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![]() Welcome to the Guanajuato Travel GuideGuanajuato is one of the 32 states of Mexico and it is placed in the central uplands of the country. Also Guanajuato is the name of its capital city, Guanajuato, Guanajuato that means "Place of Frogs" in the local indigenous language and therefore the frog is the city's official animal, because the local Tarascan Indians believed that the frog represented the god of wisdom. Guanajuato is the home state of Mexican ex-president Vicente Fox Quesada, and renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera. In addition to the state capital city of Guanajuato, the state includes the cities of San Luis de la Paz, Acámbaro, Celaya, León, Salamanca, Irapuato, San Luis de la Paz, San Miguel de Allende, Salvatierra—the first city of Guanajuato, Cortazar, Tarimoro, and Dolores Hidalgo, the cradle of Mexican independence. The City of Guanajuato As the second major city in México and a population of over 3 million, Guanajuato is one of the highest growing metropolitan areas in the country. This growth has been conduced in part by the flourishing electronic industry in the cities industrial outskirts. Other significant and growing industries are pharmaceuticals, food processing, and fashion.
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