Wednesday, January 17 Last Saturday, we hiked to La Bufa, one of the bluffs surrounding Guanajuato. We were instructed to take a left at El Pipila and start climbing. After scrambling up scree slopes, walking on cattle trails and passing several parked cars, this is where we ended up. I think La Bufa is actually the mountain behind Dave - just missed it! In any case, it was a beautiful day and a great view. On Sunday, we joined an Escuela Mexicana outing to the nearby town of San Miguel de Allende. It’s basically an upscale version of Guanajuato (the Carmel of central Mexico). Sometimes its called gringolandia because of all the U.S. retirees living there (about 20,000 as compared to about 200 in Guanajuato). The town is lovely--orange, yellow and red houses topped with lush
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