Organized crime is affecting hospitals in some Mexican states, even taking over operating rooms and emergency rooms and forcing doctors and personnel to treat the wounded.

Midway through the 2025 rainy season, seven out of Guanajuato's eight dams are above 80% capacity, while Lake Chapala has 36% ...

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Guanajuato, Mexico — SPRAWLED along steep ravines, Guanajuato is a dusty, workaday city of narrow streets and quaint alleys, of elaborately decorated churches and mansions that seem to breathe ...

GUANAJUATO, MEXICO Old World city a landmark in war to end Spain's rule. By Spud Hilton, Chronicle Travel Editor Sep 5, 2010. A woman stops for moment under the watchful eyes of a sculpture in ...

Guanajuato is also well connected by land, with less than a four-hour drive from Mexico City. It's also a 50-minute flight into Guanajuato from Mexico City's international airport.

I'm normally content roaming around completely lost in strange cities. But Guanajuato (pronounced wan-a-waa-toe), with its tongue-twisting name, subterranean roads and maze of skinny steep streets ...

A group of people watch the lifting of hot air balloons during the third day of the 21st International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico, on Nov. 19, 2023.

Guanajuato state in the central highlands is underexplored. That means fewer tourists as you enjoy the best things to do in this colorful part of Mexico.