Hikers want monument for Citla, The Guardian Angel of the Mountain

Citla, the "Guardian Angel of the Mountain", as hikers called him, died on September 28, 2017, and since then mountaineers from different parts of Mexico, together with their friends and acquaintances, are seeking permission to build a monument at the foot of the dog's grave, said Hilario Aguilar Aguilar, municipal trustee of Chalchicomula de Sesma.

"The National Commission of Protected Areas rejected the permit to install the monument dedicated to Citla, and we are waiting for a request that was made to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), of whom we have confidence will grant us the . . .