Colonial Mexico

San Miguel De Allende

San Miguel de Allende is an attractive colonial town, approximately 3½ hours north of Mexico City, by car. This town is well known for its expatriate community and for having some of the finest Spanish language schools in all of Mexico. San Miguel is also known as a learning center of the arts and students from all over the world travel here to study painting, dance, weaving, sculpting as well as photography. Attractive to tourists, as well as artists and writers, this colorful town also played a strategic role in Mexico's independence.

The tree-lined plaza, known locally as the Jardin, is the center of activity in San Miguel de Allende. The strikingly unique architecture of the parish church, with its ornate spires, dominates the landscape and can be seen froIn the early 1500's Merida was the site of a large Mayan ceremonial center. The actual city of Merida was founded by the Spaniards in 1542 to celebrate a victory over the Mayan inhabitants. The Mayans were then forced to destroy all of their palaces and temples. The materials were then used to build the new city for the Spaniards, using the Mayans as slaves to do all of the labor. Merida's magnificent cathedral is just one example of the results of this building campaign. The colonial ambience of this enjoyable city, in the heart of the Yucatan peninsula, has been maintained throughout the centuries.

Some of our favorite places to visit for the Colonial Mexico experience:

• Chichen Itza offers tours to the nearby ancient Mayan cities, and ruins...
• Guannajuanto was once the richest city in all of Mexico...
• Merida is at the center of commerce for the entire Yucatan peninsula...
• Oaxaca is blessed with a climate that is like an eternal springtime...
• Palenque has one of Mexico's most impressive archaeological compounds...
• San Cristobal De Las Casas has a lot of Indian influence...
• San Miguel de Allende is an attractive colonial town, north of Mexico City...

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