Guanajuato
is a unique Mexican city with its brightly colored homes spilling down the
hillsides, the maze of mining tunnels now serving as streets under the city,
and the historic Spanish architecture. We love all of it.
The Colors of Guanajuato
This
was our second trip to Guanajuato and we decided it was high time we took the
four-hour tour of the city. We especially wanted to see the view from the Panoramic
drive. It was well worth the 2000 pesos ($100US) to be taken through the
narrow, confusing streets by an experienced driver. Plus, he took us to many
places we would have never found on our own.
We
saw the Pipila Statue, the Old City Dam, toured the gorgeous Valenciana Church constructed with an amazing amount of gold,
the Valenciana Mines where we climbed down about 200 feet into an old silver mine, the Mummy Museum (a collection of naturally mummified bodies
interred during a cholera outbreak in 1833), the Hacienda San Gabriel de
Barrera, and more. The tour driver was surprised at how quickly we came out of the
Mummy Museum. It was difficult for us to view, though many people are intrigued
by it.
Templo de La Valenciana
Mummy Museum, Teatro Juarez, and
Gardens of Hacienda San Gabriel De Barrera
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Don’t
be surprised if you get on a bus going to centro and it drops you off in the
middle of a dark underground tunnel, like this one. We were so shocked that
this was a bus stop—and it was the end of the line! We did the only reasonable
thing. We got off the bus and followed the other passengers as we all walked on
the narrow sidewalk until we arrived at a stairway up. We climbed out of the
tunnel and came out in the center of an outdoor market. I doubt we would be
able to find that stairway down to the bus stop again without help from the
locals.
Exploring Guanajuato, GTO, MX is always a fun adventure!
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