Touring the artistic side of San Miguel de Allende
Bumping over cobblestone streets in a 25-year-old Jeep driven by Colleen Sorenson, founder of Street Art Tours, was my introduction to San Miguel de Allende, the colorful colonial-era city 6,000 feet above sea level in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico's central highlands.
As the Jeep wound through several barrios, or districts, outside El Centro, the historical heart of the city, I craned my neck to catch glimpses of the murals that covered the high-sided walls of homes, restaurants and businesses, transforming the neighborhoods into open-air galleries.
"My focus is on the history and evolution of San Miguel's street art movement, which I have been documenting ever since permission was secured in 2013 for legal painting on the streets," Sorenson said.
