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Stories of traveling around the world. Buy a round the world ticket and head of on an adventure. Share tips on how to organize the trip and places not to miss. For travel enthusiasts, backpackers, and anyone with some time and an urge to...

Stories of traveling around the world. Buy a round the world ticket and head of on an adventure. Share tips on how to organize the trip and places not to miss. For travel enthusiasts, backpackers, and anyone with some time and an urge to see the world.

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By Lauryn Axelrod Nestled high in the cool hills of the Mexican altiplano, San Miguel De Allende is one the hippest, busiest, most charming towns in Mexico. More importantly, this seductive little city offers the alternative traveler numerous inexpensive and high-quality opportunities to study Spanish or the arts. So much so, that many travelers come to visit and never seem to make it home. Founded in 1542 by Fray Juan de San Miguel, and home to the heroes of the Mexican Independence, San Miguel (or SMA as it is called by the local expats) is a perfectly preserved Colonial city of 130,000 people. With ... Read Full Story
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that is on the list that is maintained by the international World Heritage Program administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 state parties[1] which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term.[2] A World Heritage Site is a place of either cultural or physical significance. The program catalogues, names, and conserves sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. Under certain conditions, listed sites can obtain funds from the ... Read Full Story
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According to the 2005 census, the municipality of Allende had a total of 139,297 inhabitants. Of these, 62,034 lived in the municipal seat of San Miguel de Allende (the ninth-largest community in the state), with the remainder living in smaller surrounding communities within the municipality, the largest of which are Los Rodríguez and Colonia San Luis Rey. The largest sector of employment among the 39,371 economically active inhabitants was manufacturing (18.1%), followed by construction (16.3%) and retail and wholesale commerce (13.6%). As of 2006, the elected San Miguel city government officials were using these updated figures compiled from both the Mexican census bureau and ... Read Full Story
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San Miguel de Allende is located in the eastern part of Guanajuato in Mexico’s mountainous bajío region. The bajío (low place) is a relatively flat region about 2,000 m (7,000 ft) above sea level surrounded by mountains; it is a part of the Mexican altiplano. San Miguel serves as the administrative seat for the surrounding municipality of Allende, Guanajuato. The municipality rests at 1,870 m (6,140 ft) above sea level. The municipality extends over an area of 1,537.19 km2 (593.51 sq mi). To the north it is bordered by the municipalities of San Luis de la Paz and Dolores Hidalgo. To the west it ... Read Full Story
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Watch this blog to keep on as news rolls in about all the upcoming celebrations in San Miguel de Allende Mx and in the meantime… …stop at the Instituto Allende and watch local artist David Leonardo as he paints his fifth and possibly most important mural. This one measures 250sq meter. David started painting this one early this September 2009 inside the beautiful was of the patio at the Instituto Allende one of the two famous Schools of the Arts and Language in San Miguel Miguel de Allende Mx. This portion of the mural is called “The Triumph of Art” and can be best ... Read Full Story
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