CASA ZUNINGA
Rick's tours also include the mines.
Guanajuato was built on silver.
The Spaniards funded their nation on minerals plucked from the rich mines in the hills around Guanajuato.
The silver created a beautiful city lined with plazas, colonial buildings, cathedrals, museums, theaters and more.
The silver also came out on the backs of enslaved indigenous peoples.
Padre Hidalgo, from a nearby town, grew greatly concerned about the plight of such peoples and with others -- who paid for their revolutionary activities with their lives -- rebelled against mother Spain on the very streets of Guanajuato.
The couple in this photo is Bob and Lucy.
They're from New York City and they joined me on a trip down Boca Mina.
The trip is a bit claustrophobic, even though you don't go very far down the mine.
Everybody at the mine -- and every other historic site in town -- knows Rick.
He should run for mayor of GTO.
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