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3 bedroom 3bath house in Centro

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Charming mexican house. 2 story with garage and rooftop terrace overlooking the parroquia and distant mountains. open air artist studio on the roof and garden. small kitchen with windows and view of small garden service area. sublet now until june or contract beginning in june. 7000 pesos a month plus utilities

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Location Address Garita 9a, Centro
Website Ad Owner Website
Select Type Small House-Casita
Pets Allowed? Any
Total All Other Costs utilities
Contract Required? Yes
Telephone 1549584
Email bonniegrif@hotmail.com
Neighborhood/Colonias Centro
Placed by: Bonnie
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Added: 05.03.2008


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San Miguel de Allende -- Today is Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:31 at our loyal server in the USA
THINGS TO DO

Though known as a retirement haven San Miguel offers a wealth of leisure time activities to those that don’t believe retirement means rest. It has a reputation for outstanding hiking and biking, horseback riding and instruction, birding and rock climbing. More conventional pursuits, such as golf and tennis are also at hand and San Miguel has a number of fully-modern gyms and exercise studios.

House and Garden Tour:

One the more popular activities in San Miguel is the weekly tour of the town’s premier residences, if one judges by the over 10,000 visitors who participated in 2005. Over 300 local home owners open their doors on every type of architecture and interior decoration imaginable; a good source of inspiration and ideas for future residents. Tours depart from the Biblioteca on Sundays at noon, tickets can be purchased at the door from 11 am. onwards.

Hot Springs:

The road to Dolores Hidalgo is dotted with hot springs producing warm to hot, mineral-rich water. Facilities range from those of luxurious spas to more traditional Mexican balnearios with gardens, restaurants and picnic areas; and may include any number of pools. The pools themselves can be indoors, under the open sky or in rock-lined grottos, and range in size from small, perfect for soaking, all the way up to Olympic, ideal for laps or swimming.

Fiestas:

While all Mexicans love a party, it seems that no town enjoys a celebration or fiesta more than San Miguel. Local citizens take to the streets with verve and enthusiasm for traditional holidays, to honor local heroes and patron saints or sometimes, it seems, just for the fun of it. There’s always something happening; all marked with music, dance and fireworks. Of note in the upcoming months is the Chamber Music Festival in early August, September’s San Miguelada or ‘running of the bulls’ and week-long Fiesta to honor San Miguel Arcángel and the Brass & Wool Fair and Jazz Festival held in November.

Wining & Dining:

Whether you are an avid gourmand or someone who just likes to pick up food—fast, you will appreciate life in San Miguel. There may be no large chain restaurants, but there is a local cafe on almost every corner, offering tasty, freshly made specialities. And you are sure to discover that the towns premier restaurants can vie with those of larger North American cities for taste, style and presentation.
After dinner, those in search of culture will find that their choices include gallery openings, theater, concerts, dance or foreign and classic film. Those who prefer lifting a glass can do so in everything from hard-drinking cantinas or friendly sports bars and pubs to nightclubs featuring rock, salsa blues or jazz (often live) or elegant rooftop terraces and intimate hotel lounges.


Reprint permission from "Su Casa"--Your Home in San Miguel de Allende
© 2006 Imprint Publishing/Advertising
Telephone in San Miguel: 152-0493

Major Regulatory Agencies for the State of Guanajuato with names of Officials where indicated

Descripción
Presidencia Municipal de San Miguel de Allende
José Jesús Correa Ramírez

Contraloria Municipal

José Antonio López Ortíz

Desarrollo Integral de la Familia ( DIF ) Municipal

Gabriela Bribiesca Rocha

Dirección de Desarrollo Social y Humano

José Luis Téllez Santana

Subdirección de Desarrollo Rural y Agropecuario

Juan Rodríguez Vázquez

Subdirección de Desarrollo Social y Humano

Mario Carballo Carlva

Dirección de Desarrollo Urbano y Ordenamiento Territorial

Angel Gastelum Cadena

Coordinación de Administración Urbana y Regulación de Usos de Suelo

Francisco Javier Villegas Sánchez

Ventanilla de Licencias y Permisos de Construcción

Alberto Cervantes Matehuala

Coordinación de Conservación del Patrimonio Histórico y Cultural

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Auxiliar Centro Histórico

Julio César Grimaldi Zuñiga

Coordinación de Planeación Estratégica y Ordenamiento Territorial

Jesús Téllez Molina

Coordinación Técnica

Zeferino Gutiérrez Grimaldi

Estudios y Proyectos de Equipamiento Imagen e Infraestructura

Jesús Tellez Molina

Coordinación de Regulación de Asentamientos Humanos Irregulares, Ejidales Predios Agricolas y Ganade

