Guanajuato
The extraordinary Unesco World Heritage city of Guanajuato was founded in 1559 due to the region's rich silver and gold deposits. Opulent colonial buildings, stunning tree-filled plazas and brightly colored houses are crammed together on to the steep slopes of a narrow ravine where excellent museums, handsome theaters and a fine marketplace punctuate cobblestone streets. The city's main roads twist around the hillsides and plunge into long dank subterranean tunnels, formerly rivers.
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- Attraction in GuanajuatoMuseo de las Momias
- Attraction in GuanajuatoTemplo La Valenciana
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Attraction in GuanajuatoCasa de Arte Olga Costa & José Chávez Morado - Attraction in GuanajuatoMonumento Al Pípila
- Attraction in GuanajuatoMuseo Casa de Diego Rivera
- Attraction in GuanajuatoMuseo Regional de Guanajuato Alhóndiga de Granaditas
- Attraction in GuanajuatoTemplo de la Compañía de Jesús
- Attraction in GuanajuatoEx-Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera
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