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Street Art in Guanajuato

- sally - Sunday, September 4th, 2005 : goo

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guanajuato is a colorful colonial city about five hours north of mexico city. historically, the city was the site of important battles in mexico's war for independence. today it is home to thousands of students from the university of guanajuato.

the name "guanajuato" evolved from the native words for "place of the frogs." now the only frogs you see are the cartoon ones decorating kitchy souvenier t-shirts.

guanajuato's popular attractions include diego rivera's birthplace, the international cervantino festival, the cult of death museum and a mummy museum which houses the smallest mummy in the world (eww).

here's some art lining the old walls of guanajuato's narrow, winding streets:

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is this graf or an advertisement for the cult of death?


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chupacabra (literally "goat sucker") of mexican lore...

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Peter: 6th Sep 2005 - 14:44 GMT

sweeeeeet. the graf rocks. do you have any shots of the city proper?

sofia: que nacos son los de guanajuato

sofia: 26th Oct 2005 - 03:20 GMT

los de guanajuato son muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuy nacos con N mayuscula.

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