Climbing Near La Tinaja, Guanajuato

A great place to get in some routes if you're passing through or staying in San Luis Potosí. Most routes seemed to be in the 5.8 to 5.10- region with a few being a little more difficult. Shade can be found the majority of the day and the approach is short and straightforward. Simply drive to El Peaje dam and park in the large dirt parking lot just off of the road (22.093278, -101.099524). From here, walk across the dam with the blue railings guiding you on each side. Go down the ladder, walk across the dam and go up the next ladder. From here you will find the approach trail that takes you to the crag. The crag will be easily visible from the parking area as well as while you are walking to it.

Enjoyable climbing on fairly clean rock. Well bolted with good movement. Some of the toughest routes at the crag are in this area. When looking at the crag from the approach, this is the furthest left area before going down and around the bend (La Esquina) before reaching Las Encondidas. Look for the clean looking rock with bolted cracks going up it.

It is mostly sunny, if they day is windy you can feel a strong wind because of the altitude just watch the weather. Access is very easy, you can do some routes by top-rope by climbing at the top of the routes to setup your rope but only if there is a path. Sometimes its more tricky you'll have to make a detour or climb a little bit to reach the top, but sometimes it's just not doable to put your rope first and will have to climb the route by lead. (30% of the routes can be top-rope the rest is lead)I think La Buda should be listed as its own subarea under Guanajuato  From the center of the city, Guanajuato. You have to go towards la Presa and get on the Panoramica Road and drive up until you find Camino a la Cueva de San Ignacio. You can drive up all the way to the climbing zone, it's kinda tricky but still drivable. It is recommended to have a car that is good for rocky roads or you can always walk from the start of the path.There are other ways to reach the Panoramica road but the most common is to past from the center of the city:El Cerro de La Bufa - Google Maps (There is the exact location of the climbing area to look on google maps)Once you reach the parking area, you will see a sign that you have arrived to the climbing area and there are 2 paths to climb higher for the other routes. There are some routes before going trough the two paths but the most interesting part is on both side of the mountain, there are a lot of available routes.