Oldest Neighborhoods Tour [] Joseph Toone Tours
Event Category: Tours
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Oldest Neighborhoods Tour
Friday, February 28th, 9AM
500 pesos/25 USD
Come climb up into our oldest neighborhoods the Spanish set aside for indigenous hunter gatherers, the Chichimecas. The cast of characters featured in the tour includes:
· The Chichimecas and Conquistadors – how their Battle of the Barbicans in in 1530 changed town forever
· The Sacred Cross – why the oldest crosses around town host lavish parties
· Saint Michael – the androgynous saint town is named for
· Guadalupe – the mother of Mexico whose image is everywhere
· Ghosts – appreciating the women once beheaded or burned in Plaza Civica
The tour is mildly strenuous taking about two hours of uphill walking through our oldest neighborhoods and ending at the Choro, by Parque Juarez. We’ll climb up and up, off the beaten paths, to enjoy panoramic views of the city perfect for photographers, hikers and adventure seekers!
The tour is led by the Amazon best-selling author of the San Miguel de Allende Secrets series of books and TripAdvisor’s best ranked private tour guide.
For reservations or to schedule other days and times contact Toone.Joseph@yahoo.com or visit JosephTooneTours.com.
WELCOME TO JOSEPH TOONE TOURS
Offering unique tours on local traditions and celebrations to groups, or solo adventurers, customized to meet your time, budget, and interests. Tours celebrate weddings, corporate occasions, family reunions, club activities, art classes or any day you want to make memorable!
Tours given by Joseph Toone
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Personal tours are available anytime. To contact, please send me an email.
Joseph Toone is the Historical Society’s short-story award winning author of the SMA Secrets book series. All books in the series are Amazon bestsellers in Mexican Travel and Holidays. Toone is SMA’s expert and TripAdvisor’s top ranked historical tour guide telling the stories behind what we do in today’s SMA. Visit JosephTooneTours.com, also on FaceBook.
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