The indigeneous people
huichols, live in the north of Jalisco. It is hard to
get to the towns of Huichols, as they arere somewhat
isolated because of the mountains. They call themselves
wixarica, "The People," in their own language.
The name Huichol comes from their name in the Nahuatl
language. Their language belongs to the linguistic
division of Cora-chol, from the Familie Uto-Aztec. This
language is related to the nahuatl language. (Information provided by
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| The capital of Jalisco is the city of
Guadalajara. In the 2005 census, Jalisco had a population of
6,752,113 people. Jalisco is known for being the birthplace of
mariachi music.
The state of Jalisco borders the
Pacific Ocean to the west, and the
states of
Nayarit to the northwest,
Zacatecas,
Durango,
Aguascalientes,
San Luis Potosí to the north,
Guanajuato to the east, and
Colima and
Michoacán to the south. It has an area of 79,085 km2
(30,535 sq mi). Mexico's largest freshwater lake,
Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco.
Jalisco is the center of the Mexican tequila industry, and the town of
Tequila, which gave its name to the famous liquor, is located there. The
volcanic soil covering much of the state of Jalisco is particularly well
suited for the cultivation of the blue agave plant, which is used as the
base for tequila. |
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Cities, Towns and Areas of Jalisco
Using the alpha list below, find the city
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Ajijic
Ajijic is a town about 3 miles from, and a part of, the municipality
of
Chapala, in the State of
Jalisco,
Mexico.
Situated on the north shore of
Lake
Chapala, surrounded by mountains, Ajijic enjoys a moderate climate year
round. The population is around 15,000. Ajijic is located 5046 feet above sea
level in the vast central Mexican plateau that is home to the
Sierra Madre mountain range. The Chapala Lake basin has a
year round average temperature of about 72 degrees. The
temperature ranges from a low of about 50 degrees in the winter
months, to a high of about 90 degrees in summer. The rainy
season begins in June and lasts until October with an average
rainfall of approximately 34 inches.
Up until the arrival of the Spanish, the region was occupied by nomadic Indian
tribes, probably the Cocas tribe that settled the northern shore. There seem to
be many explanations, and meanings, for the names Chapala and Ajijic, all of
which are Indian place names, probably derived from
Nahuatl, the
native language of the area.
The Chapala region, especially Ajijic, has become a destination
for Americans and Canadians, either escaping the high cost of
living north of the border, or freezing winters in Canada. These
reasons, along with the agreeable climate, have increased the
area's population and it appears this trend may continue, as the
baby boomers reach retirement age. (Information provided by
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Arandas
Arandas is located in the 'Los Altos' region in the eastern
part of the state. Arandas is also the name of the
municipality's main township and the center of the municipal
government. It is approximately 2 hours east of
Guadalajara. The population of the town of Arandas was
46,099 as of the census of 2005. The town's main plaza is named
Plaza Hidalgo after
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, father of Mexico's war of
independence. The municipality's population as of the census of
2005 was 80,193 and its area was 478 square miles;
however, both of these figures have been significantly reduced
since 2007 with the creation of the municipality of
San Ignacio Cerro Gordo from the western part of what was
formerly part of the Arandas municipality. San Ignacio Cerro
Gordo was the second-largest community in the municipality
before the split, with a population of 9,485 inhabitants, but
the largest remaining community besides the city of Arandas is
Santa María del Valle, with a census population of 3,902
inhabitants. Arandas is the main
Tequila production center in the Los Altos region, one of
the two principle tequila producing regions in the state of
Jalisco. (The other is the region around the town of Tequilla.) (Information provided by
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Atoyac
Atoyac serves as the administrative centre for the
municipality of the same name. Its name derives from the
Nahuatl Atoya-k, which means to "Place near the
river". About 36,000 thousand years ago this region was covered
by the waters that formed an immense lake.
The municipality of Atoyac is located in the
southern region of the state of
Jalisco at a height of 1,350 meters above sea
level. It limits the north with the
municipality of
Zacoalco de Torres and
Teocuitatlán de Corona, the south with
Sayula and
Gómez Farías; to the east with
Teocuitatlán de Corona and
Concepción de Buenos Aires and to the west
with
Amacueca and
Techaluta de Montenegro. The municipal territory of Atoyac has a
surface of 235.81 km². Atoyac has parties every
single February. Everyone who lives there goes
to the center of the town called "La Plaza" to
celebrate. In the plaza they sell food and
antiques. The plaza also has games where one can
win prizes.
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Autlán
Autlán de Navarro is a city and its surrounding
municipality of the same name in the
Costa Sur region of the southwestern part of the state of
Jalisco in
Mexico. At the Mexican census of 2005, the city, which
serves as the municipal seat, had a population of 42,112
inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 53,269.
The municipality has a surface area of 962.9 km² (371.78 sq mi),
giving a population density of 55.32 per km². The mayor is
Francisco Fernando Guerrero Moreno (2007-2009). The name
comes from the
Nahuatl language, Aotli (water way, water channel
or water ditch) and Tlan (place of or near)
and means next to the water ditch. Famous blues musician
Carlos Santana was born in this town in 1947.
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Azqueltán
Azqueltán is a settlement located on the banks of the
Bolaños River in the municipality of
Villa Guerrero,
Jalisco,
Mexico. Azqueltán means "place of the
ants"
in the
Tepehuán language. According to
John Alden Mason, the town was originally a settlement of
the indigenous
Tepehuan who migrated to the isolated canyon location in the
13th or 14th Century AD following droughts in the northern
Sierra Madre and
Arizona during that time. In 1534, Spaniards arrived in the
area and
Huichol groups settled in the surrounding areas, most likely
as a result of Spanish incursion into their homelands to the
East. In the eighteenth century, historically Tepehuan lands
outside of the river canyon were taken over by Spaniards and
Tlaxcaltecs brought to the region as colonizers by the
Spaniards. While other historically Tepecano settlements in the
region such as
Totatiche and Temastian lost their Tepecano identity due to
migration of the Spanish and Tlaxacaltecs, inhabitants of
Azqueltan, isolated in the river canyon, maintained their
Tepehuán identity and
language through the beginning of the 20th century. In more recent years,
Huichol inhabitants of the surrounding areas settled in the
village. (Information provided by
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Bajío de San José
Bajío de San José is a town in the district of
Encarnación de Díaz in
Jalisco that is composed of two villages: Rangel, which was
founded in the 19th century, and Bajío de San José. The town is
noted for
dairy products and
furniture; moreover, it has more than seven furniture
stores, a large number for a town of 8,000 inhabitants. Bajio
de San Jose is 30 minutes away from the city of
Aguascalientes. Citizens from el Bajio de San Jose has
access to 4 highways going north to Aguascalientes, south to
Lagos de Moreno, east to Las Gueras and west to
Encarnacion de Diaz. Being on the edge of Jalisco's state
line its only six km away from the border state line of
Jalisco with
Aguascalientes.
