was in the past historically one of Mexico's richest. After silver was found in Zacatecas, Spanish prospectors combed the rugged lands north of Mexico City and were rewarded by discoveries of silver, gold, iron, lead, zinc and tin. For two centuries 30% to 40% of the world's silver was mined in Guanajuato. In my humble opinion, Guanajuato is the perfect quiet honeymoon spot, very, very romantic.
You can hire a taxi tour up into the hills surrounding the city, this I have not done, but perhaps next time I get down there. You know what it's like, all the best laid plans of mice and men....don't always pan out. This beautiful painting was done by a local Vancouver artist by the name of Sam Logan, who has himself travelled extensively. Check out his website. Phone: (473) 2-15-74,2-00-86Website: www.gastownsam.com
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This is one of the ancients Theaters in Mexico.
Porfirio Diaz (Dictator 1910) traveled from Mexico city to Guanajuato city to present the main plays that were showed at this theater. Most of the the plays camed from Europe specially France.
If you enter at the theather you will find that is ancient and some interesting stories about the plays, public figures and the first time when a homosexual play was showed into the town during Diaz's dicator.
Also you will find at the second floor a dance floor, when ladies and gentlemans used to dance having an special flirting with tobbaco.
It's preatty intesteing and the architecture is definitly interesting. Leave a Comment Address: Guanajuato,Guanajuato, México
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Besides being the state capitol, and a cultural/historic center, Guanajuato is a university town. The downtown is full of students and academics who gather to converse, read or pass the time in the many cafes and restaurants. Students can be seen with their notebooks and sketch pads around the city, in the museums, etc. Turn the corner, and your likely to run into a group of students, one playing the guitar with the others singing along. This university setting gives the town a vibrant, energetic feel to it.
The main campus of the state university is a cluster of big, colorful modern structures visible on a hill during the approach into Guanajuato. The original university building, however, is located in the central downtown area, and now houses the university's administrative offices. The University building originates back to the arrival of the Jesuits and their founding of the College of the Holy Trinity in 1732. The state of Guanajuato took ownership of the building in 1828 and renamed it the State College, and by 1945 it gained its University status.
It is an impressive building to look at, and as you can see, makes for a great photo opportunity. Leave a Comment Address: Lascurain de RetanaDirections: Located right in the city centre. You can't miss it.Website: http://www.ugto.mx/sitioug/espanol/estructurapagina/index.htm
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Callejon is the Spanish word for a small street or alleyway, and a callejoneada is a musical tour led by a local minstrel group through the many small alleyways of Guanajuato. The tour starts in the main plaza, where a group of University students dressed in renaissance-era costumes will play a few songs to get people interested while they try to sell tickets. With the purchase of a ticket you get a small jug which you are allowed to refill with wine throughout the tour. Once a large enough group has formed, the musicians will lead the crowd through the callejones, singing songs and telling stories and legends about different points of interest, often including rather dirty jokes. All of this is in Spanish only, but the atmosphere can make it worthwhile even if you don't understand anything.
While our guidebook encouraged bringing your own bottle of wine instead of buying a ticket, this is not really possible, at least not to follow the whole tour. There is one point where the alley is very narrow, and they will stop you there and not let you pass through if you don't have a ticket. Address: Starts in main plaza in the evening, around 9pm
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