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Jalisco's Autlan
Table of contents
- 1. Carnaval Autlan
- 2. Autlan Videos
- 2.1. Link Directory
- 2.1.1.1. Fast Facts
- 2.2. Autlán de Navarro
- 2.2.1. Puerto Vallarta
- 2.1. Link Directory
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| Jalisco is a state in Mexico. 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. Jalisco is the center of the Mexican tequila industry, and the town of Tequila, Jalisco, 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. Mexico's largest freshwater lake, Lake Chapala, lies within the boundaries of Jalisco. There are many hypotheses about where this lively music originated from, but most people agree that Cocula, Jalisco was its birth place. Today, Mariachis are seen as a symbol of the Mexican Revolution and as the Mexican pride. Mariachi groups are usually hired for festive occasions, such as birthday parties, quinceñera (traditional parties for women who are turning 15 years of age), and weddings. The indigeneous people Huichols (wirrarita or wixarita in the huichol language), live in the north of Jalisco. It is hard to get to the towns of Huichols, as they are 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.
Autlán de NavarroAutlan 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 had a population of 53,269 inhabitants. The municipality has a surface area of 962.9 km² (371.78 sq mi). 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. Puerto Vallartahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Vallarta Puerto Vallarta's population as 177,830 making it the fifth-largest city in the state of Jalisco. Tourism makes up roughly 50% of all economic activity in Puerto Vallarta according to puertovallarta.net. 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[5] 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. Puerto Vallarta was once named as "La Ciudad Mas Amigable en el Mindo" ("The Friendliest City in the World"), as the sign reads when entering from Nayatrit. Most believe this hold true today. 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. The area is one of the fastest growing regions in the Americas.
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