San Luis de la Paz, and its surrounding

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

of the same name, is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of

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. San Luis de la Paz was founded on August 25, 1552, as a defensive town on the Spanish Silver Road, which linked the Zacatecas mines with Mexico City during the Spanish domination. It owes its name to the peace treaty between

Otomi Indians The Otomi (; es, Otomí ) are an indigenous people of Mexico inhabiting the central Mexican Plateau (Altiplano) region. The Otomi are an indigenous people of Mexico who inhabit a discontinuous territory in central Mexico. They are linguistical ...

, who were Spaniard allies, and the native

Chichimeca Chichimeca () is the name that the Nahua peoples of Mexico generically applied to nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples who were established in present-day Bajio region of Mexico. Chichimeca carried the meaning as the Roman term "barbarian" that d ...

s, on the day of Saint Louis of France, August 25. San Luis de la Paz is also known as the Chichimeca Nation.

Population data

The municipality lies adjacent to the southern border of the state of San Luis Potosi. The city serves as the seat of the municipality. At the Mexican census of 2009, the city had a population of 109,000 inhabitants. The municipality has an area of 2,030.14 km² (783.84 sq mi). Its largest other community is the town of

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Tourism

San Luis de la Paz is surrounded by many mountains and rock formations, like the Bernalejo hill and the Bridge of God. The

Paso de Vaqueros Canyon Paso or PASO may refer to: People * Fernando del Paso (born 1935), Mexican novelist * Juan José Paso, (1758–1833), Argentine politician Other uses * Paso (float), an elaborate float made for religious processions * Paso (theatre), a seventeent ...

is 30 minutes outside the town of San Luis de la Paz. The Manzanares and San Juan Rivers are inside the canyon. Paso de Vaqueros is sought for rappelling, bungee jumping, swimming, rock climbing and hiking.

Economy

San Luis de la Paz is considered to be the most important agricultural and commercial area of the Sierra Gorda (northeast zone) in the state of Guanajuato. Furthermore, it is also considered an ideal location to set up manufacturing firms.

References

Sources

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Guanajuato
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070502153305/http://www.sanluisdelapaz.com/ *http://www.guanajuatotimes.tv *http://www.guanajuatotimes.com {{DEFAULTSORT:San Luis De La Paz Populated places in Guanajuato Municipalities of Guanajuato Populated places established in 1552 1552 establishments in the Spanish Empire