The wife and I, along with several friends, are planning a trip to Guanajuato, Mexico soon.
We’re planning this trip for two reasons: 1) We need a vacation and 2) We’re seriously thinking of moving to Mexico in the coming years. I’ll not go into too much detail about reason #2, but will say only this: The ‘rat-race’ is getting tiring, and in Mexico they may be poor, but they’re generally happy.
We’re looking at Guanajuato as a place to get away to at the least because it’s a great old college town in the central part of Mexico. I’ve heard it referred to as one of those ‘un-discovered gems’.
Some of this pages I’ve found on the net are useful, but others are horrible at actually telling me anything about the town/region. And finding a page about the hotels in the city is just about impossible with Google… I ended up using Frommer’s to find most of the hotel information I could find, but even Frommer’s is horrible at giving more than cursory information. Heck, maybe I’ll start an internet tourism site just for Guanajuato some-day…
Anyways, here’s a few pieces I’d recommend people read if they’re looking to visit Guanajuato. Feel free to add your links in the comments:
Hotel Posada Santa Fe
Guanajuato Real Estate – useful in case reason #2 becomes a reality.
Official Government site
Photos from McNolo
Weather Underground Guanajuato Forcast
A good page on geocities about Guanajuato.
Google Guanajuato State Directory page
Map of Guanajuato from Frommers
A few more links:
VisitMexico.com (great informational site run by the Mexican Tourism Board)
The Cultured Traveler: Guanajuato: One of Mexico’s Colonial Gems
FoodandWine.com: Mexico’s Heartland | Guanajuato
It’s an undiscovered gem because no one can find info about it.
funny Kevin… very funny… it’s actually quite popular with the Mexican population. I think Cancun, and other points of interest in Mexico draw all of the traffic away from this small town… Mexico is so vast compared to other tourist destinations…
I’ve extensively traveled in Mexico staying for several weeks at a time in many areas. (In fact, I’ve never met anyone, not even a Mexican, who has been to more parts of Mexico than I have.)
My favorite area is Guanajuato.
My husband goes home each year to Guanajuato Mexico to celebrate Navidad, there for the trip is my vacation. I love to paint and Guanajuato has many beautiful sites to use as subjects from vast open fields to colonial cities filled with rich Mexican history. Every year the trip is a learning experience, that makes me want to go back for more.
You might be interested in visiting our house in Guanajuato for a bit more insight on visiting or living in Guanajuato. I love the town, I’m stimulated by the people, the arts, and the architecture.Another link that might be of interest is Guanajuato Capital, which has good English language information for visitors.
I am planning on studying spanish in guanajuato this summer for about 4 weeks and participating in homestay. What can you tell me about the school and the atmosphere?