Javier Rángel Arellano

Auxiliar de Asentamientos Humanos

Juan Manuel Ramírez Regoytia

Subdirección de Desarrollo Urbano

Francisco Javier Villegas Sánchez

Dirección de Educación y Cultura

Verónica Agundis Estrada

Casa de la Cultura

Myrna Verónica Salinas Guerrero

Departamento de Educación

Jesús Ledesma Hernández

Dirección de Medio Ambiente y Ecología

Donald Wayne Patterson

Coordinación de Gestión Ambiental

Erick Morales Montes

Administrator de Panteones

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Encargado de Parques y Panteones

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Coordinación de la Prevención y Control de la Contaminación

Ana Karina Yael Villa Ayala

Coordinación de Normativa Ambiental

Blas Huerta Carrillo

Encargado de Promoción Ambiental

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Encargado de la Estación de Transferencia

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Dirección de Obras Públicas Municipales

Jorge Zavala Ramírez

Coordinación de Maquinaria Pesada

Jorge Montes González

Coordinador Administrativo A

José Martín Rico

Subdirección de Obras Públicas Municipales

Francisco Peralta Elizondo

Coodinación de Construcción y Supervición

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Jefe de Brigada Topografíca

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Jefe de Precios Unitarios

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Coordinación Administrativa

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Jefe de Expedientes Técnicos

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Jefe de Solventación de Observaciones

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Coordinación de Maquinaría Pesada

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Subdirección Operativa

Jorge Flores

Dirección de Seguridad Pública Municipal

Daniel Adrián Trujillo García

Subdirección Academica

Hugo Fabián Barrón Martínez

Subdirección Administrativa

Juan Carlos Godínez Arzola

Subdirección Operativa

José Luís Olguín Gómez

Dirección de Servicios Públicos Municipales

Luis Francisco López Chávez

Administración del Restro Municipal

Eduardo Manuel Villegas Juárez

Alumbrado Público

Luís Felipe Luna Morales

Departamento de Limpia

José Gilberto M. González Valero

Mercados y Comercio

Ángel Martín Saavedra

Subdirección de Servicios Públicos Municipales

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Administración del Rastro Municipal

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Alumbrado Público

Emisael Espinosa

Jefatura de Limpia

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Mercados y Comercio

desconocido o ya no ocupado

Dirección de Transito y Transporte Municipal

José Samuel Daniel Mercadillo Escobedo

Comandante Administrativo

Roberto Prado Baeza

Comandante Operativo

José Luís García Osornio

Jefe de Transporte Municipal

Jorge Salas Luna

Juridico de Transito y Transporte

Juan Víctor Manuel González Bautista

Dirección de Turismo, Fomento Económico y Relaciones Internacionales

Francisco Peyret García

Atención a Inversionistas y Mejora Regulatoria

Oscar Baltazar Arteaga Gil

Coordinación de Promoción de Inversiones y Gobierno Integral

Julián Roberto Villela Ríos

Coordinación de Relaciones Internacionales

Fabiola García Lasierna

Enlace de Empleo y Capacitación

Ma. Auxilio Ángeles Olalde

Enlace Institucional y Promoción Productiva

Tanía Noriz Martínez

Instituto Municipal de la Mujer

Araceli Martínez Sánchez

Oficialia Mayor Administrativa

José Alfredo Orduña Rodríguez

Departamento de Informática

Leopoldo Barcenas Hernández

Pensión Municipal

Jorge Armando Ramírez Capitán

Recursos Humanos

Cirila Margaíz Ramírez

Recursos Materiales

Laura Valadez Sánchez

Protección Civil

José Alan Álvarez Flores

Coordinación Municipal de Desastres

Ramiro Arroyo Guerrero

Secretaría del H. Ayuntamiento

Christopher Thomas Finkelstein Franyuti

Departamento de Fiscalización y Control Municipal

Rafael Torres Sánchez

Departamento de Jurídico

José Ramón Correa González

Secretaría Particular

Tomas Federico Ramírez

Sistema de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de San Miguel de Allende

