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Tours
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INDEPENDENCE FIESTA (mid September) Join in the thrilling week of Mexican Independence celebrations, parades, fireworks, bullfights, public concerts... this week captures the ''Real Mexico''. SAN MIGUEL WEEK (last week of September) The high point of San Miguel celebration. In observing the Saint’s day of the patron saint - St. Michael - there is much revelry. Indian dancers, parades, and the ''running of the bulls''. |
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DAY OF DEAD (last week of October) ''Halloween'' in Mexico is a week of honoring the ancestors. Colorful crafts fill the streets, ancestor altars are built in windows, and special events and exhibits are held. Trips are available to near-by Pátzcuaro where the ancient Indian festivities predominate. |
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| HOLY WEEK (Palm Sunday - Easter) Starting with the Night of the Sorrowful Virgin where Mexicans and foreigners alike are invited into Mexican homes to view the family’s altar to Virgin Mary. Then follows an only-in-Mexico week of processions, Night of the Altars in ornate churches, and culminating with the fireworks and effigies of Judas Iscariot. |
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FESTIVAL (late July - early August) Professional and student musicians from around the world flock to participate in the Chamber Music Festival. 2 weeks of indoor and outdoor concerts! |
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ARTS AND CRAFTS TOURS |
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CRAFTS TOUR OF
MICHOACAN Tour of the State of Michoacán. Includes Morelia (a picturesque town of colonial art and beauty); Pátzcuaro (scenic red-tiled roof village on the highest lake of Mexico); and surrounding Indian craft areas. PHOTOGRAPHIC TOUR Bring your camera and plenty of film. San Miguel is one of the most photogenic sites in the world! We will specialize your tour to your photographic interests. Professional aide available if desired. |
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| MURAL TOUR See the murals of Mexico City by Siqueiros, Tamayo, Rivera, Orozco, Covarrubias and O’Gorman; those in Cuernavaca by Rivera, and the Indian murals in Ixmiquilpan. Plus a visit to the National Anthropology Museum to see its vast array of cultural treasures. (including ancient Aztec murals) SKETCHING TOUR OF SAN MIGUEL Your own painting or drawing medium. Bring your supplies and paint the markets, churches, and haciendas of this beautiful town. Lessons on composition and seeing are available. |
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HISTORICAL TOURS HISTORY LIVESSan Miguel is in the center of the historic ''Cradle of the Revolution'' where Mexico fought for freedom from Spain. Tour San Miguel, Querétaro, and Dolores Hidalgo to see museums and sites of historic happenings. |
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SILVER TRAIL From Guanajuato to Zacatecas!400 years ago, Guanajuato was built on the wealth of silver and gold. Today it stirs the visitor with its medieval European architecture and images of the past. Zacatecas is and old and beautiful high-desert city with working mines. Visits to subterranean mine passages and a mountain monastery are included. GHOST TOWNS AND PETROGLYPHS Visit and old mining ghost-town, now the site of recently revived Pre-Columbian musical instruments making - (and, yes, they are for sale!) Visit the hacienda ruins and mine shafts. Then on to recently discovered petroglyphs! Gourmet picnic at the old mines! |
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ECOLOGICAL TOURS BOTANICAL ( CACTI ) GARDENIn the town of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, there is a place dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of our natural resources. Set in the heart of the central highlands of Mexico, this reserve covers more than 100 hectares adjacent the historic town and is the result of non-governmental efforts, begun in 1990, to rescue and protect an area of outstanding natural beauty, of ecological and historical importance, open to all as a gathering place for the community. |
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restoration of native vegetation, El Charco del Ingenio maintains an
extensive botanical collection of Mexican plants, many of which are
rare or in danger of extinction. Consisting of mainly of cacti (of
which Mexico boasts the greatest diversity in the world) and other
succulents, these plants have been collected from many parts of the
country, or propagated in the nursery here at the gardens. A large
portion of this collection is housed, along with aquatic species and
native fish, in the Conservatory of Mexican Plants, a greenhouse
specially designed for their display. Plants from this collection are on sale and provide a source of Mexican species for use in gardens and landscaping. Our local Audubon Society schedules different nature trips during the year. Prices vary, and close by are the Charco del Ingenio botanical cactus gardens! SHOPPING San Miguel is a shopper’s paradise! Handloomed rugs, papier-mache and glass factories; folk art; artisans that work in silver, tin, brass, and copper; gemstones, jewelry; ceramics and tiles; hand-designed silks, wools, and cottons. And more! RELAXATION The hillsides abound in thermal hot springs. Choose between rustic pools in the country-side, Olympic lap pools, and labyrinth grottos with waterfalls. Night rentals for your exclusive use are possible. Massage therapies, facials, and alternative healing methods are available. |
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| AROUND TOWN Gourmet restaurants, coffee houses, central plaza, English-speaking theatre, music and night life - all within walking distance of your hotel! SPORTS A local golf course, horseback riding, mountain-biking, hiking, swimming, tennis courts are available. CLIMATE San Miguel has an ideal climate: sunny winters and cool summers! |
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