Cañada, Guanajuato

La Cañada (officially known as Cañada de Caracheo)[1] is a small town in the municipality of Cortazar, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

[2] City elevation is 1 mile (5643 feet) above sea level; with a population of about 2,400.

La Cañada is known for having some of the richest cultures in the state, with the Fiesta del Padre Nieves every March 10 and the Fiesta de La Virgen de los Dolores starting a week before Easter Sunday, and running from Thursday 12 pm to Monday 6 am, with festivities throughout the year including the Novenas during the summer, Dia del Joven, Fiestas Patrias, and November 11 to commemorate the beatification of Fray Elías del Socorro Nieves in the Vatican.

[citation needed] (Cañada de Caracheo has its own saint.)

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