Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico

History | Atotonilco El Alto municipality | Taretan Water Park

🇲🇽 Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in Los Altos (Jalisco) region in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 510.9 km².

Atotonilco (pronounced ah-toh-toh-NEAL-co) means "place of hot waters", in Náhuatl. "El Alto"("The High One") was later added in honor of those who died in the Cristero War in the early 1920s.

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History The town was first established by the Purépecha in late 1400, according to Purépecha myth. The region was conquered in June 1530 by the Nuño de Guzmán. Martin del Campo was the first encomendero and the evangelization of the region was entrusted to the Franciscans. Atotonilco in 1551 was given in encomienda to the conquistador Andrés de Villanueva. In November 1824 the State Congress ruled that the village of Atotonilco hereafter would have the title of town, and would also be the head of the department which includes Arandas and Ayotlán. On May 15, 1868, the governor of Jalisco, Antonio Gómez Cuervo, elevated the status of Atotonilco to a city, which it retains to this day.

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Atotonilco El Alto municipality Has 112 towns. Atotonilco El Alto, Cienega del Pastor, Milpillas, La Santa Rosa, La Cofradia, San Francisco de Asís, Santa Elena, La Guadalupana, San Joaquin, El, Ojo de Agua de Morán, El Agua Caliente, El Nacimiento, San Jose del Valle, San Joaquin, San Antonio de Fernandez, Nuevo Valle, Margaritas, La Purisma, Los Adobes and more.

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Taretan Water Park In 1950, Taretan Water Park started functioning as a natural hot spring bath and an amusement place for families located at the sides of the Taretan River. Taretan was founded in the highlands of Jalisco. It was remodeled in the mid-1920s and now it houses a stone statue of St. Michael Archangel the Patron Saint of Atotonilco. It also has several sheds with tables and chairs made out of stone, dressing rooms, and a playground for young children to play. This park is mostly known for its waters. Hispanic legend of this place claims that the waters in Taretan have healing properties.

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Atotonilco El Alto has a population of over 51,798 people. Atotonilco El Alto also forms one of the centres of the wider Los Altos de Jalisco District which has a population of over 925,648 people. It is also a part of the larger Jalisco State.

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Antipodal to Atotonilco El Alto is: 77.5,-20.533

Locations Near: Atotonilco El Alto -102.5,20.5333

🇲🇽 Arandas -102.3,20.7 d: 27.9  

🇲🇽 Ocotlán -102.767,20.333 d: 35.6  

🇲🇽 Tepatitlán de Morelos -102.75,20.8 d: 39.4  

🇲🇽 Tepatitlán -102.75,20.8 d: 39.4  

🇲🇽 La Piedad -102.017,20.333 d: 55  

🇲🇽 Zapotlanejo -103.071,20.625 d: 60.3  

🇲🇽 Zamora -102.283,19.983 d: 65.2  

🇲🇽 Jacona -102.3,19.95 d: 68.1  

🇲🇽 Jacona de Plancarte -102.3,19.95 d: 68.1  

🇲🇽 Chapala -103.183,20.3 d: 75.8  

Antipodal to: Atotonilco El Alto 77.5,-20.533

🇲🇺 Centre de Flacq 57.718,-20.2 d: 17953.8  

🇲🇺 Mahébourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 17953.7  

🇲🇺 Rivière du Rempart 57.633,-20.05 d: 17943.7  

🇲🇺 Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 17933.9  

🇲🇺 St Pierre 57.517,-20.217 d: 17933.1  

🇲🇺 Port Louis 57.5,-20.15 d: 17930.7  

🇲🇺 Mauritius 57.499,-20.162 d: 17930.7  

🇲🇺 Moka 57.496,-20.219 d: 17930.9  

🇲🇺 Port-Louis 57.496,-20.165 d: 17930.5  

🇲🇺 Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 17931.3  

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