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Barra de Navidad is a small town located
on the western coast-line of the Mexican state of
Jalisco. The town of Barra de Navidad (Christmas
Sandbar) with a population of 7000+ is a small farming
and fishing community located on the east end of the
Bahía de Navidad, 60 km north of Manzanillo. In recent
years, the Jalisco state government has promoted Barra
as a tourist attraction of the Costalegre. The
beachfront fronting the sandbar arks toward San
Patricio, Jalisco 4.5 kilometers to the west. The
history of "modern" Barra de Navidad dates back to the
mid-1500s when the Spanish used it for ship building,
repairs and a jumping off point to the Philippines. A
monument has been erected as a memory to these journeys
at the end of the jetty.
The large lagoon behind Barra de Navidad is criss-crossed by small fishing boats gathering scallops and transporting visitors and locals from Barra to Isla Navidad and the Grand Bay Hotel, recently voted the Number One hotel/resort in Mexico by the Travel Channel. These boats (panga taxies) also carry passengers to and from the small Colima community of Colimilla where restaurants line the shore. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barra_de_Navidad,_Jalisco for additional information.) |
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Brizuela
Atemajac de Brizuela is a small town in the southeast
sierra of Jalisco, Mexico, 64 km southwest of Guadalajara, between Highways 80
and 401. Its population as of 1990 was 3,790.
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Buen Pais
Buen Pais is a small town located in the state of
Jalisco,
Mexico. It has about 300 citizens. It's close to two major
cities,
Colima and
Guadalajara. For the most part Buen Pais produces
corn and
agave.
There is also a small
silver mine. Buenpais is also known for its rough terrain which
bicyclists enjoy using . In October of 2007 there was a video made featuring
cyclists using there roads for bicycle races it also has many pictures of the
town featured in the video. There is also much demand for agave by a tequila company who
produces a tequila by the name of Buen Pais. (Information provided by
Wikipedia. Click on
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| The town of Chamela sits on the south end of a bay called the Bahía de Chamela, or "Chamela Bay", on Federal Highway 200. San Mateo and Punta Pérula are the two other towns on the bay. It is 8 miles north of the better known resort of Careyes. Chamela was a port during Spanish colonial times, often visited by galleons. Ruins of a colonial era fortification, named after Alonso de Avalos, still remain. Also known as Island Bay, Chamela's islands were declared a protected nature sanctuary by the Mexican government on April 9, 2001. It is a mostly undeveloped tourism destination, although several companies have announced plans to develop resorts on the bay. A project to develop a marina on the bay's north point (Punta Perula) has been superseded by Roberto Hernandez Ramirez plan to develop a marina in Careyes, approximately 8 miles to the south. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamela,_Jalisco for additional information.) |
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Chapala
Chapala is a city in the central Mexican state of
Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater
lake. According to the 1990 census, its population is 15,664. Chapala is 28
miles south-southeast of Guadalajara, on Mexico Highway 44. Although there
are several theories as to the origin of the city's name, the most likely is
that it comes from Chapalac, the name of the last chief of the Nahuatl-speaking
indigenous people of the region. Chapala became an official municipality on
September 10, 1864, by decree of the Jalisco State Congress. Chapala, along with
its namesake lake, is well established as a weekend getaway destination
primarily for inhabitants of the city of Guadalajara. Most of the area's
expatriate population (originating primarily from the United States and Canada)
reside not in the city proper but in and around Ajijic, a village of
approximately 5,000 inhabitants located approximately 5 miles west of Chapala.
Many of these residents, a large proportion of whom are retirees, spend only the
winter in the Chapala area, returning north for the warmer months. (Information provided by
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Chimaltitán
Chimaltitán is bordered on the north by the
municipalities of Totatiche and Villa Guerrero, to the east by the state of
Zacatecas, to the south by the municipality of San Martín de Bolaños and to the
west by the municipality of Bolaños.
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ChiquilistlánChiquilistlán is located in the Sierra Tapalpa mountains, at the foot of a hill called Chiquilichi, some 75 kilometres to the south-west of state capital of Guadalajara.
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| Cihuatlán is a coastal municipality in the
Mexican state of
Jalisco.
Its main city is also named Cihuatlán. The word Cihuatlán is compounded
of two words of
nahuatl
origin: Zihua, woman, and Tlán place; therefore Cihuatlán
means Place of women.
The town was founded at the
Marabasco river. In town lived about 500 women and
just only 20 men. The first spanish expedition to the
Jalisco coastal zone was leaded by
Gonzalo de Sandoval. In an inform from
Hernán Cortés to the King of Spain, dated from 1528,
it mentions the Province of Cihuatlán assuring that the
island was a Place of Women and there was a lot of gold
and pearls. By decree dated from the 14th. of November 1824, passed from the department of Tuxcacuesco to Cuautitlán. By decree of the President of the Republic, dated from the 16th. of december of 1825, the harbour Barra de Navidad is habilitated for coasting and foreign trade. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cihuatl%C3%A1n,_Jalisco for additional information.) |
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Ciudad Guzmán
Ciudad Guzmán is located 124 km south of
Guadalajara, at a height of 1,507 metres above sea level.
Its population totaled 93,609 in the 2005 census, ranking as the
sixth-largest city in the state. Ciudad Guzmán is the
municipal seat of
Zapotlán el Grande municipality. Prior to the arrival of the European Spanish
Conquistadors, this area was the pre-Columbian kingdom of
Zapotlán and was at different times under the domain of the
nearby kingdoms of
Colima and
Michoacán. Zapotlán el Grande was conquered in 1526.
Many treasures and weapons are said to be buried throughout the
town's old colonial homes, buildings, and farms. In the mid 1800s, the name of the town was changed from
Zapotlán el Grande to Ciudad Guzman, after the Mexican
federalist insurgent Gordiano De Guzmán. A large number of
Anusim and
Crypto-Jews are said to live in the city, dating back to the
16th and 17th centuries, although most of the town is fervently
Catholic. The town has been nicknamed the "Athens of Jalisco" because
it's the birthplace of several well-known intellectuals and
artists, including the muralist
José Clemente Orozco, the composer
Consuelo Velazquez, the scientist
José Maria Arreola and the journalist and historian
Juan José Arreola. The oldest part of the city, in the downtown area, holds a
major stone Cathedral (La Catedral de San Jose) that local
folklore says is haunted. Ciudad Guzmán is located in an area of
high seismic activity. The cathedral’s towers have tumbled down
several times due to earthquakes, sometimes killing people and
their souls are said to guard the place. The last time the towers collapsed was on September 19, 1985,
during the
1985 Mexico City earthquake, an earthquake of magnitude 8.1
that has come to be considered one of the most devastating
natural disasters of the 20th century. In Guzmán City, it left
more than 50 people dead and about 1,000 injured.
