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The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History) has announced that Mexico has had two new sites entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List. With these two sites, Mexico achieves the distinction of becoming the Latin American country with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites. Continue reading Two New Mexican World Heritage Sites The charming colonial gold and silver producing city of Guanajuato, located in a region of central Mexico known as El Bajio, was in 1988 declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its attractions include the “Alhondiga de Granaditas” regional museum, the Mummy museum, Quijote museum, the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato and numerous other colonial era churches, the Mercado Hidalgo crafts market and the La Valenciana Silver Mine. Every year in October Guanajuato hosts the renowned Festival Internacional Cervantino – International Cervantes Festival, Mexico’s most well-known and attended cultural festival. Continue reading Guanajuato City |
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