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The Virgin of Guadalupe parade at Concepción de Buenas Aires: Part 2
A lone devotee prays at the chapel of the Virgen de Guadalupe. The flower-bedecked chapel is located in the Parroquia (parish church) on the Plaza, which was the end point of the parade. The Virgen de...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 1: The Jardin Union Plaza
Dressed in 16th century garb, a wandering lutist strikes a pose. Guanajuato is chock full of musicians, most of them strolling about live, but some are statues. We encountered this cheerful fellow at...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 2: The Templo San Diego & Ex-Convento Dieguino
Templo San Diego de Alcalá stands across from Jardin Union. In fact, Plaza Jardin Union used to be called Plaza San Diego before the it was transformed into a lush garden in the late 19th century. Like...
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Guanajuato Revisted Part 3: The Alhondiga, Mercado Hidalgo, and Jardin Reforma
Insurgents fought fiercely to take this Spanish-held stronghold. It was known as the Alhondiga de Granaditas, but it wasn't originally built to be a fortress. Instead, the Alhondiga was a storehouse...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 4: Templo de Belén and the Betlemite Order
San Miguel, the warrior Archangel, wields his flaming sword. San Miguel is often portrayed wearing armor and wielding a flaming sword against a snake/dragon symbolizing Satan. The statue stands on the...
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Guanajato Revisited Part 5: Ex-Hacienda del Cochero's peaceful garden...
Carole stands at the entrance of the Museo Ex-Hacienda del Cochero. In my last posting, we looked at the Templo Belén, the last remains of a convento run by a Catholic religious Order known as the...
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Guanajuato Revisited Partr 6: The Peace Plaza and the Basilica of Our Lady of...
The Basilica looms over Plaza de la Paz. Before the Jardin Union plaza was built, this was the main plaza of Guanajuato. It is probably one of the most photographed sites in the city. This is made...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 7: The Panoramic Highway to the San Juan de Rayas...
Ruins of Mina de Garrapata, viewed from La Panoramica. In order to get an overview of the old colonial city, Carole and I decided to drive the Panoramica (Panoramic Highway) that circles the hills...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 8: The Convento Mercedario, its Templo de la Merced...
Atrium and entrance of the Templo de la Merced de Mellado. This church was built in the middle of the 18th century as part of a convento for friars of the Royal, Celestial, and Military Order of Our...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 9: The Mercedario Order and the rescue of Christian...
San Pedro Nolasco, founder of the Mercedarios. Nolasco stands over a freed slave, wearing the white robe of a Mercedario. In his right hand, he holds the banner of his Order containing the coat-of-arms...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 10: Capilla de San Gonzalo de Amarante, the oldest...
The Capilla de San Gonzalo de Amarante is the oldest part of the Templo. San Gonzalo de Amarante (1187-1259) was a Portuguese Dominican friar and hermit known for his silence and solitude as well as...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 11: Mini-Plazas, Unique Museums, Colonial-era...
Bronze sculpture of Enrique Ruelas Espinoza. The statue was sculpted in 1999 by Mexican artist Glenda Hecksher and is located next to the 18th century Templo San Roque. Enrique Ruelas Espinoza...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 12 of 17: Templo de la Compania de Jesus / Oratorio...
The facade of this old Jesuit church is somewhat deteriorated. Still, enough of the ornate Churrigueresque decorations remain to make it attractive. The church stands next to the Universidad de...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 13 of 17: The charming little Plazuela del...
A Florentine-style fountain forms the centerpiece of this small plaza. The official name is Plaza General Manuel Gonzales, who once was Governor of Guanajuato and President of the Republic. However,...
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Guanajuato Part 14 of 17: Calle Manuel Doblado and Templos San Francisco and...
Statue of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes (1547-1616) was the author of Don Quixote, which has been called the "first modern novel" and the "first great novel of world literature. He is...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 15 of 17: (Continued) Calle Manuel Doblado's Plaza...
A young musician taps on her drum on Calle Manuel Doblado. Just another of the myriad of musicians of all types to be found on the calles (streets), andadores (pedestrian-only streets), and callejones...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 16 of 17: Plaza Allende and Jardin Embajadoras
Don Quixote and his companion Sancho Panza keep watch over Plaza Allende. The chief characters from the book "Don Quixote" stand on the rocky hillside above the plaza. You can find many depictions of...
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Guanajuato Revisited Part 17 of 17: The pueblo of Santa Rosa de Lima and its...
Parroquia de Santa Rosa de Lima is located in a deep canyon. The main part of the pueblo is just off Hwy 110. However, an older part, called the Cañon del Silencio (Canyon of Silence), is reached by...
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Mexicans love dancing!
The "Owl Man" at the Ajijic Center for Culture and Arts. This fellow was part of a group whose musicians played replicas of pre-hispanic instruments, including a carved hollow log. I nicknamed him the...
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The Silver Mines of Hostotipaquillo Part 1- Ex-Hacienda La Herencia
Templo Virgen del Favor overlooks Hostotipaquillo's Plaza. Hostotipaquillo is pronounced hos-toti-pak-ee-o. It comes from the Nahuatl word "Ostotipac", which means "above the cave". It is the...
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