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GUANAJUATO Thanks to its imposing auditorium with its 1,800-seat capacity and its modern convention center for 2,000 people, the city of Guanajuato has been the venue for numerous international congresses and important forums, such as the State of the World Forum. Renowned figures such as Lech Walesa, Armand Mattelart, Rigoberta Menchú and Oscar Arias, along with outstanding personalities from the worlds of finance, industry and art have all come to Guanajuato. The city's expertise in mounting events of this kind is widely recognized thanks to its organization of the annual Cervantes International Arts Festival, which regularly features artists of the stature of the Bolshoi Ballet, Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Nureyev, to name just a few. Together with the Auditorium, the majestic Juárez Theater is the main venue for festival events, with a capacity of 740, along with the Teatro Principal (466 seats) and the Cervantes Theater (430). The city has a large number of hotels in the three-to-five-star range, sharing a total of 1,473 rooms, plus event rooms with enough space to cater for practically any need, as well as excellent tourist services giving friendly advice on event organization.