Alhóndiga y Universidad (Grain Exchange and University)

Two more landmarks I want to talk about are the Alhóndiga de Granaditas and Universidad de Guanajuato.

Landmarks, Statues, and Monuments

A very old city like this one has many, many sites of interest.

I think it’s pretty clever and funny to have dogs on the roof.

Our journey was all about the birth of Mexican independence. And family, of course.

When I saw photos of Guanajuato for the first time, I realized where Pedro got his love of colours.

We cut our time in Valladolid short and went to Tulum next.

Valladolid was founded in 1543 by Francisco de Montejo, and named after the capital of Spain at that time.

A cenote is a sinkhole filled with water. They are everywhere in the Yucatán.

I was elated to find that in actuality, each one of these selling points turns out to be absolutely true, and more so than I was even hoping for.

Once we were well on our way to the center of the peninsula, Andre said, “It feels like our vacation finally started.”