Alfonso Sautto

Tesorería Municipal

José Eduardo Adrián Soria Cruz

Departamento de Catastro

Gustavo Arellano Arroyo

Departamento de Egresos

Mónica Barajas

Departamento de Ingresos

Jorge López Páez

Departamento de Predial

Saúl Bautista Espinosa

Programas Especiales

José Luis Pérez Arredondo

I’ve written quite a bit about The Ugly American Syndrome. In my columns, print and online magazines, and in every book I’ve written, I’ve mentioned this topic. I get a lot of mail from readers, either praising and agreeing with me or chiding and condemning me.

As of today, I think I will begin cutting Americans some slack, especially American expats in Mexico, regarding The Ugly American Syndrome. My visit to the bank today convinced me that maybe I’ve been too harsh and need to lighten up a bit. I think my readers (the chiders and condemners) in San Miguel de Allende might breathe a collective sigh of relief over this announcement.

What happened is something that should not have surprised or shocked me. I guess I simply have reached the end of my expat rope—at least today. When I get my quarterly royalty checks from my book publishers, I take them to my Mexican bank and deposit them. Because they are drawn on a foreign account in the States, there is understandably a hold on these checks.

I get that and it doesn’t bother me one bit.

But here is what I’ve been told ever since I began depositing royalty checks into this account:

“There will be a two-week hold on this check.”

At the end of two weeks, the wife and I go off to the ATM to check the balance and the funds are not there. We go back to the bank. The bank officer tells us:

“Oh, there is always a three-week hold on foreign checks.”

We wait another week, go to the ATM, and the funds aren’t there. So, we go again to the bank.

“Oh, there is a 22-day hold on all foreign checks.”

The next day, we go to the ATM and the funds are not there. We go into the bank:

“There must be some mistake. There is always a 25-day hold on all foreign checks.”

We wait three more days and go to the ATM to check things out. There are no funds. We drag ourselves into the bank with the wife trying to talk me out of murdering someone.

“Oh my, my! There is always a 30-day hold on all foreign checks.”

In Mexico, as I have written before, nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, is as it seems. Nothing will work with any degree of logic or reason known to the rest of the world. Here two weeks can mean pretty much any amount of time. In Guanajuato, Mexico, two weeks means many things. It can mean three weeks, twenty-two days, twenty-five days, or thirty days. And let me tell you, each bank employee will tell you something different each time you make a deposit. They will look you straight in the eye and tell you whatever comes to their minds, whether it is the truth or not.

What I do not get is just why no bank employee knows how anything works! This brings me to a conversation with an American expat who has lived in Mexico much longer than I have. She said once that what Mexico needs is a Business Manager. These people need a Business Manager in everything that has to do with anything to show them how things work. This is because in all aspects of life, at least in Guanajuato, no one who does anything that has to do with something knows just how it is suppose to work.

Trying to do banking in Guanajuato is not the only thing that doesn’t work. I would love to tell you that this is so but I would be lying.

Once we tried going to the movies. The theater manager was at a party and was having too good of a time to show up with the keys to the box office to sell tickets. She sent word that someone was welcome to come and get the keys and sell tickets, otherwise we would all have to wait.

Can you begin to imagine what would have happened in America when this movie theater manager finally showed up? She or he would have been lynched by the crowd.

Here is the really bad thing. This sort of “Qué Será, Será, whatever will be, will be…” service is vastly tolerated all over this country. The Mexican nationals, at least from my observation, seem to tolerate a level of service from providers that Americans and Europeans would not tolerate for a second!

Only those who have spent time internationally seem to be perturbed by those of their fellow countrymen who settle for or offer this, “The future’s not ours to see, Qué Será, Será…” service.

Well, the next time I see some American tourist or expat acting out The Ugly American Syndrome, I am going to march up to them, pat them on the back, and tell them, “I feel your pain, Bubba!”

by Douglas Bower

Article Source: EzineArticles.com

IGLESIA DE LA CONCEPCION. It was begun in the mid-17th century and financed partially through the support of the Canal familiy, who figured prominently in the town's ealy history. The domed roof, one of the largest in Mexico, wsa not completed until 1891. Supported by elegant Corinthian columns, it is believed to be the work of La Parroquia architect Zeferino Gutierrez.

