El Pipila

Guanajuato has a funicular! We took it up the hill today to the statue of El Pipila. According to our Lonely Planet, it honors the guy who set fire to the Alhondiga gates on Sept. 28, 1810, enabling Hidalgo's forces to win the first victory of the independence movement. At the base it says, "Aun hay otras Alhondigas por incendiar" ("There are still other Alhondigas to burn"). Love it. Throughout our time here, we have glimpsed El Pipila up on the hill -- at night he's lit up. Plus, it's fun to say (there should be an accent on the first syllable, but I can't get blogger to do that formatting).