Went to Guanajuato last weekend for the Cervantino Festival and was thoroughly impressed with the brilliantly colorful town about 5 hours north of Mexico City. The Cervantino Festival is one of the most famous festivals in Latin America and although it is centered on celebrating cultural events based on an annual theme, it is also known for being a rager. We were there for 3 days and rage we did.
Still, I think my favorite part about being in Guanajuato for this festival was that it was a magnificent example of how Mexico combines tradition with modernity. The videos posted at the bottom can show you first hand. There is footage of a Callejoneada, which takes you on a musical historic tour of the town, then of our trip to a local club and of one of the concerts featured in the festival. You can see that Mexico has a lot to offer and that it has found a way to celebrate old customs while enjoying the new!
Below are my favorite pictures of the trip and the videos I mentioned:
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| Impressively beautiful town nestled in the mountains |
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| Lost a staring contest with this little girl at the market |
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| El Pípila: Statue of Mexican Revolution War Hero. The man strapped slabs of rock to his back as a bullet-proof vest to protect him as he ran out in front of the Spanish's fort and opened their gates to let Mexican troops in. |
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| I tried to match my clothing to the colors of the city |
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| Typical Guanajuato Dish: Enchiladas Mineras |
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| View of the Pipila and the track that leads to the top of the hill (where we stayed) from the Main Square: |
Examples of Mexico's amazing culture:
*note: video quality was ruined after uploading it toBlogger so if you for some reason want to see the good versions of these, let me know.
The Callejoneada was led by students from the University of Guanajuato and took us through the town
We went to this club called Galleria that was one, amazing, and two, an example of how American music permeates the worlds's fiestas
Right before we left we saw this Mexican band rocking out at the festival and a legion of fans joining in on the show
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