One of the most commonly used dried chiles in Mexican cuisine, Guajillo is the name mirasol chiles take on when dried.

Here, the Pueblo Chile goes by the name Mirasol — "looks at the sun," in Spanish — because the fruits grow upward instead of hang off a stem like most peppers of its size.

It's chile roasting season in Colorado, and if you want to buy local, stick with Mirasol, Big Jim or Anaheim peppers from Pueblo-area farmers, many of whom will be at the Pueblo Chile and Frijoles ...

A Pueblo chile — named Mirasol, for the upward-reaching (rather than downward-hanging) fruit that grows “facing the sun” — is typically meatier than the long and slender Hatch.

Pueblo-grown Mirasol chiles grow upward, thus earning their Spanish name which denotes "looking at the sun." According to the Pueblo Chile Growers Association, ...

The story of Colorado’s green chiles begins in 1910, when the Mirasol pepper made its way from Mexico to Pueblo. The ancestor of the Mosco, the Mirasol has the signature flavor but is smaller ...