The cathedral towers were never rebuilt to their majestic
height.
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| Cocula is located 35 miles southwest of Guadalajara, on Mexico Highway 80. According to the 2000 census, the population of the municipality was 26,460 with around half of them living in the town. Some towns close to Cocula, are Cofradia De La Luz, La Sauceda, and Santa Teresa. Cocula was called originally Cocollán or Cocolán, which has been interpreted to mean "ondulated place." Around the 12th century, some families of the Coca tribe who inhabited the Kingdom of Tonalá were forced to flee the area due to hostility towards them. A group guided by Huehuetztlatzin founded Cocollán in today's Acatlan de Juarez area. Cocollán was destroyed towards the end of the 16th century. They tried to establish themselves in the Tlajomulco area a few miles from there but were expelled by the local tribes. They ended up occupying the top of a mountain close to the original Cocollán site were they remained until the arrival of the Spaniards. |
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By 1520, Cocollán was an independent city under the rule of Chief Citlali (The Star). It had some tributary towns under its control like Acatlan, Villa Corona, Tizapanito, Xilotepetque and Tecolotlán. In 1521, the Spanish army under Alonso the Avalos conquered Cocollán and surrounding towns and incorporated them into the Avalos Province. A few years later, Franciscan monks persuaded the indigenous inhabitants of the city to relocate to a valley nearby, which is its present location. This is believe to have happened in 1532. There are still remains of the old city, which is referred to as Cocula Vieja (Old Cocula). Rogaciano Rodriguez was one of the most prominent voices and leaders Cocula has ever had. He is now succeeded by son Miguel Rodriguez and grandchild Jorge Rodriguez. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocula,_Jalisco for additional information.)
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Colotlán
The
municipality of Colotlán is located in the northern
extremity of the
Mexican state of
Jalisco. The municipality covers an area of approximately
505 square kilometers. Colotlán is located at 1,550 meters above sea
level. Colotlán is bordered on the northeast by the
municipality of Santa María de los Ángeles, on the northwest and
southeast by the state of
Zacatecas and to the southwest by the municipality of
Totatiche.
One of the natural attractions of Colotlán is a natural canyon known as "La Barranca" located about 1 kilometer east of El Refugio, in the south east part of the municipality. This canyon runs for approximately 5 kilometers and is the exit of the basin of approximately 100 square kilometers that was formed in the highlands in the neighbouring state of Zacatecas between the Sierra de Morones and the "Cerro Chichimeco" (Chichimeco mountain, approximately 2,600 meters above sea level). The canyon is also the origin of the "Chichoca" River, that runs east-west and that joins the Colotlán River before joining the Bolaños River, one of the most important afluents, running north-south, of the Lerma-Santiago River. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colotl%C3%A1n,_Jalisco for additional information.)
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Cuautla
Cuautla is a small town located in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico, close to the Pacific Ocean. It is situated at an altitude of 1,390 m above sea level. It has fewer than 3,000 permanent inhabitants. Its name means place where eagles land, and it was originally inhabited by people of the Chichimeca culture. It is mostly a town of elderly and children, as most people of productive age have decided to move to the United States of America in hope of better opportunity. Those who have left have settled primarily on the West Coast of the US, particularly in the states of California, Oregon and Washington. Being gifted with ample economical success, people who left Cuautla yearly return for the religious festivities, which take place in July, in the honor of Santiago Apóstol. Odd for a small Pacific Coast town, Cuautla has built itself a Plaza de Toros, a scenario for bullfights, and a brand new airport. There is a widely unacknowledged archaeological site nearby, Las Águilas, and local legends talk about it as a site for UFO sightings. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuautla,_Jalisco for additional information.)
Guadalajara has many traditional dishes, such as pozole, tamales, sopes, enchiladas, tacos, Valentina Chicken, and a variety of "Mexican Antojitos". Another common dish is ""Tortas Ahogadas" & Carne en su Jugo", which is a part of tapatío culture. Guadalajara has a large variety of restaurants, from American restaurant franchises to more traditional Mexican fare. The Vallarta and Colonia Americana neighborhoods are known for their restaurants and nightclubs situated in former mansions from the 1940s.
The municipality of Jalostotitlán and its municipal seat of the same name are located in the Los Altos region of the Mexican state of Jalisco. The municipality shares its border on the north with the municipaly of Teocaltiche, the east with the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos, to the south with the municipality of San Miguel el Alto, to the southwest with the municipality of Valle de Guadalupe, and to the west with the municipality of Cañadas de Obregón. The city is located in a mid-section of the country, with semi-desert, arid lands to the north and more fertile lands to the south. Winters are relatively cold and summers are hot and rainy. The municipality also includes the towns of Teocaltitán de Guadalupe and San Gaspar de los Reyes. The center of town are the churches that originate from the 1500s, when the city was first founded. "Jalostotitlán" means "between the caves of sand" in Nahuatl.
In 1164, the residents of the area (mostly from the Tecuexe and Caxcan tribes) resisted Aztec advances, who had just settled in nearby Teocaltiche for a period of 40 years before moving on to Tenochtitlán. The Spaniards first arrived in the area during the conquest of Tonalá under Captain Pedro Almíndez Chirino with the 350 Spaniards and 500 Tarascan and Tlaxcaltecs under his control. After a series of rebellions, the area was placed under the Spanish crown in 1541. The town of Jalostotitlán was founded by Fray Miguel de Bologna in 1544. After Independence, Jalostotitlán gained status of town in 1838. The municipality of Jalostotitlán was created on 21 May 1872. Jalostotitlán was elevated to city status on 1 September 1970 and made the seat of the municipality. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalostotitl%C3%A1n for additional information.)
Cuautla is a small town located in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico, close to the Pacific Ocean. It is situated at an altitude of 1,390 m above sea level. It has fewer than 3,000 permanent inhabitants. Its name means place where eagles land, and it was originally inhabited by people of the Chichimeca culture. It is mostly a town of elderly and children, as most people of productive age have decided to move to the United States of America in hope of better opportunity. Those who have left have settled primarily on the West Coast of the US, particularly in the states of California, Oregon and Washington. Being gifted with ample economical success, people who left Cuautla yearly return for the religious festivities, which take place in July, in the honor of Santiago Apóstol. Odd for a small Pacific Coast town, Cuautla has built itself a Plaza de Toros, a scenario for bullfights, and a brand new airport. There is a widely unacknowledged archaeological site nearby, Las Águilas, and local legends talk about it as a site for UFO sightings. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuautla,_Jalisco for additional information.)
