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Mexico Guanajuato

Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae © Ian Montgomery http://www.birdway.com.au

Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico. It is named after its capital city, Guanajuato, which comes from the local indigenous P'urhépecha language, meaning 'Hill of Frogs'. Las Ranas (the Frogs) is a nickname for people from this state as frogs are their state animal. The state of Guanajuato borders the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Querétaro to the east, Michoacán to the south, and Jalisco to the west. It has an area of 30,589 square kilometers (11,810.5 sq mi). In the 2005 census, the state had a population of 4,893,812 people. The literacy rate stands at about 88 percent.

contributor

Wikipedia
(GNU Free Documentation License)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanajuato

useful reading

Fieldguides, CDs etc.

For a selection of appropriate fieldguides and CDs etc see the general Mexico page of Fatbirder...

clubs

Fundacion Ecologica de Guanajuato

http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/guanajuato/guanbird.html
The Fundacion Ecologica de Guanajuato A.C. is a non-governmental organization established in March 1988. It promotes and initiates projects, cooperative programs, and investigations, and provides information and education about the state`s biological resources. The Fundacion supports the concept of ecodevelopment and works to implement it. Our plan is to achieve sustainable developmentÑthe foundation of a new relationship between humankind and nature. We believe conserving biological diversity and achieving sustainable management of resources must involve local inhabitants, land owners, and both direct and indirect users of the ecosystems. Therefore, since the beginning we have worked alongside the ONG Desarrollo Rural de Guanajuato A.C. (Rural Development Agency); which provides social services to inhabitants of rural areas such as those encompassed by the Santa Rosa Forest of Guanajuato...

Sociedad Audubon de México

http://www.audubonmex.org
The Sociedad Audubon de México (SAM) is an international partner of the National Audubon Society and is legally constituted as an Asociación Civil (a non-profit organization) under Mexican law. It shares with all other chapters of the National Audubon Society the following mission: to preserve or restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, for the benefit of humanity and the earth`s biological diversity...

reserves

El Charco del Ingenio

http://www.elcharco.org.mx/
Set in the heart of the central highlands of Mexico, this reserve covers more than 100 hectares adjacent the historic town and is the result of non-governmental efforts, begun in 1990, to rescue and protect an area of outstanding natural beauty, of ecological and historical importance...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!

2000 [July] - Terry Witt

http://maybank.tripod.com/Mexico/Guan-07-2000.htm
The town of San Miguel in the state of Guanajuato is occupied by 50,000 people of whom about 3000 are norte americanos. It is a popular spot to vacation for persons looking to find a bit of old Mexico and thus others such as myself may be roped into a visit by a non-birding spouse.

places to stay

Quinta Las Acacias

http://www.mexonline.com/acacias.htm
The house itself is built against the base of a mountain, providing a dramatic backdrop that has influenced the hotel design to the extent that a number of the suites lead onto charming terraces. Here the visitor can relax in more traditionally Mexican surroundings, amongst colorful floral arrangements, or enjoy the open-air Jacuzzi and take in the spectacular view.