The School

don Quijote Guanajuato operates in full co-ordination with the other schools in terms of courses, teaching methods, accommodation and services. This means that you have a further option in order to combine more cities. Obviously, this school is also located in the centre. The school has 10 classrooms, a teachers' room, office, multimedia classroom, patio and terrace!

Guanajuato - Mexico

Our Opinion

Guanajuato is the ideal place in Mexico for studying Spanish. A quiet, small university city (comparable with Granada and Salamanca in Spain), away from the tourist resorts. Declared as UNESCO Human Heritage Site, you will be overwhelmed by architecture and culture. An international airport at less than half hour away, makes the city well connected with all other cities in Mexico and the rest of the world. With regard to safety please do not worry at all; Guanajuato is 100% secure!

The courtyard

The terrace

In class

Reasons for studying Spanish in Mexico

THE CITY:
• Population: approximately 120,000.
• The city of Guanajuato is the state capital and is one of the most important historical and cultural colonial cities in Mexico.
• Guanajuato is located in the central part of Mexico, south of the high Mexican plateau.
• In 1988, the UNESCO declared Guanajuato and the surrounding silver mines a “World Heritage Site”.
• The state possesses an international airport, 40 kilometres from the city centre.

CULTURAL/RECREATIONAL:
• Although a small city, Guanajuato has a great deal to offer: from the beautiful colonial buildings to modern museums, from the silver mines to the university.
• Guanajuato astonishes the visitor with the charm of its relaxed atmosphere. Its paved streets and picturesque squares.
• The Festival International Cervantino, or FIC, is a very prestigious and famous festival of culture, music, theatre and dance. It is held annually during the first two week of October and attracts intellectuals, artists and tourists from all over the world.
• The famous Underground Street, officially known as Calle Miguel Hidalgo has an amazing charm. Following the course of the old Guanajuato River, it runs nearly 3 kilometres beneath the city.
• Practically the entire state of Guanajuato has a pleasant climate with temperatures between 12ºC and 24º C.

CRITICAL COMMENT:
• The majority of flights to the airport at Guanajuato stop first at Ciudad de Mexico.