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El Salto
El Salto is a city, and the surrounding
municipality of the same name, in the central region of
Jalisco. It is surrounded, in a
clockwise direction from the north, by the municipalities of
Tlaquepaque,
Tonalá,
Juanacatlán, and
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga. It was created on
22 December 1943,
with its escision from the municipality of
Juanacatlán.
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| Guadalajara is the capital city of the
Mexican state of
Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of
Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region
of the state and in the western-Pacific area of
Mexico. With a population of 1,600,940 it is
Mexico's second most populous municipality.
The
Guadalajara Metropolitan Area includes other
adjacent municipalities and has a population of
4,112,332 inhabitants, making it the second most
populous
metropolitan area in Mexico, behind
Mexico City, and the 23rd largest metropolitan area
of the Americas. The municipality is the most
densely populated in Mexico after the
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in the
State of Mexico.
Guadalajara is situated at an altitude of 5,200 feet,
favoring it with a mild, spring-like
climate. Guadalajara is one of the main centers of culture,
economy, history, industry and religion in the country
and exerts significant influence on the rest of Mexico.
The city is named after the Spanish city of Guadalajara,
whose name originates from the Arabic phrase Wādī al-Ḥijārah, meaning "valley of stones" or
"river than runs among stones." (Information and picture provided by
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The town of Guadalajara was founded in 1531 by Spanish explorer Cristóbal de Oñate, who was commissioned by the conquistador Nuño de Guzmán. It consisted of 42 inhabitants settled on the Mesa del Cerro, near the border with Nochistlán in the province of Teúl, known today as San Juan de Los Lagos. The name Guadalajara was taken from the birthplace of Nuño de Guzmán in Spain. Guzmán and Cristóbal de Oñate decided to relocate to a place with more water, fewer dust storms and better transportation. They began the project on May 19, 1533, and by August 8, 1533 they had moved the town to its second location, near Tonalá. Two years later, in March 1535, they again moved the town to a new location. On November 8, 1539 the emperor Charles V granted a coat of arms and the title of City to Guadalajara. After a large attack by natives on September 28, 1541 during the War of the Mixtón, it was decided once more to relocate the city and re-establish it again in the Atemajac Valley. Today's city of Guadalajara was founded at this site by Crístobal de Oñate on February 14, 1542, by Royal decree of King Charles V. During the Colonial era, Guadalajara became the capital of Nueva Galicia and prior to the War of Independence it was the capital of the Intendencia of Guadalajara. (Information and picture provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalajara,_Jalisco for additional information.) |
| The beginning of the 20th century brought the end of the Porfiriato as the Mexican revolution unfolded. Guadalajara emerged from the revolution relatively unscathed. After the Cristero War, peace returned to Guadalajara. For a long period the city prospered and developed in various areas. Medium and large companies emerged, and the areas around the residential nucleus began to grow out from the center. New architectural concepts were introduced which decorated the city with various building styles from 1920 to 1980. The city underwent multiple urban planning cycles during every government administration. New zones and commercial areas were born, and the creation of transnational companies and the arrival of international industries made the city prosperous. The first shopping centers appeared, which also were among the first being constructed in the country and in Latin America. The city expanded quickly, eventually merging with the municipality of Zapopan. Many important developments occurred during this period: Expo Guadalajara, light rail, shopping centers, hotels, the expansion of streets and avenues, and the development of road infrastructure, services, tourism, and industrial infrastructure. This accelerated development was stopped by the gas explosions of April 22, 1992; hundreds of houses, avenues, streets, companies and infrastructure were seriously damaged, leaving losses calculated at a one billion dollars in one of the most tragic events in the history of Guadalajara. This event, combined with the economic crisis of 1994, resulted in the loss of industrial power for Guadalajara; the investigation lasted more than 11 years without finding sufficient evidence to name a guilty party. (Information and picture provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalajara,_Jalisco for additional information.) |
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Getting To Guadalajara
The city is served by the
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, also
known as
Guadalajara International Airport (GDL). It is located 16
kilometers south of downtown Guadalajara on the highway to
Chapala. Opened in 1966, the airport is the third busiest in
Mexico, after
Mexico City International Airport and
Cancún International Airport. Guadalajara's International
Airport is composed of two runways and two terminals. It is a
major airport for connections, acting as a hub for
Alma de Mexico,
Mexicana,
Aeroméxico Connect, and as a secondary hub for
Aeroméxico. Flights are offered to several destinations
within
Mexico, the
United States, Central and
South America, with connections to
Europe. Along with Mexico's main carriers,
Aeroméxico,
Mexicana and
Aviacsa, the airport is also served by most U.S. airlines,
including
Alaska Airlines,
American Airlines,
Continental Airlines,
Delta Airlines, and
US Airways. Numerous low-cost airlines also use the airport,
flying to Mexican destinations. The newly-launched carriers
serving Guadalajara include
Avolar,
Interjet and
Volaris. (Information and picture provided by
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Things to See and Do
The tertiary activities of Guadalajara are based on tourism: the
academic, entertainment, sport and cultural tourism. With an
expectation for high growth within the next five years, tourism
is now one of the most important sectors in the Guadalajaran
economy. It is an important tourist destination center in itself
and serves as an axis of an array of nearby tourist destinations
(Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mazatlan). Guadalajara is well
connected by modern highways to Mexico City, to the Northwest
and to the major beach resorts of Manzanillo, Mazatlan and
Puerto Vallarta. Guadalajara's airport is the third most active
of the country (after Mexico City and Cancún) with direct
flights to many Mexican and American cities. It also has a
lively and distinctive network of car-free streets. Guadalajara
is also one of the world's favorite places for Americans and
Canadians to retire due to its calm and secure environments,
most living in the Chapala lake's surroundings. (Information and picture provided by
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Guadalajara has many traditional dishes, such as pozole, tamales, sopes, enchiladas, tacos, Valentina Chicken, and a variety of "Mexican Antojitos". Another common dish is ""Tortas Ahogadas" & Carne en su Jugo", which is a part of tapatío culture. Guadalajara has a large variety of restaurants, from American restaurant franchises to more traditional Mexican fare. The Vallarta and Colonia Americana neighborhoods are known for their restaurants and nightclubs situated in former mansions from the 1940s.
