Afternoon in Yuriria: a 16th century convent in Guanajuato
It was a chance thing, really. We were heading for Patzcuaro, almost due south of Guanajuato where we had spent the past several days on a photography and business junket. While we were checking out of...
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Pilgrimage from San Miguel de Allende to San Juan de los Lagos in 1967
Founded in 1542, San Juan de los Lagos is set in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, an area distinguished by its devotion to the Roman Catholic faith. The Cathedral there is home to the diminutive image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Concepcion. Late in January, pilgrims on foot can be seen thronging toward the town for the celebration of Candlemas on February 2.
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La Valencia - one of Guanajuato's richest silver mines
The stairs that take me down hug the curves of the mine as it twists and turns. The walls are coarse with cut stone.
I have followed the narrow Carretera Panoramica (Panoramic Highway) that winds up f...
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Trackin' Neal Cassady in San Miguel de Allende
Upon being informed of Neal Cassady's death, Jack Kerouac replied: "It's just a trick. He's hiding out someplace, like Tangier."
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A Shrine To Santa Lucia
St. Lucia is the patron saint of eyes. The story is told that
she was very beautiful, and had many suitors. One of them said that
he had fallen uncontrollably in love with her eyes. She...
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Visions of San Miguel. The Heartland of Mexico
Here is San Miguel de Allende - the town, its people, its fiestas - celebrated through the eyes of thirty talented photographers, in a visually exciting book published by Dean and Luna Enterpris...
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Did You Know? Famous artists pioneer art community in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
A young couple who became famous artists pioneered the San Miguel de Allende foreign community.
San Miguel de Allende's vibrant art and music scene is deservedly famous. Among the early pioneers respo...
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Did you know? Mexico has more than one geographic center
Mexico has more than one geographic center.
I've often been asked, "Where's the center of Mexico?", and I've always deliberately fudged my reply, but is there a simple answer to this question? Well, p...
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Link to clickable interactive map of Guanajuato state: Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende
Clickable interactive map of Guanajuato state: Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende
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Semana Santa Holy Week in San Miguel de Allende
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is a misnomer. It s NOT one week! It’s TWO full weeks of parades, processions, parties, prayers and pagentry. For me, it started at 3 a.m. March 16, 1997--two Sundays before Easter. Fireworks. Loud booms. Without a pause. That’s why I remember the exact hour.
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Cata, Guanajuato
This is part of one wall of the church in Cata, near the town of Guanajuato. When I visited in 1996, the walls were completely covered with exvotos to a height o...
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Mexico Notes
Ten Narrow, serpentine streets. Old world baroque buildings. Steep hills - shoehorned with vivid-colored casas. I have dropped into a spectacular place - a cross between San Francisco and Paris. Journa...
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The beautiful Mexican colonial city of San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende — Cradle of Mexican Independence
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Founded in 1542 by Fray Juan de San Miguel, a Franciscan monk, San Miguel de Allende retains a rich colonial charm with its ...
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The beautiful Mexican colonial city of Guanajuato
Nestled in the mountains of the Sierra de Guanajuato is the picturesque city of Guanajuato. Its name originates from the word Quanax-juato which, in the indigenous dialect of the region, meant "Place of Frogs" - because the indigenous tribes thought the place was fit only for frogs!
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