The Oregon-Guanajuato Connection

Travel Blog  •  Jim Benning  •  09.23.09 | 11:22 AM ET

Nice story in the Global Post about a particularly potent sister city relationship between Ashland, Oregon, and Guanajuato, Mexico:

While other cross-continental matchings are largely symbolic, this relationship has fostered academic and musical exchanges, helped build houses—and even led to 79 marriages.

I gotta say, Ashland couldn’t have picked a better sister city than Guanajuato. The Spanish colonial city doesn’t get the attention it deserves—it’s one of my favorite places in Mexico.

Tags: Global Village, North America, Mexico, United States, Oregon, Shrinking Planet


1 Comment for The Oregon-Guanajuato Connection

Alana Buenrostro 09.23.09 | 1:31 PM ET

I could not agree more! I studied abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico last summer and wish to advocate the special place this place is, filled with rich history that practically leaks from every corner of the city, almost every street you come across in this city even has its own accompanied urban legend! I know one day I will re-visit the Callejon del Beso (Alley of the Kiss) with my loved one to take part in this rich tradition!

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