Xalisco (Nayarit) - Mexico
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N 21° 26.633 W 104° 53.983
13Q E 510391 N 2371277
The town of Xalisco in the Mexican State of Nayarit should not be confused with the City and State of Jalisco- even though the pronunciation is identical.
Waymark Code: WMAGDN
Location: Nayarit, Mexico
Date Posted: 01/12/2011
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This small city of about 21,000 sits adjacent to the larger city and Nayarit capitol of Tepic.
In addition to informing us that the town is a heroin and opium producer, the Wikipedia article (
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indicates:
"Formerly known as Jalisco this municipality is located 6.4 km. southwest of Tepic. In the north it bounds the municipality of Tepic, in the south the municipality of Compostela; in the east the municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla and in the west the municipality of San Blas.[3] The total area is 290.60 square kilometers, which makes it the smallest of the 20 municipalities that make up the state.
Over half of the municipal territory is mountainous with one peak, Cerro Alto, reaching 2,240 meters. There are several small rivers and streams of short length.
In the upper elevations there are still conifers and oaks, but over-forestry and long years of wood gathering for cooking have seriously depleted the natural cover. There are still deer, badgers, armadillos, and javelinas in more remote locations.
Due to the proximity to Tepic the economy is less agriculturally based than many municipalities in the state. Among the most important crops were: rice, corn, avocados, lemons, oranges, bananas, coffee, cherries, and sugarcane.
In the town there are the ruins of a colonial hacienda and a museum with pre-Columbian artifacts. The most important festival is that of Asunción de la Virgen María, celebrated on 15 August, at the beginning of the corn harvest. It is also known as the “La Feria del Elote”, or Corn Fair."
Taos, New Mexico is its Sister City.
The town's official website is (
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