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Ixtlahuacán del Río
Ixtlahuacán del Rio is a town in the center of the
Mexican state of Jalisco, a little less than 50 kilometers from state capital
Guadalajara. It stands at 1,655 meters above sea level; the climate is
semi-arid, with a mild winter and an average annual temperature of 19 degrees
Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit). Ixtlahuacán is a word of Nahuatl origin;
the name means "flat place". It was founded by Toltecs approximately A.D. 610;
it is hard to be certain of the exact date of founding, because none of the
groups who inhabited the region — Tecuexes, Tepehuanes, Coanes, Cazcanos, and
Zacatecos — had a written language in this period. (Information provided by
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JalostotitlánThe municipality of Jalostotitlán and its municipal seat of the same name are located in the Los Altos region of the Mexican state of Jalisco. The municipality shares its border on the north with the municipaly of Teocaltiche, the east with the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos, to the south with the municipality of San Miguel el Alto, to the southwest with the municipality of Valle de Guadalupe, and to the west with the municipality of Cañadas de Obregón. The city is located in a mid-section of the country, with semi-desert, arid lands to the north and more fertile lands to the south. Winters are relatively cold and summers are hot and rainy. The municipality also includes the towns of Teocaltitán de Guadalupe and San Gaspar de los Reyes. The center of town are the churches that originate from the 1500s, when the city was first founded. "Jalostotitlán" means "between the caves of sand" in Nahuatl.
In 1164, the residents of the area (mostly from the Tecuexe and Caxcan tribes) resisted Aztec advances, who had just settled in nearby Teocaltiche for a period of 40 years before moving on to Tenochtitlán. The Spaniards first arrived in the area during the conquest of Tonalá under Captain Pedro Almíndez Chirino with the 350 Spaniards and 500 Tarascan and Tlaxcaltecs under his control. After a series of rebellions, the area was placed under the Spanish crown in 1541. The town of Jalostotitlán was founded by Fray Miguel de Bologna in 1544. After Independence, Jalostotitlán gained status of town in 1838. The municipality of Jalostotitlán was created on 21 May 1872. Jalostotitlán was elevated to city status on 1 September 1970 and made the seat of the municipality. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalostotitl%C3%A1n for additional information.)
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Jamay
The
municipality of Jamay is located in
the eastern portion of
Jalisco at a height of
1530 meters above sea level. The municipality of Jamay adjoins to
the north with the municipalities of
Ocotlán and
La Barca; to the east with the municipality
of La Barca; to the south with the municipality
of La Barca, the state of
Michoacán and the municipality of Ocotlán;
to the west with the municipality of Ocotlán and
Lake Chapala. The municipality has 17 towns, including
Jamay (the municipal seat),
San Miguel de la Paz,
San Agustín,
Maltaraña and
Los Capulines. Jamay is famous for a monument located in the
center of the main square in memory of
Pope Pius IX.
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Jesús María
Jesus Maria, Jalisco is a town in the region of
Los Altos
of Jalisco,
Mexico,
approximately 2 hours east of
Guadalajara. The population of Jesus Maria is 17,884 as of 2005.
The official name of Jesús María Municipality
has its origin in the colonial age that is why
in its respective name there is no reference to
any pre-Hispanic word. The city was founded in
1530 by
Spaniard
Nuño de Guzmán who worked under
Hernán Cortés. The town use to be part of
the
Spanish Empire before the Revolution, part of
Nueva Galicia. The town's previous name in
those times was Barranca de Viudas. The region
before that was populated by different tribes,
The
Toltecs (623 to 626)
Chichimecas (800-1150)the Huicholes and
finally the
Aztecs in 1164 till the
Spanish Conquest.
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La
Manzanilla
La Manzanilla is a small Mexican
town of approximately 1,000 inhabitants
employed in
fishing, local
palapa
restaurants, small
hotels, and
grocery stores. The village is located in
the southeastern corner of the Bay of Tenacatita,
on the
Costa Alegre of southwestern mainland
Mexico in the state of
Jalisco. The town is a popular beach
destination for local Mexicans from communities
as far away as
Guadalajara. La Manzanilla is approximately
three and a half hours south of
Puerto Vallarta and one half hour north of
Manzanillo by car. (Information provided by
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Lagos de Moreno is a city
and its surrounding municipality of the
same name located in the extreme
northeastern part of the state of
Jalisco in Mexico. At the 2005 census
the city had a population of 92,716
inhabitants, the seventh-largest
community in the state in population.
The city serves as the municipal seat of
the municipality, which has an area of
2,648.22 km² (1,022.48 sq mi) and a
population of 140,001 inhabitants, and
includes many other outlying small
communities, the largest of which are
Paso de Cuarenta (San Miguel de Cuarenta)
and Los Azulitos. Lagos de Moreno is
called by Mexicans, with some hyperbole,
the "Athens of Jalisco" because of the
numerous writers and poets who were born
there. Important industries include food
processing, including milk and dairy
products, vegetable oils, and meats,
manufacture of footwear and agricultural
machinery. The city was founded on March-31st., 1563 by Captain General and Grand Major of the Teocaltiche Valley, Hernando de Martell a.k.a. Hernán Gallegos, and named Villa de Santa Maria de los Lagos. Gallegos founded the village in the Spanish style in the remains of Chichimecas and Caxcans cultures with 63 Sephardie families that went from Spain after King Ferdinand proclaimed the Alhambra Decree which ordered every Jew in Iberia to convert to the Catholic religion or be expelled from the country. Some of the Spanish Jews went to America and founded towns or cities in the New World. It was renamed as Lagos de Moreno in memory of insurgent General Pedro Moreno, who led the struggle for independence from Spain. The old pre-Hispanic name of the city was Pechichitlán or Teziziatlan and was the Great Capitol city of the Chichimecatlalli Empire founded by Ahnuvic-VII nearly 1028 B.C. It celebrates a fair "Fiestas de Agosto" at the end of July and beginnings of August, several events take place in the area of sports, art, culture and Mexican folklore. (Information and picture provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos_de_Moreno for additional information.) |
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Mazamitla
Mazamitla is located 124 km south of Guadalajara in the
Southeast Region and is a popular resort destination for travelers from
Guadalajara. Its name comes from the Nahuatl and means "place where arrows to
hunt deer are made"; its territorial extension is 177.18 km2. According to Count
II Population and Housing, the municipality has 11671 inhabitants who are
devoted mainly to the tertiary sector. For its natural beauty is considered by
the federal Secretariat of Tourism as a Pueblo Mágico. (Information provided by
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Mesa
del Cobre
Mesa del Cobre is a town approximately 2 hours southwest of
Guadalajara. The official name of La Mesa del Cobre
(meaning the copper mesa) comes from its orange
copper colored dirt.
The population of Mesa del Cobre is about
50 as of 2005. The city was founded in 1890 by
land settlers in nearby cities looking for farm
land. Most of its economy depends
on agriculture with about 90% of it being the export of
Agave for the production of
tequila. El Cerro de Huehuenton (8399
ft.) is the highest elevated point in the Sierra
de Quila that surrounds the town and is the
major reason for visitors to the town.
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Mexticacan
Mexticacán is a town and municipality in the Southern
Region of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Mexticacán comes from the Nahuatl and
means "place where the temple for the worship of the moon."