IGLESIA DE SAN FRANCISCO. Build in the late 18th century, it is thought to be the work of Eduardo Tresguerras, who contributed to the design of many churches in central Mexico. Construction was financed through donations from wealthy families and the proceeds from bullfights. The intricate stone carvings gracing the exterior are a fine example of the ornate Churriguerreque style. The high-ceilinged interior contains statues, paintings and more carved stone. La Parroquia. The many-steepled church towers over the plaza and dominates the city. It was originally built in the late 17th century in a plain Fanciscan style, but 2 centuries later an Indian architect, Zeferino Gutierres, gave the church an imposing facelift. With no formal training, he added the tower and Gothic-style facade of pink-hued sandstone, supposedly using postcard pictures of French Gothic cathedrals as his inspiration. Inside, neoclassic stone altars have replaced earlier gilded wood ones. A statue of St. Michael the Archangel, namesake of both town and church (its official name is Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel), adorns the main altar. Chapels are located to the side and behind the main altar. The original bell, also referered to as St. Michael and cast in 1732, begins ringing early in the morning to summon parishioners; La Parroquia is still an active house of worship.

MUSEO CASA DE ALLENDE. The birthplace of Ignacio Allende now houses a historical museum. A plaque hanging ove the front door reads, "Here was born the one who was famous". Allende was one of the few early leaders of the War of Independence with actual military training. Together, he and Father Miguel Hidalgo organized a ragtag army and plotted strategies for overthrowing Spanish rule. Museum exhibits chronicle the region's history abd Allende's role in the struggle for freedom.

ORATORIO DE SAN FELIPE NERI. It was build by San Miguel's Indian population in the early 18th century. The original structure's facade of pink stone is still visible at the church's eastern end, along with a figure of Nuestra Senora de Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude). The southern exterior is newer and incorporates a baroque style. The church is notable fir its many domes in different shapes. The adjoining chapel, Santa Casa de Loreto, is behind the church. A grating blocks the chapel entrance, although its gilded altars can still be seen.

Text from "AAA Mexico Travelbook 1998"
There are a thousand and one descriptions of San Miguel de Allende written over the past decades. Here's one writer's short take:


San Miguel's reputation as an arts center was established by the founding of the Allende Institute. One of its American founders, Stirling Dickson, came to Mexico as a tourist in the 1930s and fell in love with the city. A painter and engraver, he helped inaugurate the institute in 1950 and was its director until 1987. The lovely building housing the school once was owned by the wealthy Canal familiy. Fountains, arcades and courtyards gardens grace the grounds of the campus, which has extensive classroom space, two are galleries, a theter and a library.

Students from throughout the Americas take advantage of the art and language classes offered, and the institute also functions as a campus abroad for several American and Canadian art schools. The Centro Cultural Bellas Artes, is also known as the Centro Cultural el Nigromante (its official name) and the Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramirez. It is a branch of the wellknown Instituto de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. The impressive building, which dates from the mid-18th century, was once the Convento de la Concepcion and features an immense, tree-shaded courtyard. It offers music, dance and visual arts classes; a bulletin board lists lectures and concerts given both here and elsewhere in the city. Several murals are also exhibited, including one by David Alfaro Siqueirs.

San Miquel is known for the variety and quality of its regionally produced handycrafts. Metalwork -- masks, trays, lanterns, picture frames and decorative objects made of tin, copper, brass, bronze and wrought iron -- and the design of local silversmiths are particularly worth seeking out. Also available are pottery, weaving, sculpture, straw items, hand-loomed cambaya cloth (a material frequently used to make skirts), and folk and traditional art.

The colonial furniture is some of the finest produced in Mexico. Open-air Mercado Ignacio Ramirez, the city market, fills the plaza in front of the Oratorio de San Felipe Neri, and spreads onto the surrounding streets. Livestock and fresh preduce share space with inexpensive everyday items and souvenirs at the cheaper end of the price scale. The Mercado de Artesanias consists of vendor stalls in an alley. Pricier boutiques are scatted throughout the downtown area. Art galleries are concentrated around the main plaza, and exhibit openings are big social events. Two that showcase both regional and national talents are Galeria San Miguel and Galeria Atena.