The Caves of Saint Ignacio

Encantada Cave - Los Picachos Cave - La Cueva Nueva

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Location:	Guanajuato city, Cerro La Bufa.
Open:	no restrictions
Fee:	free
Classification:	Karst cave
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Last update:	$Date: 2011/12/13 09:02:34 $

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The Caves of Saint Ignacio are three small natural caves. All those caves are connected with Saint Ignacio. On 31-JUL every year the city of Guanajuato has a fiesta called fiesta de La Cueva or San Ignacio fiesta. Some just call it cave day. On this day, the birthday of the Saint, the people have fiesta all day, from midnight to midnight. They go to La Cueva Nueva for a mass dedicated to San Ignacio.

Originally the fiesta took place in Cueva Encantada, but this cave was too far away. So it was held for some years at Cueva Los Picachos, but this cave is also not used any more. Today the mass is held at La Cueva Nueva.

See also

• Search Google for "The Caves of Saint Ignacio"
• La Fiesta in la Cueva by Homero Adame Martínez.
• L'origine de la Fête de la Grotte de Saint Ignacio by Aurora Jáuregui de Cervantes. ()

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