Almost smack bang in the geographic centre of Mexico sits the city of Guanajuato, nestled among canyons of the central highlands. Founded by the Spanish in 1559 due to extensive silver deposits the town quickly became very wealthy – evident by the abundance of fine colonial architecture. Now a city and a UNESCO World Heritage site Guanajuato is a awesome place to explore, with its unique network of sub-city traffic tunnels, jigsaw puzzle apartments and narrow cobbled streets. Here’s a few photos…
Thanks again Mark for sharing such wonderful photos and allowing me to get a glimpse of your amazing journey. I have been blown away by the incredible variety of sights of Mexico.
I had no idea it was a place of such interest and colour and culture and history, xxo Donna
Thanks Donna – no worries : )
It’s been a learning experience for us too!