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10 janvier 2011

Guanajuato

 

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Mercado Hidalgo was designed by Gustave Eiffel and houses nice and lively shops selling everything from souvenirs, to fresh meats, juices and quick bites. The narrow streets of Guanajuato are charming, but our stroller where Noemie is seated thinks otherwise… We stop at the former house of Diego Rivera, where he was born and spent the seven first years of his life. The Casa is quite nice with a wonderful waxed floor and beautiful wooden furniture, though not original. The paintings on the upper floors show the evolution of the style of Rivera with time. Some of the drawings are quite nice while others are not to our taste. We continue walking in the labyrinth of roads until we catch a taxi to la Valenciana, said to be a beautiful church on top of the hill. It is quite nice, but not worth its reputation. Nevertheless we still have some time on our hands and decide to pass by the mine nearby where, at one point in time, 75% of all the silver in the world was exploited. The guide who accompanies us is an ex-miner and was shown the door when the Canadian company bought the rights to exploit the mine, at a time the former administration was kneeling under debts. The mine is still functioning today and produces 2 kilos of gold and around 200 kilos of silver per day. Though we don’t visit the installations, the visit is quite interesting and the stairs that lead down 65 meters inside the earth give a kind of mysticism to the place. Suddenly, the guide turn off the light and we are surrounded by absolute darkness, otherworldly…. Thank God his lighter works.

We have dinner at Truco 7, in a nice setting full of antiques, kitsch, and regular Mexican fare.

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Tips

Never ever under any circumstances stay at the Hotel Real de Minas in Guanajuato (see our previous post)

The restaurants in front of the cathedral offer a nice perspective and have nice food and service.

 

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