Guanajuato News, Industry, Culture, and Travel

Guanajuato is a central Mexican state celebrated for its colonial cities, mining legacy, cultural festivals, and industrial zones. In this section, explore news from cities like León, Guanajuato City, and San Miguel de Allende, covering everything from economic development and manufacturing to tourism, expat life, and heritage preservation. With a unique blend of modern industry and historic charm, Guanajuato continues to attract global interest.

•May 24, 2022

Cartel launches massacre in Guanajuato leaving 11 dead

Guanajuato has become one of the most violent regions in Mexico in recent years, as drug trafficking groups, mainly the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)...

•April 28, 2022

Militarization of Mexico under the spotlight after National Guard kills student in Guanajuato

A student has died and another has been injured by shots fired by a National Guard agent, a situation that occurred this Wednesday in Guanajuato,...

•October 4, 2019

2 killed on outskirts of Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende

Two men were killed in a brazen shooting in Mexico’s colonial city of San Miguel de Allende when gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession....

•July 24, 2019

2 police killed in Mexico tourist city San Miguel de Allende

Mexican police have arrested two suspects in the killing of two police officers in San Miguel de Allende, a colonial city popular with foreign tourists...

•March 9, 2019

At least 13 killed in a bar shooting in violent Guanajuato state

At least 13 people were killed and another seven wounded in a shooting at a bar early on Saturday in Mexico’s violence-wracked Guanajuato state, local...

•November 23, 2018

Guanajuato Mayor slams cheap tourists

The mayor of Mexico’s quaint colonial city of Guanajuato has taken a drubbing after he criticized low-spending tourists, saying, “We want the type of visitor...

•September 11, 2018

San Miguel de Allende was chosen as the American Capital of Culture 2019

San Miguel de Allende was chosen as the American Capital of Culture 2019, determined by the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals. The appointment will be...

•August 4, 2017

Toyota eyes possible SUV production at Guanajuato, Mexico plant

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will study producing SUVs at a plant it is building in Mexico's central state of Guanajuato, in addition to the Tacoma...

•September 4, 2015

Art, colonial flavor in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

With cobblestone streets and no traffic lights, San Miguel de Allende has the look of a sleepy Mexican town. But behind the colonial-era facades it hums with cultural...

•October 31, 2014

110 Women Pose Nude in Group Photo in Guanajuato

With just a strip of flowers around their necks, women of all ages braved the chilly morning temperatures and fog Thursday covering this highland town...

•September 2, 2014

The Mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico

The Mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico have a sad, but interesting history that dates back to a cholera outbreak 1833. About 30 years after the outbreak,...

•August 11, 2014