Learn Spanish in Guanajuato, Mexico

Learn Spanish in Guanajuato, the capital of the Guanajuato State. With an altitude of 6,583 ft (2,008 m), Guanajuato is a historical and picturesque town of cozy little plazas, streets lined with stairs and houses of pastel-colored facades and balconies trimmed with iron work, and flower-filled window boxes. Located about a five-hour drive northwest of Mexico City, Guanajuato is a maze of cobblestone streets and alleys that wind around steep hillsides upon a small ravine, opening into vistas of beautiful churches and small plazas.

Most of these passageways are for pedestrians only, since modern traffic circumvents the narrow streets underground, in massive stone tunnels and upon the riverbed, past the basements of Guanajuato's city center.

During many centuries, Guanajuato was a major mining center with its mines pouring out silver for the Spanish crown. Guanajuato is now a government seat and college town. Since 1988, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato has no traffic lights or neon signs, creating an extremely enjoyable place to stroll peacefully, yet with plenty of life in the streets, and plenty to see. Guanajuato’s environment makes it an ideal location to learn Spanish in Mexico.

Mexican holidays in Guanajuato:

Festival Cervantino, a major international art fiesta on the streets and theaters each October. The plaza is named after Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote," whose plays are performed by college students on the local plazas.
TheHot Air Baloon Festival, runs in November of each year.
Alfenique Fair, occurs at the end of October and beginning of Novemer, at San Fernando Square. The Mexican holiday is known for the many vendors of almond candies and traditional skulls with names incribed on the forehead.
The Festival de la Presa marks the start of the rainy season, which officially begins June 24th.

Spanish lessons in Guanajuato, Mexico: