Images of Guanajuato

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Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

Colonial city that flourished because of the silver mines in late 16th,17th, & 18th century.

Classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.

Univerisity Steps

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Front of the Compañia CHuurch in Down Town

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BTW, if any of yous find a Sony Camcorder, its mine. I lost it there :(

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I dont have any pics of twhat it looks like inside on me, but i will say the inside looks 100 times better than the outside, and the outside of the theatre looks amazing when you see it up close

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Mopeds are actually a pretty good way to move around here. The scenic routes are awsome. I actually rode a bike which was good excersize and great view of the city. The hills can be a b1tch though

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That is such a fine place! :) I'll be going there in two weeks with my girl, cannot get any better.

[accion]

i went to cervantino in guanajato last year, it was awesome. when i was in DF last week people were telling me its flooded right now. that really sucks, such a pretty unique city.

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Originally posted by rdl674
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

Colonial city that flourished because of the silver mines in late 16th,17th, & 18th century.

Classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.

Univerisity Steps

http://www.mexperience.com/inmexico/photos/8/guanajuato/2003_0129AA.JPG


My sister dropped a very expensive camera down those steps once. We ended up purchasing a cheap Kodak camera to hold us over for the remainder of our trip.

BTW, could you tell me more about UNESCO?

I am really enjoying this Mexico NSR forum. It was long overdue.

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Originally posted by rdl674
http://www.mexperience.com/inmexico/photos/8/guanajuato/2003_0129AQ.JPG

BTW, if any of yous find a Sony Camcorder, its mine. I lost it there :(

That picture reminds me of when...

I was fortunate enough to catch a Copa Libertadores match on TV while in Guanajuato. The hotel bars set up TV's everywhere and it was standing room only outside. The atmosphere was electric! I will never forget the roar of the crowd when Cruz Azul scored against the Argentian team.

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Originally posted by rdl674
I dont have any pics of twhat it looks like inside on me, but i will say the inside looks 100 times better than the outside, and the outside of the theatre looks amazing when you see it up close

I took a tour of the place.

To be quite honest I do not like the architecture of the theater. Reason being, there are so many opposing styles incorporated into its architecture, I got the sense that the designers weren't quite sure exactly what they wanted it to appear like before hand. It is not for lack of effort though.

As for the rest of Guanajuato...I feel in love with the city. One of the most beautiful places on earth I have ever been to.

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Originally posted by mejulian
That is such a fine place! :) I'll be going there in two weeks with my girl, cannot get any better.

Then don't forget to visit the Callejon de Besos.

I would post a picture of the Callejon if I could find one. Maybe someone else can post one.

Once there, you can pay a person to tell you the significance of the place.

Also don't forget to visit the Alhondiga.

Enjoy your trip!

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Originally posted by futbol de primera
BTW, could you tell me more about UNESCO?

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Organization set up after WW2 to promote and conserve humanities, cultures, communication, etc

Part of the UNESCO is the World Heritage Committee.

Here are some World Heritage sites from the Americas.

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA:
1978 L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
1978 Nahanni National Park
1979 Dinosaur Provincial Park
1981 SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island)
1981 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
1983 Wood Buffalo National Park
1984 Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks*
1985 Historic District of Québec
1987 Gros Morne National Park
1995 Old Town Lunenburg
1999 Miguasha Park

CANADA and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
1979 Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
1995 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

MEXICO:
1987 Sian Ka'an
1987 Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
1987 Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
1987 Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
1987 Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alban
1987 Historic Centre of Puebla
1988 Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
1988 Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
1991 Historic Centre of Morelia
1992 El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
1993 Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
1993 Historic Centre of Zacatecas
1993 Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
1994 Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
1996 Prehispanic Town of Uxmal
1996 Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
1997 Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
1998 Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
1998 Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
1999 Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
1999 Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
2002 Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
2003 Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queretaro

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
1978 Mesa Verde
1978 Yellowstone
1979 Grand Canyon National Park
1979 Everglades National Park
1979 Independence Hall
1980 Redwood National Park
1981 Mammoth Cave National Park
1981 Olympic National Park
1982 Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
1983 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1983 La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico
1984 Statue of Liberty
1984 Yosemite National Park
1987 Monticello and University of Virginia in Charlottesville
1987 Chaco Culture National Historic Park
1987 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
1992 Pueblo de Taos
1995 Carlsbad Caverns National Park

