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	Guanajuato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guanajuato means "hill of frogs" in the local indigenous language, because the local Tarascan Indians believed that the frog represented the god of wisdom.
		In addition to the state capital city of Guanajuato, the state includes the cities of San Luis de la Paz, Acámbaro, Celaya, León, Salamanca, Irapuato, San Miguel de Allende, and Dolores Hidalgo, the cradle of Mexican independence.
		Guanajuato • Guerrero • Hidalgo • Jalisco • México • Michoacán • Morelos • Nayarit • Nuevo León • Oaxaca • Puebla • Querétaro • Quintana Roo • San Luis Potosí • Sinaloa • Sonora • Tabasco • Tamaulipas • Tlaxcala • Veracruz • Yucatán • Zacatecas
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guanajuato (641 words)

	Guanajuato, Guanajuato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guanajuato was founded as a town in 1554 and received the designation as a city in 1741.
		In the Panteón catacombs to the west of the city is a famous cemetery noted for the natural mummies produced by unknown means.
		The city of Guanajuato was the birthplace of artist Diego Rivera, whose house is now a museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guanajuato,_Guanajuato (608 words)

	Guanajuato, Mexico (Capital) - LoveToKnow Watches
		The city is built in the Canada de Marfil at the junction of three ravines about 650o ft. above the sea, and its narrow, tortuous streets rise steeply as they follow the ravines upward to the mining villages clustered about the opening of the mines in the hillsides.
		Guanajuato is sometimes described as a collection of mining villages; but in addition there is the central city with its crowded winding streets, its substantial old Spanish buildings, its fifty ore-crushing mills and busy factories and its bustling commercial life.
		It attained the dignity of a city in 1741.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Guanajuato,_Mexico_(Capital) (346 words)

	Our Mexico -- The City of Guanajuato
		Guanajuato is a city revered by Mexicans for its role in their long battle for political independence from Spain.
		Guanajuato is also important as the birthplace of Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist, who through his murals -- famous throughout the world for their aesthetic power as well as their socialist message -- brought to Mexicans of all colors a feeling of national pride and unity.
		We arrived from Oaxaca, city of Benito Juárez, the stern taskmaster of Mexican liberalism, destroyer of churches and builder of constitutions, to the cool mountain air of Guanajuato, whose favorite hero is Cervantes, courteous master of irony and elegance, celebrated each October with a month-long international festival of the arts, The Cervantino.
	www.ourmexico.com /story.php?storyID=10 (2146 words)

	The Beautiful Mexican Colonial City of Guanajuato
		Nestled in the mountains of the Sierra de Guanajuato is the picturesque city of Guanajuato.
		Guanajuato is a city of incredible charm, as is almost immediately obvious on entering it by way of its subterranean main street.
		Guanajuato is host each year to the International Cervantino Festival, named in honor of Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote." Artists from around the world perform in recitals, concerts, plays, ballet, modern dance, opera and art exhibits.
	www.mexconnect.com /MEX/mxc/gto.html (559 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Guanajuato State --- 15
		Guanajuato is bounded on the north by the
		On the center and northwest, its climate is considered as steppe and on the territory remainder it is mild, moderate and rainy.
		The city of Victoria, its lagoon, which was the first hydraulic project built during the colonial era and most importantly the impressive 16th Century Augustinian Convent.
	www.tourbymexico.com /guana/guanapri.htm (291 words)

	Guanajuato City, Gto., Mexico
		Long a rich gold and silver mining center, Guanajuato was decreed a city in 1741 by King Phillip V of Spain and is considered one of the loveliest colonial cities of the country and hemisphere.
		Under the city itself lies a web of tunnels which were built in the early 1900's by the townspeople to prevent flooding by the Guanajuato River and are now converted into underground thoroughfares, allowing motorists to avoid the narrow and twisting labyrinth of streets above ground, and providing a medieval-type air to the city.
		Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato - This baroque structure was built between 1671 and 1696 and houses the patron saint of the city.
	www.surf-mexico.com /states/GTO/guanajuato_index.html (504 words)

	More history. Guanajuato city (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		His status as such, as recorded by the historian and Guanajuato native Lucas Alaman, is clearly demonstrated by the magnificent buildings erected in the capital and throughout the province during his administration.
		During the historical period known as the Porfiriato, spanning from 1877 to 1911, Guanajuato saw the construction of important buildings such as the current Legislative Palace, the Mercado Hidalgo market, the Monument to Peace and the Monument to Hidalgo at the city reservoir and park Presa de la Olla.
		In the twentieth century, during the Mexican Revolution, the city endured the effects of a severe economic and social crisis.
	www.guanajuatocapital.com /ingles/ICciudad.htm (1027 words)

	Mexus Universidad de Guanajuato
		Universidad de Guanajuato is located in the City of Guanajuato, the capital of the State of Guanajuato, northwest of Mexico City.
		Guanajuato is known for its climate, beautiful scenery, subterranean roads and an international cultural event known as the Cervantes Festival, which unites artists from many countries.
		Guanajuato is about 234 miles away from Mexico City and about 95 miles by bus to the beautiful City of Querétaro.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /dept/mexus/exchanges/universities/guanaj.htm (281 words)

