Nightmarks in Guanajuato
6 nightmarks documented
Casa de Sierra Nevada — the colonial ghosts of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
A colonial lady inspects the guest rooms and straightens the covers of this luxury San Miguel de Allende hotel — the former mistress of the house still runs a tight ship.
Museo de las Momias — the screaming mummies of Guanajuato's famous museum
Over 100 naturally preserved mummies scream silently from their glass cases — visitors report the figures moving, moaning, and reaching out in Guanajuato's macabre museum.
Mineral de Pozos — the dead miners of Guanajuato's forgotten silver town
Phantom pickaxes ring from sealed mine shafts and dead miners carry lanterns through the ruins — Mineral de Pozos was abandoned in 1920, but the workers never clocked out.
Casa de las Brujas — the House of the Witches in Guanajuato
19th-century witchcraft rituals summoned something that never left — candles light themselves and phantom incantations echo through the House of the Witches in Guanajuato.
Callejón del Beso — the star-crossed lovers of Guanajuato's Kiss Alley
Romeo and Juliet of Guanajuato — a father stabbed his daughter on the balcony while her lover kissed her dying hand across the alley. Now couples must kiss on the third step.
Casa de los Lamentos — the House of Laments in Guanajuato where a serial killer's victims cry
A serial killer's victims still scream from the basement of this Guanajuato mansion — behind the colourful colonial façade, the House of Laments earns its name nightly.