Lonely Planet Mexico Guide

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going to mexico city for a week at the end of august -- anyone familiar with fodor's or lonely planet guide? 3 days of my trip are taken up by a conference, so i don't even have a ton of time. anyone familiar with mexico city? what should i do in the brief time i have?

"remember that mexico city is, and has ever been, the sun in the mexican solar systen. to truly understand the country, you've got to come to grips with el gran tenochtitlan" okay thanks but i'm really not going to "truly understand the country" in one trip or even the number of trips a normal reader of lonely planet might take to mexico, nor will i understand the country by visiting this one very large city in a very large country

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We were staying with our friends Warren and Betsy who got us up at 6.30am to take advantage of the cool mornings for hikes up to the crosses that top many of the surrounding hills, scorched brown at the end of the dry season, but with sweeping views of the city.

There are hotels, guesthouses and vacation rentals for every budget in Guanajuato such as Hotel Boutique 1850, a beautiful high-end hotel, and Casa Tepozanes, an inexpensive, friendly and charming guesthouse.

For a break from Mexican, we loved the falafel wraps (with chipotle sauce for a Mexican twist) at vegetarian Habibti Falafel (Sostenes Rocha 18 C) and you can also get mixed plates of falafel, hummus, tabbouleh, and vine leaves.

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I spent a month in Guanajuato studying Spanish at one of the small language schools. I fell in love with this city. It is exactly as described. So beautiful. A very historic Mexican city that is not popular with American tourists. I enjoyed walking the tiny streets and alleys after morning classes practicing my Spanish in the many tiny shops, cafes and restaurants. The local people are polite, kind and helpful. For those that are concerned about safety, I have lived in NYC, LA and now Palm Springs and felt safer in Guanajuato than I did in the US. People are out and about in the evenings enjoying the plazas, music and restaurants. At night the Callejoneadas lead groups of people thru the streets singing traditional songs. There are many small museums and galleries that you can pop into for a few hours and still have time for coffee or lunch before heading to another. The cathedrals are magnificent. I would stop in if the door was open and take a few minutes to rest and meditate. For photographers it is a dream. I took hundreds of photos of the many callejons, colorful buildings and the stunning view from the monument of Pipila. I could have stayed longer. Anyone who is interested in visiting a vibrant, lively, historic and beautiful city should go to Guanajuato.

Hi Dennis

Would you be so kind to share the language school information with me please and where you stayed. Would like to do a language course also. Would you recommend where you studied?

Thanks

Hi. I am in Guanajuato now for the 2017 Festival Internacional Cerventino. I plan to stay for a month. The people are extremely friendly, and the city is beautiful. I find it difficult on the weekends due to the people congestion; tourist from all over Mexcio come for a visit. The festival has been memorable so far. I am also studying the language which helps a good deal. I am 65 year old male. I walk all over town. Lots of ups and downs. Peter

Hi there. I am a 65 female with 2 dogs, one medium and one large. I lived in Mexico about 15 yrs ago and am moving back permanently in about 5 or 6 months. Guanajuato is high on my list and my dogs and I will be renting for a month as I see if this is the place for me. Visited before and like what I know about it. Can you give me advice as to how to find inexpensive place. Yard, for a month? I speak Spanish. Not perfectly but pretty darn Good! Ha! Thanks! Greta

Hi Linda. So good to see you comments on Guanajuato. How would you compare it to San Miguel de Allende. I currently live in DC (originally from Tucson) but am thinking of retiring in either G. or SMA. Do you feel safe in the area. Hope to hear from you. Franciska

Returning for my 5th visit this time a bit shorter due to some health stuff but I will be there a full 6 weeks. With the low peso I will be paying under $10 a day for my apartment of a bedroom, kitchen, living room, bath & includes utilities with wifi. It is located in the best area in town but a block from the Governors Mansion. Also near several excellent cafes, coffee houses & tiendas.

I travelled to Guanajuato (GTO) two years for the first time and it was an amazing trip. I fell in love to that city.

It was built in the XVII century by the Spaniards, but reached its zenith during the XVIII century and played a key role in Mexicos Independence movement during the XIX century. It is a Spanish colonial city, but sometimes feels more like an Italian mountain town. Sometimes you get the impression that you are somewhere in South Italy, but colors used in houses and main buildings is Mexican without a question.

If you like art, history, architecture and romance, then GTO is the right place for you.

You can use GTO as your base city to explore the center of Mexico (referred to as Bajio), which is populated with other worth visiting colonial cities like San Miguel de Allende (equally romantic and colorful but more sophisticated and pricey), Morelia city and Queretaro city. They are safe, affordable and really charming. They are at a 2-hour drive from GTO and can be reached by bus. These 4 cities are World Heritage so that somehow guarantees good quality. In the case of San Miguel de Allende, 3 or 4 years ago it was recognized as the best city for tourists in the world (beating Paris and London) by the prestigious publication Cond Nast and this year Cond Nast recognized San Miguel as the best city for tourists in Latin America and Mexico.

Visited Guanajuato 10 years ago and it has never left my mind. Thought it might be a nice place to retire, and after having travelled all around Mexico quite a few times, GTO remains top of my list. I am in SMA (feeling like adult DisneyWorld) and yes it is beautiful but GTO seems more vibrant. So I am heading to GTO tomorrow to look at the housing market.

My family is from Guanajuato on my fathers side, my mother is native American Apache, and now that I am married to a Puerto Rican I was very proud to show case the heart of Mexico by bring my husband here to visit. Guanajuato has so much history and culture and some strange natural resources. The Pipila stature was so inspirational and the callejonadas was so romantic culture and tradition is all around and the mummies was incredible sight to see, el callejon del beso was again romantic and El Teatro Juarez was magical Cristo Rey was breath taking. The museums were so classical the town was so peaceful and beautiful. We plan to be there this June 2015 for two weeks we rented a house and we are here to celebrate my husbands 50th birthday. This is Mexico.

My wife found this gem of Mexico while searching for nice places to visit in Mexico. (Hi babe, I know you will be reading this!!) it just so happens to be fairly close to the city where my grandpa built a home about 30 years ago, in Guadalajara. I wanna go visit there as well!

Guanajuato, one of my favorite cities on this planet Earth. I learned to appreciate this city through one of my friends who worked at the University. My first visit was for the Festival Cerventino; I loved it. I stayed in a hotel in the center of the city and enjoyed the many acts that came from around the world to perform there. Yes, there were a lot of people but that added to the uniqueness of the event. Of course, it did help to have someone who lives there guide me through the crowds of people.

Well I know dozens who live in GTO that have never been victims of violence. I stayed 2 months this Season never feeling even remotely in danger & explored virtually every street in town. I hung with local resident most days, became a member of a local group as well as volunteered at the English Language Library. Not a word from anyone being a victim of violence!

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