A large number of Mexticacán's
former inhabitants were engaged in the
manufacture of earthenware clay and when they
did not have enough work for the day. This is
the explanation of his name "Men who work in the
moonlight." The place was already populated with
the arrival of the Spaniards. Its first settlers
were Tecuexe, which placed their villages at the
foot of the mountains, where they were real
strengths to fend off the Chichimecas. By the
early seventh century was a sweeping immigration
throughout the region and particularly in
villages Tecuexe; Caxcan peregrinante home
nahuatlaca fought bravely against the bellicose
Tecuexe against Zacatecas, huachichiles and
others without rest or respite, continued to
widen the field many of their conquests founding
populations, including Mexticacán. Before the
conquest this place was the cacicazgo of
Mexticacán.
Nuno Beltran de Guzman expedition through this area trying to bring the Aboriginal Nochistlán Zacatecas, where he was about to perish in an ambush that he tended in the rock of Nochistlán. At Christmas of 1531 this population was conquered by the Spanish master Cristobal de Oñate, sent by Nuno de Guzman, as a leading official Miguel Ibarra, who took his surname from the deep gully and over Santiago River Tolotlán for being the first in Vader. In 1825 Mexticacán has council; January 12, 1836 is as Section municipal and March 13, 1837 is header match lakes district, belonging to the party of Teocaltiche. Subsequently, from 1869 to 1895 belonged to 11 th canton of Teocaltiche. On April 19, 1879 he was awarded the title of village people of Mexticacán. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexticacan for additional information.)
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Mismaloya
Mismaloya is a small village, located on the coast of the
Bahía de Banderas. Mismaloya lies on Highway 200, south of Puerto Vallarta.
Mismaloya is most famous as the site where the 1963 film The Night of the
Iguana was filmed. The set and crew quarters rise up the hill on the south
side of the Mismaloya cove. Sadly, the set is only ruins now, and the
once-famous John Huston Cafe is an empty shell on top of the hill. Huston once
wrote that he was the only person who cared for the place. The movie made Puerto
Vallarta famous, but the set has been forgotten. On the other side of Highway
200 from Playa Mismaloya is El Eden, a jungle setting where parts of the movie
Predator were filmed. The beach at Playa Mismaloya is located in a lovely
cove, with a full view of Los Arcos sea rocks - a great place to snorkel and
scuba dive. There are boats which tourists can hire, and the beach is home to
several restaurants and trinket peddlers, as well as to two large hotels. (Information provided by
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Nuevo México
Nuevo México is the second-largest city in the
municipality of Zapopan. The city is a suburb lying just northwest of the city
of Zapopan, which is the municipal seat of the municipality. The entire area is
part of the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
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Oconahua
Oconahua is located in the West of Jalisco, approximately to 100
km of Guadalajara. It has an altitude of 1490 meters above sea level and limits
with San Marcos Municipality to the north, to the South with Puerta de Pericos
Delegation, to the East with Etzatlán's municipal top part, to the West with San
Rafael's Delegation and Nayarit's borderings. In September the festivals begin,
celebration the saint of the town. Bull fighting is a big factor for most, but
there are also lots of small rides and the burning of a "castillo" which is a
huge fire work design. At night a band plays til late at night and most go
dancing at the center of the town called the plaza.
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Ocotlán
Ocotlán is considered the furniture capital of Mexico.
Embedded deep in the Ocotlán culture is the appearance of the Merciful Lord
Jesus Christ, for which event the people in Ocotlán, who are mostly Catholics,
hold local celebrations. Ocotlán has preferable weather almost all year round,
and a tranquil environment. Ocotlán is considered a small metropolis; it is for
this that the city is considered one of the most important places of the Mexican
republic. Ocotlán was founded in 1530. Two main cathedrals line the plaza. One
is the church named La Purisima ("The Most Pure"), which is one of the oldest
buildings in Jalisco. The altar is dipped in gold. The other cathedral, more
recent than La Purisima, was built in the late 1800s and dedicated to Nuestro
Señor de Misericordia (Our Merciful Lord), which honors a vision of Christ seen
after an extremely destructive earthquake. (Information provided by
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Puerto Vallarta (Information and picture provided by Wikipedia)
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Puerto Vallarta is a
Mexican resort city situated on the
Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas. The
2005 census reported Puerto Vallarta's
population as 177,830 making it the
fifth-largest city in the state of
Jalisco. The City of Puerto Vallarta is
the government seat of the Municipality
of Puerto Vallarta which comprises the
city as well as population centers
outside of the city extending from Boca
de Tomatlán to the Nayarit border. The
municipality's population in the 2005
census was 220,368. The municipality has
an area of 502.19 square miles (1,300.67
km²). To the North it borders the SW
part of the state of Nayarit. To the
East it borders the municipality of
Mascota and San Sebastián, and to the
South it borders the municipalities of
Talpa de Allende and Cabo Corriente.
Puerto Vallarta is named after Ignacio
Vallarta, a former governor of Jalisco.
In Spanish, Puerto Vallarta is
often shortened to "Vallarta," while
English speakers call the city P.V. for
short. The city occasionally is spelled
or pronounced as Porto Vallarta.
In Internet shorthand the city is often
referred to as PVR, after the IATA code
(ICAO MMPR) for its international
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Puerto Vallarta has a typical
tropical climate, with near constant temperature
and humidity year round and with a pronounced
wet and dry seasonal variation. The average
daily high temperature is 86 °F (30 °C); average
daily low temperature is 70 °F (21 °C); average
daily humidity is 75%. The rainy season extends
from mid June through Mid October, with most of
the rain falling between July and September.
August is the city's wettest month with an
average of 14 days with significant
precipitation. Even during the rainy season
precipitation tends to be concentrated in large
rainstorms with insignificant precipitation on
most days. Occasional tropical storms will bring
thunderstorms to the city in November, though
the month is typically dry. February, March and
April are the months with the least cloud cover.
