Attraction of Guanajuato

Some Mexican towns make themselves out to be tourist attractions and have little to show for it. 

Guanajuato is just the opposite. 

Guanajuato real estate makes little effort to attract tourists, yet it is one of the most interesting and beautiful towns in all of Mexico. 

It is located 275 miles northwest of Mexico City in the heart of Colonial Mexico.

During Colonial days Guanajuato provided up to one-third of all the silver in the world. 

The silver barons and baronesses left magnificent homes, and even more magnificent churches, which are still standing today. 

There is a story that one silver baron paved his street with silver bars for his daughter’s wedding, though no trace of this “nice gesture” exists today. 

Guanajuato also played a significant part in the War of Independence. 

Padre Miguel Hidalgo gathered a few revolutionaries and marched to Guanajuato where his army won the first battle of the war. 

Guanajuato became the capital of what was to become a free Mexico – for ten months. 

Though rich in history, Guanajuato does not live exclusively in the past. 

It is the capital of the state of Guanajuato and the home of a very modern university. 

It is also the home of the annual International Festival de Cervantino.