Guanajuato - Surroundings

Silver and gold used to be processed here. There are sixteen gardens on the grounds as well as a museum with Chinese furniture from the 17th and 18th c.

4km/2.5mi further on towards Silao lies the township of Marfil, an old silver-mining town in which some of the old houses have been restored and re-occupied by new owners, including foreigners. The gardens and old chapel of the Hacienda San Gabriel are worth a visit.