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all economic activity in Puerto Vallarta. The
high season for international tourism in Puerto
Vallarta extends from late November through
March (or later depending on the timing of the
College Spring Break period in the USA. The city
is especially popular with US residents from the
West Coast because of the number of convenient
flights that exist between Puerto Vallarta and
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. The air
routes between Puerto Vallarta and Los Angeles
and Puerto Vallarta and San Francisco are by far
the most heavily traveled of all air routes into
the city. Vallarta is also a popular destination for domestic tourists: a popular weekend destination for residents of Guadalajara (tapatíos), and a popular national destination for vacations such as Semana Santa (the week preceding Easter) and Christmas. Also in recent years Acapulco has experienced a rise in drug related violence and Puerto Vallarta has absorbed some of the Mexico City resort vacation business (Acapulco is a very common destination for tourists from Mexico City). Puerto Vallarta has become a popular retirement destination for US and Canadian retirees. This trend has spawned a condominium development boom in the city. Also over the past decade, Puerto Vallarta has become a popular gay vacation destination, and consequently the Olas Altas area now boasts about a dozen clubs, several hotels, and numerous specialty shops catering to a gay clientele. Rapid growth in tourist volume in Puerto Vallarta has given rise to rapid growth in hotel and rental apartment construction. This growth has spilled over from the city limits into Nuevo Vallarta in the neighboring state of Nayarit. |
Airport
The Díaz Ordaz Airport comprises a commercial international section and a general aviation section. The commercial section has a single runway, 3,100 meters in length and 45 meters in width, capable of handling all current traffic without restrictions. The airfield is capable of handling 40 takeoffs or landings per hour. The airport has 11 active gates, three serviced directly from the terminal, and eight serviced remotely using shuttle buses. As of 2006 the active airlines utilizing the commercial section were: Aerocalifornia, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Alaska, American, Aviacsa, Azteca, Continental, Magnicharters, and Mexicana and US Airways. The general aviation section handles small planes leaving for San Sebastian, Mascota, and other towns in the Sierra and along the Coast. It has 18 loading positions and shares the commercial airfield. During the high season the airport handles approximately 300,000 passengers a month. During the low season it handles about half of that volume. During 2006 the airport handled a total of 2.8 million passengers. One fifth of those were domestic passengers and four fifths were international. For Flights, Hotels, Cars, Cruises, Vacations, Tours and Travel Deals, Click on Global Travel International. If the link does not work properly, type www.gettingaway.globaltravel.com in the address line of your browser. Bus station and regional buses
National bus lines connect Puerto Vallarta (via the Central Camionera near the Modelo building north of town near the airport) with Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Manzanillo and points beyond. Bus lines include ETN and Primera Plus. Smaller bus lines connect Puerto Vallarta to small coastal and sierra towns. Local transportation
Puerto Vallarta is serviced by three municipal bus unions that provide coverage for most of the greater Puerto Vallarta area (e.g. Ixtapa, Mismaloya, Pitillal). Most of the population of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta travels by municipal bus. Automobile ownership is not rare, but automobiles are seldom used to commute to and from work. They are typically reserved for family outings and major shopping trips. Parking in Puerto Vallarta is scarce, and this makes automobile commuting impractical. Throughout the central area of the city and along the coastal strip, roads are generally paved, often with cobblestones. In the residential areas outside of the central commercial area dirt roads are the norm, and many of them are in poor condition and not suitable for normal automobiles except at very low rates of speed. The city is also served by a large fleet of taxis. Rates are controlled by a taxi driver's union, and set in negotiations between the union and the city. Rates are based on established zones rather than using taxi meters.
San Gaspar de los Reyes (known as San Gaspar or SanGas) is a town that makes up an important part of the Jalostotitlan Municipality in central Mexico. It is a historic town founded in 1590 and has played a focal part in the Cristero uprising during the tail end of the Mexican revolutionary war of the early part of the 20th century. San Gaspar de los Reyes is made up of a small community (population of less than 1000) that has strong ties to the United States due to its large number of immigrants originating from this town. The current local economy is primarily made up some local services and small markets selling local and organic goods, however the greatest influx of capital come from outside resources including US dollars sent from family members working abroad, as well as from local textile and service industry employees that commute to neighboring towns of Jalostotilan, San Juan de los Lagos, and Teocaltiche. The economy booms during festival periods, primarily on the 6th of January - celebration of the Epiphany, and May 24th celebration of it's patron saint, Maria Auxiliadora. Historic references of business include past textiles and manufacturing as well as current farming and ranching. The famous Rio Verde runs along the edge of town and is well known because it was recently considered to be dammed for energy services that would inundate San Gaspar and it's neighborhing communities. However, international pressure (International Rivers) pushed for the Mexican government to consider alternative construction sites - thus saving this community. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gaspar_de_los_Reyes for additional information.)
The Díaz Ordaz Airport comprises a commercial international section and a general aviation section. The commercial section has a single runway, 3,100 meters in length and 45 meters in width, capable of handling all current traffic without restrictions. The airfield is capable of handling 40 takeoffs or landings per hour. The airport has 11 active gates, three serviced directly from the terminal, and eight serviced remotely using shuttle buses. As of 2006 the active airlines utilizing the commercial section were: Aerocalifornia, Aeromexico, Air Canada, Alaska, American, Aviacsa, Azteca, Continental, Magnicharters, and Mexicana and US Airways. The general aviation section handles small planes leaving for San Sebastian, Mascota, and other towns in the Sierra and along the Coast. It has 18 loading positions and shares the commercial airfield. During the high season the airport handles approximately 300,000 passengers a month. During the low season it handles about half of that volume. During 2006 the airport handled a total of 2.8 million passengers. One fifth of those were domestic passengers and four fifths were international. For Flights, Hotels, Cars, Cruises, Vacations, Tours and Travel Deals, Click on Global Travel International. If the link does not work properly, type www.gettingaway.globaltravel.com in the address line of your browser. Bus station and regional buses
National bus lines connect Puerto Vallarta (via the Central Camionera near the Modelo building north of town near the airport) with Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Manzanillo and points beyond. Bus lines include ETN and Primera Plus. Smaller bus lines connect Puerto Vallarta to small coastal and sierra towns. Local transportation
Puerto Vallarta is serviced by three municipal bus unions that provide coverage for most of the greater Puerto Vallarta area (e.g. Ixtapa, Mismaloya, Pitillal). Most of the population of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta travels by municipal bus. Automobile ownership is not rare, but automobiles are seldom used to commute to and from work. They are typically reserved for family outings and major shopping trips. Parking in Puerto Vallarta is scarce, and this makes automobile commuting impractical. Throughout the central area of the city and along the coastal strip, roads are generally paved, often with cobblestones. In the residential areas outside of the central commercial area dirt roads are the norm, and many of them are in poor condition and not suitable for normal automobiles except at very low rates of speed. The city is also served by a large fleet of taxis. Rates are controlled by a taxi driver's union, and set in negotiations between the union and the city. Rates are based on established zones rather than using taxi meters.
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Quitupan
Quitupan
is a town and municipality located in the southeastern region of the
Mexican state of
Jalisco.
The name Quitupan comes from the word "Quitoa" or "Quitla," which
means "place where declarations or treaties come from" or "place that
is located above." The formal indigenous foundation of the town
precisely coincides with the establishment of a
peace treaty between
Tarascos (Spanish Soldiers) and natives,
which occurred ten years before the arrival of
the conqueror
Hernán Cortés. A census taken in 1580 noted
30 integrated families.
