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Aguascalientes |
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Aguascalientes, one of Mexico's smallest states, is
located in the high central plain, bordered by the states of Zacatecas
and Jalisco. The state consists of 11 municipalities, its capital being
the city of Aguascalientes. As it's name suggests, Aguascalientes boasts
of thermal mineral springs, one of which is Ojo Caliente situated in the
capital. The highest elevation in the state is SIerra Fria, with an
altitude of 3,050 meters (or 10,000 feet) above sea level. Climate is
largely temperate semi-dry (winter) to sub-humid (summer) with average
annual temperatures between 17 and 20 degrees Celsius (62.5 - 68 F)
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Cities, Towns and Areas of Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Asientos
Calvillo
Cosio
El Llano
Jesús María
La Misión
Pabellón de
Arteaga
Tepezalá
| The city was founded on 22 October 1575 by Juan de Montoro as a postal service rest stop between the city of Zacatecas and Mexico City. Although its founders did not envision it becoming a major city, it became the capital of the newly formed state of the same name when its territory was split off from the adjacent state of Zacatecas in 1835. When the state separated from Zacatecas, Aguascalientes raced ahead in its development, while the state of Zacatecas remained behind in comparison. The name originates from the Spanish words, "aguas calientes" meaning "hot waters," part of the original name of "Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de las Aguas Calientes" (Village of our Lady of Ascension of the Hot Waters). When the city was first settled by Juan de Montoro and 12 families, it was given this name for its abundance of hot springs. These thermal features are still in demand in the city's numerous spas and even exploited for domestic use. People from Aguascalientes (both the city and the state) are known by the whimsical Spanish demonym hidrocálidos or "hydrothermal" people. |
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The Holiday Inn is located in the heart
of downtown. The hotel has 106 rooms (includes 97 standard rooms, 1
handicap and 8 suites) all equipped with cable TV (CNN, ESPN, TNT)
coffeemaker, irons and ironing boards, AM/FM alarm clocks, phone jack for
internet, direct dial digital phone system, hair dryers and a mini
refrigerator. Hotel services and amenities include: Buffet Breakfast, complimentary daily - Free Morning Newspaper Delivered to Room - Health & Fitness Center (On-Site) with one fixed bicycle, one scalator, one multiple exercise station, one treadmill - Daily Housekeeping - Dry Cleaning Pickup/Laundry - Foreign Currency Exchange - Business Services such as Copying, E-mail & Internet, Facsimile, PC available, Printer, Wireless Data Connection, Ice Machine - Safety Deposit Box available at Front Desk - A/C Public Areas - Porter/Bellman. The La Rueda restaurant is located in the hotel and services Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The restaurant serves Mexican Food. |
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Asientos
Asientos is a town and municipality in the Mexican state
of Aguascalientes. Asientos serves as the administrative centre
for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The
municipality reported 37,763 inhabitants in the 2000 census.
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Calvillo
The town serves as municipal seat of
the municipality. Calvillo is the second most populated city in
the state, surpassed in importance only by the capital city. It
is located to the western part of the state, at about 52
kilometers of the city of Aguascalientes. It stands in the
southwestern corner of the state. It is bounded by Jalisco and
Zacatecas. Calvillo is one of the richest, most prosperous
municipalities in Aguascalientes.
During the French invasion of Mexico, the north part of the valley of Huajuacar in which Calvillo lays, was occupied by the French. At the time, they intermixed with the descendants of Spaniards which already inhabited the south part of the valley. This fact made Calvillo the municipality with most Caucasian-origin inhabitants in the state, compared with the other municipalities.
Calvillo has to offer several attractions and interesting places. One of them is the Main Square, dated from 1778 is famous for its orange trees In this square is Eagle Trail which indicates the Independence route. The temple of our Lord of the Salitre, built in 1772, in which interior the paintings are considered true jewels of religious art. The beautiful dome toppling the church has an exceptional size and diameter. Its rarest feature is that it is made as a single architectural piece; so, for domes like this one, there exist only five in the whole world. There are also exquisite frescoes depicting the life of St Joseph, the patron of the city. The Guadalupe Temple is another important church with majestic towers. Another interesting place is the Malpaso Dam. The outskirts of Calvillo are a magnet for tourists. The Sierra del Laurel, south of the town, is a prolongation of Sierra Fría and highly sought-after by rock climbers because of its steep sides. Also nearby are the La Cordorniz Dam, and the ex-convent of the Tepozán, where, at the bottom of the gully, there is a rocky area with cave paintings. The prehistoric paintings of El Tepozan show diverse figures in different colors imprinted in various eras. Very close to these two attractions, in the town of La Panadera, it is still practiced the old craft of embroidery and unthreading or "deshilados", the state's craft by excellence. Calvillo is the largest guava producer in Mexico and famous for its superb confectionery and liqueurs made from this fruit, which you can sample at the Guava Fair held during the first week of December. The economy in Calvillo is centered on the guava, although there is other agriculture and a great deal of commerce. Calvillo is better known as the world capital of the guava. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvillo,_Aguascalientes for additional information.)