	Learn Spanish in Guanajuato, Mexico. don Quijote Latin America
		"Guanajuato is the ideal spot in Mexico to study Spanish, being a small and quiet university city (comparable to Granada and Salamanca in Spain) and far from the tourist cities (such as Cancún or Cuernavaca).
		The city of Guanajuato is the state capital and is one of the most important historical and cultural colonial cities in Mexico.
		Guanajuato is located in the central part of Mexico, south of the high Mexican plateau.
	www.donquijote.org /english/la/mexico.asp (393 words)

	Learn Spanish, Spanish Courses in Guanajuato, Mexico
		It is a crown jewel of colonial cities as its authenticity has been perfectly preserved by the narrow canyon it sits in and the surrounding mountains.
		For three centuries, Guanajuato flourished as the silver mining capital of the world, nearly a third of all the world's silver was mined here.
		The city's heritage of wealth is still reflected in the elaborate mansions and baroque churches that give Guanajuato its Spanish "feel." Most visitors find Guanajuato's true charm in the web of streets and alleys, called Los Callejones, that wind through the core of the city.
	www.firststepworld.com /city-Guanajuato.html (437 words)

	Guanajuato State, Mexico
		The State of Guanajuato is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí, Michoacán, Querétaro and Jalisco, with an altitude that ranges between 800 and over 3,800 meters (3,150 and some 15,000 ft).
		Although it's principal agro-industrial cities are Leon, Irapuato, Salamanca and Celaya, the state is more known to the visitor and tourist for the colonial towns and historical centers of Guanajuato, San Miguel del Allende and Dolores Hidalgo.
		Guanajuato state is rich in minerals, particularly in the central and northern regions.
	www.surf-mexico.com /states/GTO (305 words)

	MexOnline.com Guanajuato Directory - Guanajuato Hotels, Restaurants, Schools, Tours - Guanajuato, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The city of Guanajuato (gwah-nah-HWAH-toh), which means "hill of frogs" in the indigenous language, was founded in 1552.
		Guanajuato is a city of history, a place where silver mining, the War of Independence, the American Intervention and the Reform Movement all shook the foundations of the city.
		Guanajuato is now famous as the state of President Vicente Fox's birth, but it is also a growing language school destination for foreigners.
	www.mexonline.com /guanajuato.htm (604 words)

	Universidad de Guanajuato
		The city of Guanajuato is the capital of the State of Guanajuato and a college town located about 234 miles northwest of Mexico City, with an altitude of 6,583 feet (2,008 m).
		The city is a maze of cobble-stone streets and alleys that wind around steep hillsides upon a small ravine, opening onto vistas of beautiful churches and small plazas, creating an enjoyable place to walk.
		Guanajuato is known for its climate, scenery, subterranean streets, and an intemational cultural event known as the Cervantino Festival.
	www.umsl.edu /services/abroad/universities/guanajuato.html (403 words)

	Guide to Guanajuato
		Guanajuato is one of a group of old Silver Mining cities, which includes Guanajuato and San Miguel, Zacatecas, Queretaro and San Luis Potosi and Alamos.
		These cities are safe: Crime is low and its a great region to consider if you want to treat your family to a real cultural experience in Mexico.
		The great architecture of this gorgeous city was built with the enormous wealth generated from the Silver mines that enjoyed their heyday during the 17th and 18th centuries.
	www.mexperience.com /guide/colonial/guanajuato.htm (1941 words)

	Guanajuato, city, Mexico. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The city, with an altitude of c.6,600 ft (2,000 m), is situated in the Cañada de Marfil [ivory ravine], a precipitous ravine encircled by barren hills.
		Guanajuato has narrow, winding, steep cobblestone streets, sometimes pieced out by stone steps, and the ground underneath is honeycombed with silver-mine shafts.
		Its geographic position and economic importance as one of Spanish America’s chief silver-producing centers gave the city a key role in the wars and revolutions that racked Mexico in the 19th and early 20th cent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gu/GuanajuCi.html (179 words)

	LIFE & MUSIC IN GUANAJUATO BY ANA CERVANTES - AUTHOR IN MEXICO CONNECT
		The city of Guanajuato is nestled in a sort of steep basin in the Sierra Madre Mountains and spreads up around the center of the basin.
		Then, imagine a city built on those terraces, a city in which there are practically no buildings over three or four stories high, in which most streets are cobbled or flat stones.
		Guanajuato is about 400 kilometers NNW of Mexico City and is the capital of the State of Guanajuato.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/acervantes/acguanajatomusic1.html (1411 words)

	The Guanajuato Mummies
		They are accidental modern mummies and were literally "dug up" between the years 1896 and 1958 when a local law required relatives to pay a kind of grave tax.* You could pay the tax once (170 pesos) and be done with it; this option may have appealed to wealthier individuals.
		The Guanajuato mummies are on display in the Museo de las momias high on a hill overlooking the city.
		Guanajuato is a beautiful city that deserves many tourists whether the mummies are displayed or not.
	www.mummytombs.com /mummylocator/group/guanajuato.htm (866 words)

