San Miguel de Allende Atención San Miguel, the best information in print and online! June 14
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado Although a few weeks ago it was announced that Mexico fell three places in the top 10 list of the most visited countries in the world, it seems that has not affected the economy in the city, because national tourism is growing. A few days ago, a profile of visitors [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado The streets of San Miguel de Allende will be filled with color, shrieks of joy and terror and candies tossed by the more than 5,000 people who will dance in the annual Locos Parade honoring San Pascual Bailón and San Antonio. Fairies, spirits, animals, superheroes, characters from the movies and [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado Jaime Martínez Tapia Sánchez was removed from the Oficialía Mayor Administrativa (Office of General Administration), which now is occupied by Alejandro Castro Raya, and Luis Francisco López Chávez was appointed municipal comptroller without the approval of the city councilors from his own political party. In a meeting held on Wednesday, [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado The Casa Hogar Mexiquito received 2,000 books, which will help the students do research and improve their grades in school. The Santuario Hogar Mexiquito was founded in 1978 by Franciscan friar Guadalupe Mojica with the aim of providing love and protection to abandoned boys. Nowadays the house shelters 27 boys [...]
By Jade Arroyo As many of you foodies might already know, the Café Santa Ana, the restaurant/coffee shop at La Biblioteca, has been reinvented with vibrant new dishes created by young cooks who are gastronomy students at the local university UTSMA. The new menu is based on nutritious and balanced dishes that are also full [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado The so-called mal de ojo (evil eye), empacho (indigestion), and any kind of pain can be healed by a group of women from seven rural communities, who owing to their knowledge of herbs have often mistakenly been called witches. In 2012, 27 rural communities were acknowledged as indigenous communities by [...]
By Jade Arroyo Throughout June, the San Miguel Gourmet festival will take place, continuing in the tradition of events that have already been held this month, the Lamb and Mezcal Festival and the elegant dinner Cinco Chefs, Cinco Tiempos, Cinco Horas (Five Chefs, Five Times, Five Hours) at Casa de Aves. However, the month has [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado Fifteen of the 400 complaints that have been filed at the state Human Rights Office have come from residents of San Miguel de Allende. Of those 15 complaints, 11 arose from an alleged incident of police abuse of two young men on March 19. On May 31, Mayor Mauricio Trejo [...]
By Antonio De Jesús Aguado A group of high school students concerned about the pollution of water and the environment in general have launched a project to produce biodiesel from cooking oil. Biodiesel is not just a cleaner fuel; it is produced with renewable and alternative resources. This fuel is currently being produced by countries [...]
