» Guanajuato's the name of a state in Mexico and that state's capital city, as well as a river in the area. This article's about the state. For the city, see Guanajuato, Guanajuato; for the river, see Guanajuato River Guanajuato's a state in the central highlands of Mexico. It's named after its capital city, Guanajuato, which comes from the local indigenous P'urhépecha language, meaning "Hill of Frogs". Las Ranas ("the Frogs")'s a nickname for people from this state as frogs are their stat… (More on Guanajuato)