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This is where Heidi and Francisco lived during their stay in Guanajuato.

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This is the central market in Guanajuato. Lots of outdoor vendoors selling all sorts of stuff. The market itself is an old train station that was converted into a bazaar of sorts.

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the long triangular plaza where we saw the parade

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Here there is a church with a life-size bejeweled statue of the Madonna that was hidden from the Moores when they came to Spain and then rediscovered and brought over to Mexico 800 years after it had been originally hidden.

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where Heidi and Francisco were taking classes

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This little plaza in the center of the downtown area, had beautifully pruned trees lining a central courtyard. Along the streets around the trees there were many people selling art and crafts.

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A great museum of don quixote art from around the world spanning hundreds of years.

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One of the many beautiful churches in the downtown area.

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There was this giant sculpture of revolutionary war hero up on the hill. Apparently he carried a stone slab on his back to protect himself from the enemies' attacks.

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Italian restaurant up on the hill

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We saw this fantastic Cuban jazz concert here. The crowd was all into it, dancing in the seats and the aisles, and, eventually, on the stage. Click the image below to play the video.

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There were some beautiful gardens here. We came to see a great Argentinian band play a concert and ended up wandering around the gardens for some time.

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