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Curious San Miguel de Allende

How did this UNESCO town get named? Why is it so artsy? How did postcards build a church?

01/18/2019 | Rating TV-G

Curious San Miguel de Allende

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Curious Traveler

Curious San Miguel de Allende

Season 3 Episode 305 | 25m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

How did this UNESCO town get named? Why is it so artsy? How did postcards build a church?

How did this UNESCO town in Mexico get such a curious name? And what does the Mexican Hairless Dog have to do with it? Why are there so many grand mansions in such a small town? What do postcards have to do with its soaring Gothic church? Why is there an art school in a former convent? And how did San Miguel de Allende become an art colony?

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Curious San Miguel de Allende

Season 3 Episode 305 | 25m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

How did this UNESCO town in Mexico get such a curious name? And what does the Mexican Hairless Dog have to do with it? Why are there so many grand mansions in such a small town? What do postcards have to do with its soaring Gothic church? Why is there an art school in a former convent? And how did San Miguel de Allende become an art colony?

01/18/2019 | Rating TV-G

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