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    Mina Experimental El Nopal

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    Callejoneada - Very charismatic student performers and catchy songs

    Callejoneada

    4.2(22 reviews)
    1.7 km

    Despite the fact that I speak only enough Spanish to count and order a meal, I couldn't resist the…read morechance to join a Callejoneada while in Guanajuato. For a price of $8US per person, this is a lot of entertainment even if you have no idea what's being said. You will no doubt notice the attractively costumed performers in town, mostly at the Jardin de la Union. It's these performers who will lead you through the streets in the evening, playing their instruments, singing, and telling stories. They will also offer additional things for sale including huge clay pots containing your choice of tequila or vodka drinks and other things I won't mention, not wanting to give away any surprises. In truth, I had essentially no idea of what was being said but in no time I was singing along and swaying to the lyrics of one song that was oft repeated. It's fair to say that everyone had a smile on their face pretty much the entire time. There's a good deal of walking, up and down the charming streets of Guanajuato as well as stopping for stories, jokes, and music. I got my tickets on TripAdvisor but you can also purchase from tourist booths in town or from the performers themselves. I can't imagine coming to Guanajuato and not partaking in the Callejoneada experience. Surely more fun if you understand the stories but the joy of the whole performance is undeniable.

    Even though this is a great event to take when you visit this city, you have to be aware of all the…read morepromises they make in order to hook you up. We came here on December 28th (yes, Mexican fools day) and when we parked our cars we we're approached by Miguel, who is the Public Relations director of Tuna Compostela. He gave us a good deal as he did not charge us for our kids and gave us an adult for free and that if we wanted to go, we had to purchase them right away as they have limited attendance. BTW we were a group of 18 people. So far it was good until we showed up to our 8:15pm show where he had promised we were going to have 80 min of "callejoneada" with a big entertainer (El Gordo), as well as a "porrón" for our fruit juice. He did say they no longer serve alcohol. Well, long story short we did not get our "porrón", they started with a nice show in front of Iglesia de San Diego, and then departed to start the "callejoneada" with approximately 150 people!!!! It was insane! We could barely catch up with the crowd. We decided to go back and select a different show. We waited until the one at 9pm as it seemed less attended. Well, we were probably over a hundred customers walking along the stretched streets of Guanajuato. It was scary at some point as you could barely move in some of the streets...some of them are so narrow that it can only fit 2 persons! So you can imagine waiting for all the crowd to go through this bottleneck. As we moved along, they played nicely. However with so many people in the streets, we didn't arrive at the most iconic place: "Callejón del Beso". You could barely get into that street. So they left us a block from there and then they finished the show. It's good if they truly adhered to their promises. But this was disheartening as we won't trust again next time we are here...we will walk on our own and just watch their show at the church. Disappointed...

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    Callejoneada - Ended on the steps of the University where the full story of the kissing street was acted out w/ guests. Lots of fun.

    Ended on the steps of the University where the full story of the kissing street was acted out w/ guests. Lots of fun.

    Callejoneada - A walk, live music, stories, & drinks for about $8US.

    A walk, live music, stories, & drinks for about $8US.

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