	About Guanajuato - Articles
		Guanajuato, Mexico - In a plaza of this enthralling colonial city, I came across a historical marker that gave me a chill.
		Guanajuato (GWAH-nah-HWAH-toe), founded in 1554 and given city status in 1741, is a museum in its own right.
		My tour started in Guanajuato's city center and moved on to the church in Dolores Hidalgo, about 40 miles northeast, where Father Hidalgo uttered his rousing speech, the Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores), which kicked off the Sept. 16 rebellion.
	www.unm.edu /~jsaiz/SummerLaw/about/historical.htm (1837 words)

	Spanish Abroad Inc. - Guanajuato, Mexico - City Guide - History
		In the pre-Hispanic period the territory now occupied by the city of Guanajuato was chiefly inhabited by nomadic tribes generically known as Chichimecas who lived by hunting and gathering.
		The city of Guanajuato was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century.
		Guanajuato was named 'Cultural Heritage of Humanity, by UNESCO in 1988, for the magnificent colonial buildings that make up its architecture.
	www.spanishabroad.com /mexico/guanajuato/g_history.htm (346 words)

	Guanajuato City \| Planeta
		The city (elevation: 2,000 meters; population 95,000) is a mountain town with cobblestone streets and its colonial architecture makes it one of the most picture-perfect cities in all of Mexico.
		As a result of its unusual urban lay-out and historical monuments, Guanajuato City was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
		The city is located outside of the 80,000 hectare Santa Rosa Mountain Range, one of the most important forests in the state.
	www.planeta.com /ecotravel/mexico/guanajuato/cgua.html (428 words)

	Academia Falcon Spanish Language School Guanajuato Mexico Latin America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Guanajuato is a small, safe, and friendly city located just a few hours north of Mexico City.
		Guanajuato population 90,501, altitude 6,724 ft.) is considered by many to be the most beautiful city in Mexico and owes its fame and fortune to the rich veins of silver and gold discovered by the Spanish many centuries ago.
		Guanajuato's arched system of underground tunnels is one of the most charming and unique in Latin America.
	www.academiafalcon.com (640 words)

	Guanajuato Hotels Mexico - Discount hotel rates and travel guide
		The city of Guanajuato, capital of the state of the same name: Guanajuato, one of the loveliest colonial style cities in Mexico, located on central Mexico and set in fairytale surroundings.
		There are several discotheques along the panoramic road surrounding the city of Guanajuato that have wonderful views of the town that looks quite romantic when it is lit up at night.
		Guanajuato’s cultural activity is reflected in its wealth of museums that preserve the history, traditions and culture of the state.
	www.guanajuato-hotels.com (263 words)

	Programs - Office for Study Abroad - International Programs - The University of Iowa
		Characterized by plazas, narrow cobbled streets, and colorful buildings and churches, the city is often described as being one of the most charming in Mexico.
		The state of Guanajuato is historically known for its silver and gold mines, as well as for its role in achieving Mexican independence.
		Guanajuato’s attractive setting, combined with its rich history and culture, make it an ideal location for students to study Spanish and experience life in Mexico.
	www.uiowa.edu /~uiabroad/programs/mexico_cic.htm (1376 words)

	Why Study in Guanajuato? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Guanajuato's climate, its central location, its cultural ambience, and its friendly people make it an especially fine place to immerse yourself in the language, culture, and history of Mexico.
		Guanajuato is the capital of the Mexican state of the same name.
		The legacy of Guanajuato's riches is reflected in the fine colonial architecture that graces many of the buildings in the city's historic center.
	www.spanish-immersion.com /whygto.asp (676 words)

	Guanajuato, state, Mexico
		Guanajuato is crossed in the north by transverse ranges of the Sierra Madre Occidental, some of which reach heights of 11,000 ft (3,353 m).
		Despite the steadily growing importance of agriculture, Guanajuato is noted primarily as Mexico's foremost mining state; much silver and gold is extracted, and mercury, lead, tin, copper, fluorite, and opals are also produced.
		Guanajuato looks to shelters to increase foreign investments; shelters make it easier for foreign companies to establish operations......
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0822011.html (415 words)

	Guanajuato Mexico Attractions
		There is always something going on in Guanajuato, a city characterized by music, beauty and a love of life, and one of the most romantic places in Mexico.
		The first floor is furnished as it was when his family lived there and the upper floors house a collection of his work, as well as the work of the other artists he inspired.
		Guanajuato City Museum : Next door to the University's main building, this museum houses regional works of art and temporary exhibitions.
	www.academiafalcon.com /City/Attractions.htm (1490 words)

	Guanajuato - Mexico
		Guanajuato State is located in central area of Mexico, to the south of the Mexican high plateau.
		While remaining a small provincial city, Guanajuato boasts a great number of attractions, from beautiful colonial buildings to modern museums, from silver mines to the university.
		Guanajuato dazzles the visitor with the charm of its relaxed atmosphere, its cobblestone streets and its picturesque squares.
	www.languagetravelspain.com /travel/guanajuato.asp (437 words)

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