Almoloya De Juarez
Almoloya is a Mexican toponym from the Nahuatl ''atl'' (water) and ''molonhi'' (spring). It may refer to: *Estado de México: ** Almoloya de Juárez, site of a federal maximum security prison ** Almoloya de Alquisiras ** Almoloya de las Granadas **Almoloya del Río *Hidalgo: **Almoloya, Hidalgo Almoloya is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Almoloya. The municipality covers an area of 282.7 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,638. During the ...

Almoloya De Juárez
Almoloya de Juárez is a town in the State of Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Almoloya de Juárez. The name Almoloya comes from the Nahuatl, that is properly ''Almoloyan'', composed of: atl, "water"; molo "impersonal voice of moloni, to flow the source" and yan, "place"; that it means "place where flows the water source". The town The town serves as the business supply center for the regional agricultural and livestock operations. The Penal del Altiplano maximum security federal prison is located approximately 6 km north of the town; it is so notorious, that the entire town of "Almoloya" is associated with the prison, and "being sent to Almoloya" is synonymous for being sent there. The municipality As municipal seat, Almoloya de Juárez has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: Arroyo Zarco Centro (Dilatada Centro), Arroyo Zarco la Mesa, Barrio del Carmen, Barrio del Jacal de Yebuciví, Barrio el Ocote, Barrio la Cabecera Primera Sección, Barrio ...
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Almoloya De Alquisiras
Almoloya de Alquisiras is a town and municipality, in Mexico State in Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate .... The municipality covers an area of 167.38 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,196. Politics References Municipalities of the State of Mexico Populated places in the State of Mexico {{México-geo-stub ...
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Almoloya De Las Granadas
Almoloya is a Mexican toponym from the Nahuatl ''atl'' (water) and ''molonhi'' (spring). It may refer to: *Estado de México: **Almoloya de Juárez, site of a federal maximum security prison **Almoloya de Alquisiras ** Almoloya de las Granadas **Almoloya del Río *Hidalgo: **Almoloya, Hidalgo Almoloya is one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Almoloya. The municipality covers an area of 282.7 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 10,638. During the ...

Almoloya Del Río
Almolya del Río is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico 26 km from the state capital of Toluca. It is located 2,600 meters above sea level. The name Almoloya comes from the Nahuatl phrase ''almoloyán'' which means place where water flows out. "del Rio" means "of the river" in Spanish and refers to the Lerma River, which originates here. The town History While the area had been long inhabited by hunter-gatherers, the first sedentary farming communities appeared in this area around 5000 to 1000 BC. Almoloya was founded on the edges of the marshes of Lake Chicnahuapan. In the Pre-Classic period, agriculture intensified and tribal communities began to develop. By the High Classic period, villages with ceremonial centers had developed as well as the cultivation of corn, beans and vegetables on chinampas in Lake Chicnahuapan and the Chicnahuapan River, now known as the Lerma River. The village of Almoloya was founded between 650 and 850 AD by the Otomí ...
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