Guanajuato, Mexico – Most Beautiful City in the World
When I first set foot in Guanajuato, this city in Mexico’s central plateau reminded me of Rome. By the second day, I was proclaiming it the most beautiful city in the world. After five days of wandering around its pristine cobblestone streets, discovering one jaw-dropping beautiful plaza and church after another, I was looking at … Read more
Blogging Baby Boomer Carnival #160
Hard to believe but it’s May already. Flowers are blooming, the weather is turning warm, and people are turning their thoughts to spring cleaning and enjoying the great outdoors. Yet some things never change; our group of bloggers are still hard at work writing about a wide variety of subjects of interest to baby boomer … Read more
Walking in the Footsteps of Pancho Villa
I must confess my ignorance. I know virtually nothing of Mexican history. I know that the Mexican Revolution was in 1910, and that Pancho Villa was one of the major players in the revolution, but that’s about as far as my knowledge goes. So I was mystified by all the road signs that said “Ruta … Read more
Zacatecas: Built from Silver but Sustained by Art and Culture
The territory that today comprises the State of Zacatecas was originally inhabited by diverse ethnic groups who left important traces of their presence and cultural development, beginning with its name: Zacatecas is derived from the Nahuatl Indian word “zacate,” which means a place of abundant grass. The present day City of Zacatecas was founded in … Read more