CENTRAL AMERICA

BELIZE:
1996 Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

COSTA RICA:
1997, 2002 Cocos Island National Park
1999 Area de Conservación Guanacaste

COSTA RICA/PANAMA:
1983 Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/ La Amistad National Park

EL SALVADOR:
1993 Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site

GUATEMALA:
1979 Tikal National Park
1979 Antigua Guatemala
1981 Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

HONDURAS:
1980 Maya Site of Copan
1982 Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve

NICARAGUA:
2000 Ruins of León Viejo

PANAMA:
1980 Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
1981 Darien National Park
1997, 2003 Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and the Historic District of Panamá

CARIBREAN

CUBA:
1982 Old Havana and its Fortifications
1988 Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
1997 San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
1999 Desembarco del Granma National Park
1999 Viñales Valley
2000 Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
2001 Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
1990 Colonial City of Santo Domingo

HAITI:
1982 National History Park -- Citadel, Sans-Souci, Ramiers
PARAGUAY:
1993 Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue

SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA:
1981 Los Glaciares
1984 Iguazu National Park
1999 Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
1999 Península Valdés
2000 Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
2000 Ischigualasto/ Talampaya Natural Parks
2003 Quebrada de Humahuaca

ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL:
1984 Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis:

BOLIVIA:
1987 City of Potosí
1990 Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
1991 Historic City of Sucre
1998 Fuerte de Samaipata
2000 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
2000 Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

BRAZIL:
1980 Historic Town of Ouro Preto
1982 Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
1985 Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
1985 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
1986 Iguaçu National Park
1987 Brasilia
1991 Serra da Capivara National Park
1997 Historic Centre of São Luis
1999 Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
1999 Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
1999 Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
2000 Pantanal Conservation Area
2000, 2003 Central Amazon Conservation Complex
2001 Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
2001 Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
2001 Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás

CHILE:
1995 Rapa Nui National Park
2000 Churches of Chiloé
2003 Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso

COLOMBIA:
1984 Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
1994 Los Katios National Park
1995 Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
1995 National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro
1995 San Agustín Archaeological Park

ECUADOR:
1978, 2001 Galápagos Islands
1978 City of Quito
1983 Sangay National Park
1999 Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

PERU:
1983 City of Cuzco
1983 Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
1985 Chavin (Archaeological site)
1985 Huascaran National Park
1986 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
1987 Manu National Park
1988 Historic Centre of Lima
1990 Rio Abiseo National Park
1994 Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
2000 Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa

SURINAME:
2000 Central Suriname Nature Reserve
2002 Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

URUGUAY:
1995 Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

VENEZUELA:
1993 Coro and its Port
1994 Canaima National Park
2000 Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

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In North America, Mexico has more site considered World Heritage sites.

In Central America, Panama has the most World Heirtage sites

In the Cariebean, Cuba has the most World Heritage sites.

In South America, Brazil has the most World Heritage sites.

In all the Americas, Mexico has the most World Heritage sites.


In Mexico, Archeologist have it tough. Because prior to any type of digging or excavating, they have to make a promise to the government that they will finish the job and that they have to come up with the resources (money, etc) themselves.

There are times where the government will aide, but prior to any type of diggings that are near old sites, people have to be careful.

In Tampico, they found this old Pyramid. THey think they are Huasteco. THe pyramid is in a residential neighborhood. Just imagine for what ever reason they are constructing, and next thing you know you have a pyramid in your backyard. Every region of Mexico has a lot of history to it. And unfortunately, the SPaniards buried many sites. They couldnt destroy them. Those things were built to last. Huricanes, earthquakes, etc. and they still stand and are still aligned with reference to the sun.. And we have some shkay lands in Mexico so that really speaks volumes of thier engineering.

Just by glancing at the list, most of Mexico's sites that are considerred as World Heritage are colonial. There are a lot more pre colombian that are not on the list. And lets not forget the environment and geography Mexico has to offer. Bueatiful forrest, tropical forrest, desserts, Mountains, Volcanoes, beaches, etc. If it wasnt for natural sites, some countries wouldnt even have World Heritage sites. There is a lot that is left out in Mexico..and it is the landscape and natural sites.

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RDL,

Thanks for the info on UNESCO.

I try to learn at least one new thing a day.

Im sure you will agree with me that learning is a never-ending process.