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Valtierrilla is a village in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, near the city of Salamanca, with a population of 13,200 in 2007. It is considered the world capital of the fruit-bearing cactus known as nopal ( Opuntia ficus-indica ).
Homex is a Mexican construction and real estate company engaged in the development, construction and sale of affordable entry-level, middle-income and tourism housing in Mexico and Brazil. Founded in Culiacán in 1989, the company is headquartered in Culiacán and it is listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange. [1]
Guanajuato is in the center of Mexico, northwest of Mexico City, bordering Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Michoacán, Querétaro, and Jalisco. It is the 20th-largest of Mexico's states, with an area of 30,589 km 2 . [ 12 ]
Cities and towns in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. According to Article 23 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Guanajuato, the state classifies its settlements as follows: Ciudad (city): At least 20,000 inhabitants. Villa (town): At least 7,000 inhabitants. Pueblo (village): At least 2,500 inhabitants.
The House of Laments (Spanish: "Casa de los lamentos") is a historic place in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. [1] The mansion dates to the 18th century. During the 1890s and 1900s, the Tadeo Fulgencío Mejía serial murders occurred here. He was a Mexican serial killer motivated by the idea of contacting his deceased wife. [2]
Located in the Huatzindeo Valley, Salvatierra belongs to the Guanajuato geographical area of the Southern Valleys or Valles Abajeños. [11] As for orography, the area belongs to the Mexican transversal neo-volcanic axis. In its hydrography, Salvatierra sits on the banks of the Lerma River, which greens the landscape most of the year.
La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, the current parish church of San Miguel, is unique in Mexico and the emblem of the town. [31] It is one of the most-photographed churches in Mexico and the two tall towers of its neo-Gothic façade can be seen from most parts of town. [36] The church was built in the 17th century with a traditional Mexican ...
The next and last interchange and toll plaza are at Valtierrilla, serving access to the town and Mexican Federal Highway 45 west to Salamanca. The Morelia-Salamanca stretch, with a length of 107.95 kilometres (67.08 mi), then ends at Mexican Federal Highway 45D west of Cerro Gordo; both the intersecting highway and the highway continuing ...