Guanajuato City, Colonial capital in central Mexico.
The city spreads across steep hillsides at the intersection of three ravines, with narrow streets and tunnels carved into the mountainous terrain at 2045 meters elevation.
Founded in 1554 for silver mining, Guanajuato became one of the three largest silver producers globally, alongside Zacatecas in Mexico and Potosi in Bolivia.
The Festival Internacional Cervantino transforms the city each October into an international stage for theater, music, dance, and visual arts performances.
The underground tunnel network, originally built for flood control, now serves as a primary transportation system beneath the historic center.
The Mummy Museum displays naturally preserved bodies from the local cemetery, revealing details about regional burial practices from the 19th century.
Location: Guanajuato Municipality
Inception: 1546
Founders: Antonio de Mendoza
Elevation above the sea: 2,045 m
Website: https://guanajuatocapital.gob.mx
GPS coordinates: 21.01778,-101.25667
Latest update: December 4, 2025 18:42
Alhóndiga de Granaditas
190 m
Mummies of Guanajuato
1 km
Teatro Juárez
470 m
Alhóndiga de Granaditas Regional Museum
166 m
Cristo Rey
11.7 km
Bicentennial Park Silao
12.7 km
El Pípila Monument, Guanajuato
467 m
Basílica Colegiata de Guanajuato
376 m
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
38.5 km
La Valenciana Church
2.7 km
Castillo de Santa Cecilia
1.4 km
Oratorio de San Felipe Neri, Guanajuato
453 m
Irapuato Cathedral
39.3 km
Miguel Hidalgo House, Dolores Hidalgo
36.5 km
San Roque Plaza
39 m
Teatro Principal (Guanajuato)
340 m
Museo de la Indepencia
36.9 km
Alfredo Dugès Museum
381 m
Museo Del Vino
36.7 km
Palacio de los Poderes
224 m
Cidade Histórica de Guanajuato e Minas Adjacentes
21.9 km
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Primer Depósito
226 m
Teatro del Bicentenario
43.3 km
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
636 m
Templo de los Hospitales
292 m
Acuario
39.3 km
Callejón del Beso
160 m
Museo del Santuario Cristo Rey
11.7 kmReviews
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