Guanajuato, Mexico - An Inviting Place

Cohort eight had a wonderful introduction to Mexico.  We arrived in Leon, Guanajuato early Tuesday morning on May 26 and took a van to Guanajuato City.  The driver took us through tunnels that used to be the Rio Guanajuato riverbed, but today serve as the city's main road system.  Guanajuato produced 20% of the world's silver for 250 years since it was discovered in 1558.  The richness of the city's colonial past is evident in its remarkable Spanish colonial-structured buildings, vibrantly-painted houses, eye-catching doors (not to mention intriguing door-knockers) and cobble-stoned roads.  The apparent tourism infrastructure and the presence of La Universidad de Guanajuato, among others, draw scores of people from all over the world, including cohort eight!