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City and municipality in Guanajuato, Mexico
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Salamanca is a city in Guanajuato, Mexico. An agricultural center of 273,000 people (2020), it is called The Granary of Mexico. It has beautiful buildings , walkways, streets and squares and shopping centers in its Historic Center and in the city. It is also the largest of four places called "Salamanca" in Mexico.
Clean, modern restaurant specializing in all kinds of seafood dishes. The ceviche is nicely spicy. Family friendly with a small kids play area.
Quiet place for a relaxed dinner. Traditional Mexican cuisine with enchiladas, chimichangas, gorditas, sopas. Affordable prices.
Extensive breakfast menu with pastries, eggs, hotcakes, chilaquiles and much more. Buffet breakfast on the weekends.
Casual garden-style restaurant with a nautical motif. Traditional Mexican cuisine.
Older, outdated hotel with limited service and barebones facilities, but some of the cheapest rates in town. Good choice for the undemanding backpacker crowd.
Comfortable, spacious, clean rooms. Affordable rates. Situated in a busy commercial area.
Comfortable, clean mid-range hotel with spacious rooms, free wifi, an on-site restaurant and a bar (Amazonas).
By car
Mexican Federal Highway 45 links the cities of Querétaro, Celaya, Irapuato, Silao and León; as well as Mexico City through Mexican Federal Highway 57.
By bus
The Salamanca Bus Station connects the city with other major cities in the country and with cities in the United States, such as Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
The city has more than 60 urban bus routes that cover the main neighborhoods. The price is M$10.
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