Massive Attendance at the Ribbon Cutting Thousands of families accompanied by children and hundreds of San Miguel residents attended the inaugural ribbon cutting to experience the start of this celebration. Inclusive and Accessible Fair Municipal President Mauricio Trejo emphasized that this 2025 edition is inclusive and welcomes diverse sectors of the population, especially those with […]
Massacre in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato: Seven people murdered in the Las Jícamas community
The violence continues unabated in Valle de Santiago, and on Saturday afternoon, seven people were killed in a direct attack that also left a young man seriously injured. The incident occurred in the community of Las Jícamas, where an armed attack was reported minutes before 7:00 p.m. on 16 de Septiembre Street. According to information […]
SECTURI promotes ‘Legends of Guanajuato’ at Halloween Zoo
The legends of Guanajuato live on at Halloween Zoo, an event sponsored by the Secretariat of Tourism and Identity of the People’s Government, through the Council of the Tourism Promotion Fund (COFOTUR), which enables the León Zoo to present this festival as a space of suspense and entertainment, using the theme “Legends of Guanajuato.” This […]
Guanajuato dams reach 101% capacity; flood risk alert issued
The Ministry of Water and Environment (SMAOT) issued a flood risk alert in Guanajuato after the state’s main dams reached an average of 101.3% storage capacity, equivalent to 1.85 billion cubic meters of water. This critical level is due to the intense rainfall recorded in September, which averaged 88.1 millimeters and reached an annual total […]
Full restaurants, artisans without big sales
National holidays represent a golden age for the tourism industry. Hotels and restaurants are packed, with reservations sold out and tables packed. Alejandro Frías, a waiter at a downtown restaurant, sums it up this way: “How many people do they expect to arrive? Triple the normal number.” While on a typical day they serve between […]
Who is the Guanajuato teacher who died in the Iztapalapa explosion?
A Guanajuato teacher lost his life in the Iztapalapa tragedy after a gas tanker truck crashed and exploded last Wednesday. The victim was identified as Eduardo Noé García Morales, a 55-year-old native of San Miguel de Allende. Known to his students simply as “Noé,” he was a beloved teacher at two schools: Adolfo López Mateos […]
San Miguel de Allende revives its history with the 70th Conspiracy Race
Amid applause, drum music, and the chiming of the municipal clock, the 70th edition of the Conspiracy Race was held this afternoon, a sporting and symbolic event that has ignited the city’s patriotic spirit for more than six decades. The race started punctually at 5:00 PM in front of the Parish of San Miguel Arcángel, […]
Guanajuato is ready to welcome autumn with the 2025 Pumpkin Festival.
Get ready for one of the coziest seasons of the year and enjoy a perfect experience to welcome autumn. If, like us, you consider yourself a fan of autumn, we have excellent news for you! This season brings the 2025 Pumpkin Festival to Bicentennial Park in Guanajuato, an event that brings together the best elements […]
The University of Guanajuato censors an art exhibition after the Archdiocese of León complained.
The discomfort generated among Catholic groups and the Archdiocese of León by the “Iconoclasm” exhibition, two days after its inauguration, led the University of Guanajuato (UG) to close an exhibit featuring religious symbols created by Visual Arts student Edder Damián Martínez. Arguing that the exhibition represented a lack of respect and an offense to Catholics, […]
Kidnapped man rescued in Guanajuato; he was beaten and videos sent to his family.
A 37-year-old man who had been kidnapped in the municipality of Valle de Santiago on August 26th was released by the Guanajuato Prosecutor’s Office on September 11th following an operation in Salamanca. During the businessman’s captivity, his captors beat him so they could record videos and photographs of him being subdued, while demanding a large […]