Articles for Guanajuato

Universidad de Guanajuato
This institution is recognized for its ideal of truth as a fundamental value practiced through freedom of thought, research and opinion for guaranteeing justice and equity in its mission.

Aguas Frescas
Beverages known as Aguas Frescas in Mexico are the perfect complement to the country’s cuisine.

Mexico’s Bicentennial Celebration
Mexico is getting ready for an extraordinary celebration in honor of its 200th anniversary of its Independence and 100th anniversary of its Revolution. Everything designed to commemorate these two great dates is linked to the ideal of renewing Mexico’s identity and historic continuity.

The Mexican Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a collaborative program undertaken with the goal of completing the mapping and understanding all the genes of human beings.

CONACULTA
The National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA) was created with the goal of coordinating the multiple organisms and offices of cultural nature throughout Mexico.

Charreria
Charreria is a competitive and regulated activity, based on the equestrian practices developed during the Colonial era and Mexican Revolution.

The Porfiriato
Porfiriato lasted 35 years, when Mexico was governed by General Porfirio Diaz from 1876 to 1911. The General’s philosophy was based on positivism, promoting progress, order and peace.

Agustin de Iturbide
The history of Agustin I, Emperor of Mexico, an important chapter in Mexico's War of Independence.

Prehispanic Gods of Mexico
At the center of this great city, the Mexica built a temple with an altar to this god, where they sacrificed prisoners of war in order to feed the sun’s energy.

Spring Break in Mexico
Spring Break 2009 will be from February 28 to April 5 in the United States. The most popular destinations in Mexico for American tourists