Guanajuato is a World Heritage city, located NE of Guadalajara and built in a river ravine with rainbow colored houses punched into the hillsides and in many cases, accessible only by cobbletstone walkways. The city streets are narrow, and often snake through ink-black -tunnels, the left-over mine shafts from years past. History was made here. A monument of Pipila, a hero of the Revolucion, looks down on the city from his perch atop a hillside. Statues of the nine Muses of The Arts command a view from the top of Teatro Juarez, located across from the Jardin de la Union. Guanajuato, the state capital of the state of Guanajuato, is a major cultural center of Mexico. The European architectural influence from Spain and France is strongly evident in the majestic cathedrals, museums and theaters located in the central historic district. Once a fabulously rich silver mining city and the site of epic battles in the fight for Mexican independence, Guanajuato is now a university city; home for a sophisticated population that enjoys the arts and music in the many jardins nightly and graciously shares their city with the awe-struck visitors from around the world.
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