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Cosio
Cosío is a municipality in the Mexican state of
Aguascalientes. he municipality reported 12,619 inhabitants in
the 2000 census. (Information
provided by
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El Llano
El Llano is a
municipality in the
Mexican
state of
Aguascalientes. The municipality population was
reported at 15,327 inhabitants in the
2000 census and 17,115 for 2005. The municipal seat is the city of Palo Alto.
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Jesús María
Jesús María is a city and its surrounding
municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The
municipality reported 82,623 inhabitants in the 2005 census. Its
municipal seat (population 38,631, the second-largest city in
the state) is located so close to the state capital city of
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes that it has been swallowed by it,
rendering it part of Aguascalientes metropolitan area (pop.
805,666 in 2005), with the function of a suburban area. The
municipality has an area of 499.18 km² (192.73 sq mi). Its
largest other town is called Jesús Gómez Portugal (Margaritas). (Information
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La Misión
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Pabellón de Arteaga is in the central part of the
state. The town serves as municipal seat of the municipality. At
the census of 2005, the town had a population of 26,797
inhabitants, the third-largest community in the state behind
Aguascalientes and Jesús María. The municipality had a
population of 38,912 and an area of 199.33 km² (76.97 sq mi).
Its largest other town is named Emiliano Zapata.Its principal
public party is in November 20Th in a party called Feria de La
Revolucion who commemorates the national uprising against
Porfirio Diaz in 1910.a lot of people of this town study and
work in Aguascalientes. Its about a half hour driving to
Aguascalientes. Every half hour a public transportation service
called Las Combis go to Aguascalientes.
Pabellon counts with three high schools, two junior high schools, and about 6 elementary schools. On Mondays a traveling marketplace called El Tianguis set shop on the streets of Pabellon, where most of the people come to buy their groceries. They also carry clothing, and house wares. Many people from neighboring small towns do their shopping there. The young people of Pabellon like to hang out in the Jardin which is a place in the center of town filled with benches and trees for shade. Pabellon its also known as Pabeyork, a term used by young adults, and teenagers. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabell%C3%B3n_de_Arteaga for additional information.)
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Rincón de Romos
Rincón de Romos is a town is located in the northern
part of the state. The town had a 2005 census population of 25,815 inhabitants,
the fourth-largest community in the state. It serves as municipal seat of the
municipality, which has an area of 372.93 km² (143.99 sq mi), and a population
of 45,471.Rincon de Romos is a town were people is mainly catholic In Rincon de
Romos celebrate a "Fiesta" to the Senor de las Angustias on January with dances
and pirotenic games, he has his church in downtown. Most of the people work as a
teachers. There lived some years ago a priest called Padre Nieves who people
think make miracles have a church and a lot of people go to rincon de Romos to
pray for a miracle. Rincon de Romos has the biggest rural hospital ruled by
government of Aguascalientes. The largest other community is Pabellón de
Arteaga, in the southwestern part of the municipality. (Information
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San Francisco
de los Romo
San Francisco de los Romo is a town and its surrounding
municipality of the same name is located in the central part of the state. The town, which is
the sixth-largest community in the state, is located at the northwest corner of
the municipality and serves as its municipal seat. It had a 2005 census
population of 13,262 inhabitants. The municipality, which has an area of 134.07
km² (51.76 sq mi), reported a population of 28,832. (Information
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San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes
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Tepezalá
Tepezalá is a municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The municipality reported 16,508 inhabitants in the 2000 census. Tepezala is located on the foothills of the eastern mountains of the state, a land rich in minerals and arid in vegetation that was on the old Silver Route during the 16th century, which brought so much wealth to the region and help conquer the inhospitable north of Mexico. The small city of the same name serves as the administrative capital: Tepezalá, whose mines made it famous and brought wealth to the state. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepezal%C3%A1,_Aguascalientes for additional information.)
Tepezalá is a municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The municipality reported 16,508 inhabitants in the 2000 census. Tepezala is located on the foothills of the eastern mountains of the state, a land rich in minerals and arid in vegetation that was on the old Silver Route during the 16th century, which brought so much wealth to the region and help conquer the inhospitable north of Mexico. The small city of the same name serves as the administrative capital: Tepezalá, whose mines made it famous and brought wealth to the state. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepezal%C3%A1,_Aguascalientes for additional information.)
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Getting To and Around Aguascalientes
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Catedral Basilica (Cathedral Basilica)
Temple of San Marcos (Temple of Saint Mark)
Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace)
Museum of Aguascalientes, located on Zaragoza 507, Centro. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am - 7 pm
Museo Regional de Historia, located on V. Carranza 118, Centro. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am - 7 pm
Museo de Jose Guadalupe Posada, located at Jardin del Encino, Centro. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am - 6pm. Exhibits works by renown the engraver and artist who is known particularly for his calaveras or skeleton figures which satirized political scenes up until the Mexican Revolution.
Festivities for Ntra. Sra. de la Asuncion: The patron saint of the city of Aguascalientes is Ntra. Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the Assumption), and the whole city celebrates her from August 1st to 15th every year. Festivities include processions, dances (la danza de matlachines), music and parades.
Feria Nacional de San Marcos (Saint Marks Fair)
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