The town was conquered by Alonso de Avalos, who nevertheless recognized the chieftainship of the original inhabitants. In 1522, Cortés dispatched one of his generals, Cristóbal de Olid to conquer Quitupan and surrounding areas. In 1530, Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán arrived to conduct a census of the native inhabitants and to impose a new order. The Evangelization of Quitupan was led by the Franciscans - in 1530, Friar Martin de Jesus began to preach, joined in 1532 by Friars Juan de Padilla and Miguel de Bologna. Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza then visited the area, under his appointment by King Charles V of Spain to pacify the various indigenous people of New Spain and to unify the territory, which was partially divided among competing conquistadors. During the second half of the century, the region was beset by various armed confrontations between conservatives and liberals. Other historical landmarks include the Franciscan Intervention, the revolution of 1920 and the Guerra Cristera. On October 28th 1870 Quitupan was official recognized as a municipality of the state of Jalisco. Its first president was Francisco Lorenzo Gonzalez. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitupan for additional information.)
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San Andrés Cohamiata
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San Gaspar de los Reyes (known as San Gaspar or SanGas) is a town that makes up an important part of the Jalostotitlan Municipality in central Mexico. It is a historic town founded in 1590 and has played a focal part in the Cristero uprising during the tail end of the Mexican revolutionary war of the early part of the 20th century. San Gaspar de los Reyes is made up of a small community (population of less than 1000) that has strong ties to the United States due to its large number of immigrants originating from this town. The current local economy is primarily made up some local services and small markets selling local and organic goods, however the greatest influx of capital come from outside resources including US dollars sent from family members working abroad, as well as from local textile and service industry employees that commute to neighboring towns of Jalostotilan, San Juan de los Lagos, and Teocaltiche. The economy booms during festival periods, primarily on the 6th of January - celebration of the Epiphany, and May 24th celebration of it's patron saint, Maria Auxiliadora. Historic references of business include past textiles and manufacturing as well as current farming and ranching. The famous Rio Verde runs along the edge of town and is well known because it was recently considered to be dammed for energy services that would inundate San Gaspar and it's neighborhing communities. However, international pressure (International Rivers) pushed for the Mexican government to consider alternative construction sites - thus saving this community. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gaspar_de_los_Reyes for additional information.)
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San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
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San José de los Reynoso
The town was
founded in 1783
by
Spanish
settlers from
Spain.
Before the
arrival of the
conquistadores,
a tribe named
the tecuexes
lived in that
area. The [tecuexes]
were defeated by
the Spanish and
then the first
Spanish families
started to move
in the area. The
first three
families to
settle in San
Jose were the
Reynoso Family,
the Lozas and
the Munoz. The
name San Jose
was chosen as an
honor to Saint
Joseph, since
this was a
Spanish occupied
area , in which
they were very
devoted
Catholics. The
second part of
the name "Reynoso"
was added
because the very
first to arrive
and the founders
were the Reynoso
family. The very
first couple
married in 1783.
The first church
began to be
constructed in
1837 and was
completed in
1887.
San Jose de los Reynoso is a delegation of the San Miguel el Alto county; which is located in the region Altos South, in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. This little town is approximately 1800mts (slightly over a mile) above sea level, and enjoys a semi-dry weather. Located near the heart of the Altos region, San Jose is in close distance from the tequila region of los Altos; of which the county of Arandas is the most important. Moreover, the town is merely a 20 minutes drive from San Juan de los Lagos; a city not only famous for his venerated Virgin of San Juan, but also for its delicious tortas. Another place close to San Jose and of great importance is the town of Santa Anna; home of Saint Toribio Romo, canonized by the Pope John Paul the II, years before his death. San Jose de los Reynoso was at the center of the Cristero War of the 1920s between the Church and the Federal Government.
During the late 20th century, many of the town's inhabitants emigrated to other cities in Mexico and various regions of the United States, due mainly to economic hardships. This diaspora is concentrated in Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as the state of California, and the cities of Chicago and Dallas in the United States. It is estimated that currently over half the population live outside of San José, with the largest concentration in the U.S. city of Chicago and its metropolitan area. (Information provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gaspar_de_los_Reyes for additional information.)
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San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los
Lagos receives 4
million pilgrims per
year who come to
visit the downtown
cathedral of
Our Lady of San Juan
de los Lagos and
stay an average of
1.1 days. This keeps
the 83 hotels with
760 rooms full to
capacity on
week-ends and
national holidays,
leaving many
pilgrims to sleep on
hostels, sidewalks,
and town squares.
The 4 million
pilgrims arrive to
San Juan de los
Lagos in a series of
pedestrian, cyclist
or horseback
processions which
take days, weeks or
months to arrive to
the second most
visited cathedral in
the nation. The city
streets are also
lined with pilgrims
who cover a long
distance on their
knees with the help
of relatives who
extend cushions in
their path up to the
altar of the
cathedral. Most of the
population of San
Juan de los Lagos is
associated in one
form or another with
the cathedral. The
streets come alive
every night when
food vendors line
the streets. Most
week-ends the town
squares are filled
with live music and
fire work displays,
making San Juan de
los Lagos also a
popular destination
from nearby towns
and ranches.
(Information provided by
Wikipedia)
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San
Julián
San Julián
is a city of about 26,000 people in
the Altos region of the Mexican
state of Jalisco. It was site for
Cristero activities in the late
1920s. The area is mostly populated
with descendants of Spanish speaking
immigrants with some mixture of
indigenous ancestry. The town which
is now a city depends largely on its
agricultural production. Many, if
not most of the city, relies on
milking. The supply is larger than
its demand, causing the price to be
below average price. Another major
contribution to its business are
small markets. These are usually
located in every corner of every
street, many being deli stores.
(Information provided by
Wikipedia. Click on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juli%C3%A1n,_Jalisco
for additional information.)
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San Patricio
- Melaque in
the Mexican
state of
Jalisco is a
busy
community
located 4+
kilometers
northwest of
Barra de
Navidad on
Bahia de
Navidad.
This area is
actually
comprised of
three
beachfront
villages:
San
Patricio,
Villa
Obregon and
Melaque—all
generally
referred to
as "Melaque."
The small
village of
Melaque has
been a
vacation
retreat for
Mexicans for
generations.
San Patricio
is a
kilometer
strip in the
middle of
the three
villages
that
contains a
colorful
town square
and lots of
retail
shops. Villa
Obregon, to
the east, is
much more
residential.
The three "municipios"
form the
largest
community
along the
coast
between
Puerto
Vallarta and
Manzanillo.
Playa Melaque is the main beach in the area, and it is good for swimming, boogie boarding and skimboarding. The waves are more gentle on the protected west end. There is reasonably good snorkeling on the west end of town along the new Malecon. Lots of hotels and palapa restaurants line the beach. (Information and picture provided by Wikipedia. Click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juli%C3%A1n,_Jalisco for additional information.) |
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