Guanajuato, Glorious and Magical, surrounded by hills shaped like frogs, which in past times housed the largest deposits of silver and gold in our country, and which is proud to have seen the first great battle for our Independent Mexico. Submerged among the earth, making its way through it with wonderful tunnels and romantic alleys that lead...Read more
Come and fall in love with Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo and Atotonilco! Magical destinations full of history, with wonderful tunnels and romantic alleys that lead us to find beautiful squares, churches, fountains, where they narrate more than a thousand legends. Guanajuato, unique in its kind, charming, colorful and mystical. Dolores Hidalgo,...Read more
The archaeological site of Cañada de la Virgen is located just 25 kilometers West of San Miguel de Allende. Occupied between 540 and 1050 a.d., it is perched upon a small mesa surrounded by canyons and is made up of four patio/pyramid complexes, an ancient artificial pond and a ceremonial causeway covering the 16 hectares that is now government...Read more
As I (Albert Coffee) guide you through this magical place, where I had the privilege of participating during the 2004 excavation field season, I'll share what I have gleaned through personal hands-on experience and years of study about ancient Mesoamerica, the legends & wisdom of local people.
I am a graduate of Louisiana State University...Read more
the only archaeological site in San Miguel and learn about the people that inhabited this land in the ancient past. Listen to the different theories regarding their life and demise, and learn about the
alignment of the structures with the stars. Enjoy a lovely regional...Read more
Alberto Aveleyra has been doing research on the site since 2017, when he presented a paper about the prehispánic routes of access to the site in the 3rd International Congress of Ethnohistory. This year, 2021, an article where he shows his first research results is going to appear in a book about the Royal Road of Guanajuato. His research...Read more
Meet the historic magical town Dolores Hidalgo! registered as the cradle of National Independence; the stage so that at dawn on September 16, 1810, the priest Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, called the people ringing the bells. Get into history knowing the emblematic Parish of Our Lady of Los Dolores, Casa de Visitas, The Museum of Independence,...Read more
It is a pedestrian tour mainly, I will explain and share historical anecdotes, places and reasons for the construction and use of buildings, fashion and behavior of society in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During this pleasant walk, the characters come alive, they will listen to their reasons and the social environments...Read more
We will start our tour in San Miguel de Allende, and after a 30 minutes trip we'll get to Canada de la Virgen. There, we'll be taken by a small bus close to the pyramids, then we walk 1 kilometer (3,300 feet) to get there.
The tour in the pyramids is walking and has a duration of two hours, including the bus shuttle. When we finish the...Read more