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MEXICO - San Miguel de Allende

Atotonilco Sanctuary

San Miguel de Allende lies 274 km (170 mi) from Mexico City, 86 km (53 mi) from Querétaro, and 97 km (60 mi) from the state capital of Guanajuato. The city's name derives from two persons: 16th-century friar Juan de San Miguel, and a martyr of Mexican Independence, Ignacio Allende, who was born in a house facing the city's central plaza.Today, an old section of the town is part of a proclaimed World Heritage Site, attracting thousands of tourists and new residents from abroad every year. Its Baroque/Neoclassical colonial structures and its narrow colorful streets are attracting tourists. Unesco designated the Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco as a World Heritage Site in 2008. The area of designation includes part of the town San Miguel de Allende and part of the town of Atotonilco, which are about 17 kilometers apart.
BEST TIME to VISIT San Miguel de Allende

 

 

BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ​MEXICO
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From October to April

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