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EspañolSAN JUAN DE LOS LAGOS
(Redirected from San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco)
'San Juan de los Lagos' is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the northeastern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality. At the time of the census of 2005 the city had a population of 43,003 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 57,104. The municipality has an area of 874.47 km² (337.63 sq mi).
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 which cover a long distance on their knees with the help of relatives who extend cushions in their path up to the 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.
Traditionally, the region of San Juan De Los Lagos is also known for its inhabitants strong family and catholic values. Most young men work in the tourism industry or leave town to work in the United States which leaves an unbalanced young female to male ratio. This has brings another kind of tourism, with men arriving from out of state and abroad in hopes of finding a "pretty girl with traditional family values", which is most evident during summer and Christmas time when cars with out of state and American license plates circulate down avenue Benigno Romo around to Independencia, while the girls cover the route on foot, or meet at the local cafes.
San Juan De Los Lagos is also known for its embroidery, candy and milk by products.
★ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
★ Jalisco Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
★ Ayuntamiento de San Juan de los Lagos Official website
'San Juan de los Lagos' is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the northeastern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality. At the time of the census of 2005 the city had a population of 43,003 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 57,104. The municipality has an area of 874.47 km² (337.63 sq mi).
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 which cover a long distance on their knees with the help of relatives who extend cushions in their path up to the 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.
Traditionally, the region of San Juan De Los Lagos is also known for its inhabitants strong family and catholic values. Most young men work in the tourism industry or leave town to work in the United States which leaves an unbalanced young female to male ratio. This has brings another kind of tourism, with men arriving from out of state and abroad in hopes of finding a "pretty girl with traditional family values", which is most evident during summer and Christmas time when cars with out of state and American license plates circulate down avenue Benigno Romo around to Independencia, while the girls cover the route on foot, or meet at the local cafes.
San Juan De Los Lagos is also known for its embroidery, candy and milk by products.
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References
★ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
★ Jalisco Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
★ Ayuntamiento de San Juan de los Lagos Official website
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