Guanajuato

Located in Mexico’s central region, Guanajuato lies south of Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, west of Queretaro, north of Michoacan and east of Jalisco.

The city of Guanajuato is the capital of the state of the same name. It is located at 21.02°N 101.28°W, 370 km (230 miles) northwest of Mexico City, at an elevation of 1,996 m (6,550 ft) above sea level. The estimated population in 2003 was about 78,000 people.
Guanajuato was founded as a town in 1554 and received the designation as a city in 1741. The city is well known for its wealth of fine colonial era Spanish architecture.
The historic town and adjacent mines are a World Heritage Site.
The name "Guanajuato" comes from the tarascan word, "Quanax-juato", which means "place of frogs."

This state has a temperate climate and geography that consists of mountains, sierras and nature reserves. During your stay, you can visit the city of Guanajuato, the state capital, which was declared a World Heritage Site due to its beautiful colonial architecture and its lively culture. The best way to check out the city is on foot along the narrow cobblestone streets, which lead to plazas and small squares, where locals just might tell you a story or two about the city’s many legends. One of Guanajuato’s main tourist attractions and a must-see for first-time visitors is the Mummy Museum.

In the Panteon catacombs to the west of the city is a famous cementery noted for the natural mummies produced by the mineral content of the soil. In the late 1800's the town insituted a "burial tax" for the families of the deceased. Some of the poorest families where unable to pay the tax and so their relatives where dug up and, because of their mummified state, where placed in public viewing in a museum. The state removed the tax in the 1950's and no new mummies have been disinterred.

Also important is the International Cervantes Festival, a festive cultural event that takes place in October. Nearby, you can visit the town of Dolores Hidalgo, famous for its ceramics, and the magical town of San Miguel de Allende, where you’ll find a serene atmosphere that has inspired many writers and artists. It’s also a popular retirement community. In the city of Leon you’ll find various leather goods including shoes and jackets.

In the surrounding areas, you can visit the famous Cerro del Cubilete, where you’ll find the mystical Santuario de Cristo Rey, which has a large Christ statue at the top of the hill. You can also visit nature areas, such as Valle de Santiago and Sierra de Lobos, the ideal spots for camping, rappelling and observing diverse flora and fauna.

Today, Guanajuato’s mines are still among the richest-producing silver mines in the world (historically one of the largest). The state also produces tin, gold, copper, lead, mercury, and opals. Guanajuato comprises the ¨Bajío¨ region which has been historically renown as a rich cultivable area that has given economic support to the region since pre-Colombian times. Guanajuato also leads the nation in shoe production and various farm products such as lettuce and potatoes. The state’s main export products are motor vehicles and autoparts, footwear, leather goods, chemicals, electric machinery and materials, fruits and vegetables.

Pachuca is the capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state.

Pachuca is centre of one of the most important mining areas on Mexico, and for this reason, most of the city’s attractions are based on the mining industry. Many of these are located near Hidalgo Street, which is one of the oldest in Pachuca and runs alongside the arcade of the main plaza (Plaza de la Constitución) to Hidalgo Park. The oldest markets and houses are also located on this street, many of which are well-preserved.

The Reloj Monumental

The Reloj Monumental or Monumental Clock is the icon of the city. It was built to commemorate the Centennial of Mexico’s Independence, and was inaugurated on 15 September 1910 (Noche de Grito) . The base of the Reloj was made originally for a kiosk but it was decided to put the clock here instead. A group from the city had the idea for the clock, and they, along with Mexican embassador Jesús Zenil arranged to have the same company that built Big Ben, construct the inner workings. The outer monument portion is Mexican-made and was supervised by engineers Francisco Hernández and Luis Carreón. It is a tower with four parts in Neoclassic style, constructed of white “cantera” stone with a height of 40 meters. In the middle there are four sculpted faces of women done in marble by Carrara, which symbolise the Reform, Liberty, Independence and Constitution.

Near to Pachuca there are some natural places that are important because of the tourism.

This places are:

-Real del Monte or Mineral del Monte

-Mineral del Chico

-Prismas Basálticos en Huasca de Ocampo

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Huauchinango's Fest... Santo Entierrito

"Santo Entierrito" is celebrating. That's the nickname of the Saint of my town, him is the representation of Christ (son of god) die, in a box with plisters in his body with blood and crown thorn.

Santo Entierro is the reason of the Fest. The people walk around the neighbordhoods. They carry the box for every streets, aproximately go out at 2:00p.m. and turn al 9:00p.m

At the time of the fest for conmomerates to Santo Entierro it's happening la "Feria de las Flores" or "Expo-feria de la flor". This year will be the number 72. Every year could see the stands of the schools lever high school doing representation to their offer, candy shops, etc...

besides the roller coster and the concerts...

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Area
Ranked 21st 33,902 km2
Municipality 534.32 km2
Population (2005) 5,383,133
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
Elevation of seat 2,135 m

The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. The city was founded in 1531. This valley was not populated in the 16th century as in the pre-Hispanic period.

Cultural attractions
Puebla is very famous because it was chosen as a World Heritage, for the historic and cultural value of its architecture, this one have techniques like Baroque, Renaissance and Classic The historic center is filled with churches, monasteries, mansions and the like, mostly done in gray cantera stone, red brick and decorated with multicolored tiles. Puebla is also considered to be the “cradle of Mexican Baroque” both in architecture and in the decorative arts,[ and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico.

The Zocalo is the cultural, political and religious center of the city. It was the first block to be laid out. For much of the colonial period, it was the main source of potable water. Today, the Zocalo is a tree-filled plaza and contains a large number of sculptures. Many notable buildings surround the Zocalo including the Municipal Palace, the Casa de Muñecas and the Cathedral. Most of the streets in Puebla are named on a numbering system.

The Cathedral took 300 years to complete, in part due to interruptions in its construction. The Cathedral was begun in 1575 under orders of Philip II of Spain by architects Francisco Becerra and Juan de Cigorondo. And it is has a Baroque techniques.

Aother sites that are locaded in the downtown that are very important, for the things that are insede or only for the architecture, this could be Museo Amparo (Amparo Museum), Biblioteca Palafoxiana (Palafoxiana Library), Casa del Deán, Centro Cultural Santa Rosa, Museo de la Revolución (Museum of the Revolution), Fort Loreto and Fort Guadalupe, Galería de Arte Contemporáneo y Diseño (Gallery of Contemporary Art and Design), Museo de José Mariano Bello y Acedo (José Mariano Bello y Acedo Museum), Casa de Alfeñique, Museo de Arte (Museum of Art), Museum Workshop of Erasto Cortés Juárez, Principal de Puebla (Main Theater of Puebla), Municipal Palace, Fountain of the China Poblana, Church and ex Monastery of San Francisco, Church of Santo Domingo,

Huauchinango's Fest

Some people call my town "HUARACHINANGO"... They say that because it's a little piece of planet.

It's coming the Fest! And we celebrate this date bigger...

COMING SOON...