Guanajuato has several viewpoints, each having something special. The viewpoint at the lighthouse is special to me because I honestly didn’t find the way up on my own, but went up with a friend who was living in Guanajuato at the time and – to be honest – I can’t remember where the entrance was. The second reason why the viewpoint from the lighthouse is special to me is because the path led up through pure nature. The third and final aspect that makes the viewpoint special is that it is local. Meaning that it is a little further off the beaten track and therefore not a tourist spot at all. My friend and I, for example, were up there on our own and didn’t meet a single soul either on the way up or on the way down. Even though the view is really beautiful.
On the way down, we admittedly took a somewhat unorthodox route that led cross-country because my friend had found his own way down. I was a little sceptical at first, but I discovered some really beautiful nature between the mountains and grasses and got to know Guanajuato from a completely different perspective.

Go or not? I would say so, yes. It’s not the first viewpoint I would go to – that’s Pipila – but it’s really beautiful up there and much quieter than Guanajuato usually is. You also pass the dams and the Park Florencio Antillón on the way.