San Miguel Writers' Conference
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2011 Cervantino Festival San Miguel de Allende
In October, San Miguel bursts with fireworks and crowds. Parades fill the streets. Music resounds off the brightly colored walls. And during all the commotion the Cervantion Festival takes place (October 14-30). The festival started in the city of Guanajuato over fifty years ago. Since then it has grown to be one of the largest … Continue reading
Internet Cafes in San Miguel de Allende
Most hotels in San Miguel have Wi-Fi access available free of charge. However, if you don’t want to tote your laptop down to Mexico, you may want to know where you can find a cyber café while you are visiting. Below is a list of internet cafes in San Miguel. Internet San Miguel Cyber Café, … Continue reading
Where to Stay in San Miguel de Allende
So, you’re planning on coming to the seventh annual 2012 Writers’ Conference, but you’re wondering where to book a room for your stay. There are many great hotels and bed and breakfast places in San Miguel. Too many to list them all here. However, we’ve put together a short list of places that we suggest … Continue reading
Pre-Columbian Pyramids – Cañada de la Virgen
The Audubon de Mexico, located in San Miguel de Allende, recently sent us this article about Pre-Columbian pyramids. If you have an experience that you want to share, email us at: smawritersconference@gmail.com. After a 13-year-long investigation, the archaeological zone, La Cañada de la Virgen, has finally been opened to the public. These ancient ceremonial ruins … Continue reading
Safety in Mexico & San Miguel de Allende
The U.S. Department of State has released reports advising American tourist to avoid the northernmost border cities of Mexico: Piedras Negras, Reynosa, Matamoros, Tijuana, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, and Nuevo Laredo. Of these seven cities, Tijuana is over 29 hours away from San Miguel de Allende and Matamoros, the closest, is over ten hours away. We … Continue reading
Stirling Dickinson and San Miguel de Allende
In 1937, Stirling Dickinson rode into San Miguel on a donkey. The town has never been the same since. A few months after Dickinson arrived, he became the co-founder and director of the Escuela Universitaria de Bellas Artes, an art institute that still teaches student ballet, painting, weaving, etc. John Virtue, author of Model American … Continue reading
Travel Writing by Mittie Roger
Former Conference attendee Mittie Roger sent us this creative travel piece about her experience in Benito Juarez. If you have an experience you want to share, email us at: smawritersconference@gmail.com. Los Pueblos Mancomunados I arrived in Benito Juarez by foot. The second class bus dropped me at a fork in a curvy road with nothing … Continue reading
Learn Spanish in San Miguel
The other day, a friend and I were talking about learning Spanish. She’s been living here for six months, and I’ve been here over a year. We thought it might be time to stop pointing through the glass case at the butcher shop and yelling, “Give me Chicken.” I’d heard about various private tutors around … Continue reading
Travel Writing by Randy Kraft
Randy Kraft, a freelance writer from Southern California, sent us this travel piece about her trip to San Miguel de Allende. If you have an experience that you want to share email us at: smawritersconference@gmail.com I first heard about San Miguel a dozen years ago when a customer at the bookstore came looking for literature … Continue reading
San Miguel: City of Closed Doors
Wandering up most streets in San Miguel will reveal a variety of storefronts as well as closed doors. I’ve often wondered what’s behind those rustic barriers. The city blocks are wide enough that all sorts of things could be inside. Maybe there’s a secret garden behind the wall or a courtyard with polar bear statues … Continue reading
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