Explore the charming city of Guanajuato on a marvelous guided tour of the most interesting attractions. Known for its beautiful colonial architecture, Guanajuato captivates visitors with its lovely cobblestone streets and old legends that will definitely capture your imagination. On this tour, you'll visit the Museum of the Mummies, home to 150 years of history. The Guanajuato Mummies have become an important part of the local folklore and traditions of this town, nestled at the bottom of a huge ravine that has yielded tons and tons of minerals since the time of the Spanish viceroyalty. The first mummy was unearthed at the Santa Paula graveyard in 1865. Other bodies were found over the years with the same degree of preservation due to the conditions of the soil where they lay. There are currently over 100 mummies on display at the museum.
The tour takes you to see the scenic view from the lookout posts on the state highways over the hills, from where you can see the Monument of the Pipila, an Indian hero, as well as the most splendid view of the city. You'll ride through the tunnels of the old residential area and visit an old mine in the neighborhood of Valenciana. You can go down the mine and see the minerals that are extracted there and the tools used to do so.
The tour then takes you to the San Cayetano Temple, a Churrigueresque style church, where you can see religious art from the viceroyalty, such as the beautiful gold plated altarpieces. Next you'll make another stop at the dungeons of the Holy Inquisition Museum, which houses a collection of different artifacts and torture machines from that dark period in the history of Catholicism. To complete the experience, you are taken to a market to sample the region’s typical candy.
