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A Weekend in Guanajuato: My Ideal Town

A travel blog entry by rona.puntawe

... The International Film Festival just started today. The whole place is therefore packed! I am lucky, it seems there's something going on, i.e. fiestas and festivals, whenever I come to town. People were screaming as actors and actresses arrived at the red carpet. The only Mexican actress I know is Thalia.

Day 2: July 21 Saturday

Universidad de Guanajuato. I passed by the Universidad, a ...

Salsa!!

A travel blog entry by ksullivan

... or possible a prickly pear in English. It tasted like and had the texture of a potato.), beef, tomatos, avocados, onions, and cream. We had bread and tortillas with it. It was good, as was the freshly made pineapple juice that I had to wash it down.

After lunch, I read a little to start preparing for my classes on Monday. Then, the highlight of the day, salsa!! I'm not talking about the food, but the dance. Sasha has been taking ...

Mario y Victor en Guanajuato

A travel blog entry by andreajoy76

... and off we went! We stopped halfway in charming Queretaro for a simply delicious lunch and wandered around the charming square.

Mario is from Mexico City but a graduate of the University of Guanajuato. When we arrived and after my first glimpse at baby donkeys (!!!!!!!) we were treated to a simply wonderful tour of one of Mexico’s most charming towns. Cobblestone streets, colorful houses perched atop hilly countryside, bright flowers, strolling musicians, ...

Millions of Mighty Monarchs

A travel blog entry by gatogo

... that times were tough for the locals.

Heavy rains the previous year had caused a lot of flooding and damage to the area and there was a lot of construction going on to make necessary repairs so that people could access the butterfly reserve. Unfortunately, during the flash flooding, the pueblo had quite a few drownings.

We successfully made it through the gauntlet and were ready for the real hike to begin. We had ...

This is an incredible city

A travel blog entry by toroamarillo

... itself. When we popped up into the daylight again, we found ourselves in the middle of the historic center with narrow one way streets. When I mean narrow I mean about 1 foot on each side with steep curves. It is a little bit like driving through a parking garage from one level to another. We did not know where exactly we were and the GPS did not function because of the tunnels and all the houses around. We took a turn and ended up in a dead end ...

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