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September 19 - 29,
2008 In the highlands of central I lived in Guanajuato for many years and
my fondness for this remarkable city only grows with each visit. In town
we’ll discover the wonders of this16th-century city of narrow pedestrian
streets lined with colorful houses meandering down hillsides, ending in
tree-lined plazas filled with fountains and cafes. In the Jardín
Unión, visitors and locals alike gather to enjoy the cacophony of the ranchera, norteña, and
mariachi bands. Perhaps
Guanajuato’s most remarkable trait is the subterranean labyrinth of tunnels that zig and zag beneath the city.
And behind the doors lie art and history museums, studios of talented
artists, and the homes and haciendas of my dear friends who call this
glorious city their home. From Guanajuato, we’ll take the scenic
mountain route to San Miguel de Allende, visiting
several talented ceramicists along the way. Mexicocina is brimming with
images of the beautiful pottery created in this area. Our trip will allows us
time to visit the workshops of Gorky Gonzalez, Capelo, Mayólica Santa
Rosa, and the colorful talavera
pottery of Dolores Hidalgo, as we stop along the “Pottery Trail” en route to
San Miguel. The next portion of our trip will be in San Miguel,
a charming and friendly artist’s enclave known for its picturesque charm. I
have always enjoyed San Miguel’s wealth of restaurants, art galleries, spas,
and shops that line every block, but what I had somehow missed all these
years was what my friends this knew all along: below that trendy exterior
beats the heart of a purely Mexican town. Who know that one of my most
out-of-my-skin Mexican experiences of the year would happen in the town I
loved for its comfort zones? I was brought to tears at the sights and sounds
San Miguel’s fiesta of her patron saint; the candlelit parade at dawn that
culminated in forty five minutes of nonstop fireworks, the dancers in their
amazing costumes who came from all over Mexico to share their souls, and on
Sunday night the three gigantic castillos, without a doubt most beautiful towers of
pyrotechnic prowess I have ever seen and as I looked around me in the smoky
multicolor glow I saw the faces of Mexico smiling back at me. What a thrill!
I enjoyed it all so much that I added an extra day to this year’s tour. September 19 - 29, 2008, ten nights, eleven
days. A deposit of $500 is required to
register for this tour. Make check*s payable to My Mexico Tours and send to
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