Category: Things to Do In San Miguel de Allende
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La Biblioteca Publica – San Miguel de Allende
La Biblioteca Publica (Insurgentes # 25) can be considered the “heart” of community life in San Miguel. Enter the courtyard of the old convent turned tanning factory turned Biblioteca on any given day and you will see a flurry of activity. Under one arched passage way children’s art projects are underway. At iron tables in…
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Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen
After a 13-year-long investigation, the archaeological zone, La Cañada de la Virgen, finally opened to the public in 2011. These ancient ceremonial ruins were once home to rulers and priests between 300 and 1050 A.D. They also served as a burial ground, (some remains are a thousand years older than the structures themselves) a precisely aligned…
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La Biblioteca Publica – San Miguel de Allende
La Biblioteca Publica (Insurgentes # 25) can be considered the “heart” of community life in San Miguel. Enter the courtyard of the old convent turned tanning factory turned Biblioteca on any given day and you will see a flurry of activity. Under one arched passage way children’s art projects are underway. At iron tables in…
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Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen
After a 13-year-long investigation, the archaeological zone, La Cañada de la Virgen, finally opened to the public in 2011. These ancient ceremonial ruins were once home to rulers and priests between 300 and 1050 A.D. They also served as a burial ground, (some remains are a thousand years older than the structures themselves) a precisely aligned…
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Taco Carts in San Miguel de Allende
There’s nothing better than to go out in the evening and stop at one of the many taco carts in San Miguel. But which one to choose? Some specialize in grilled onions. Others have unique salsa. To try and decide which place had the best tacos we took a crew of people out on the…
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Places You Must See in San Miguel de Allende
If you’re only coming to San Miguel for a short period, then you should try and visit a few of the places listed below. San Miguel can seem small when you first arrive, but there are a lot of things to see and do. Bellas Artes, Calle Hernandez Macias 75: This converted convent now houses…
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2013 Viva Mexico Fiesta
I attended the San Miguel Writers’ Conference “Viva Mexico Fiesta” for the first time in 2011, the same year Sandra Cisneros was the keynote speaker. I’d lived in Mexico for about eight months, but I’d never seen anything like it before. I remember walking into the courtyard of the Instituto Allende and being greeted by…