Barranca de Otates
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Barranca de los Otates is a pueblo
in Mexico
. Its municipality is Zacoalco de Torres
in Jalisco
. This town long ago was filled with many Otates also known as Mexican weeping bamboo that were all along the canyon near the river that flows thru this small town. The plant was used to make baskets of many different sizes and are very sturdy and durable. The plant sometimes can also be made into a cane or walking stick by using the roots as the handle part, when made it will sometimes resemble an animal with two horns or ears.The town has many beautiful sights. One of them is called El Cajon. This is a waterfall of some 7 metres or more in height. The sight is between three mountains and there is only one way that the water can travel through. Another nice place to visit is The Peñas. There are large different rocks all contained within three walls. The population is about 2000 citizens. This pueblo is too small to appear in a map. Most of the people in there, own horses and most of them are poor people. People around Barranca De Otates own land and grow crops there. The Agave tequilana is one of the most popular plants grown there. Corn and other maize
is grown in there. The pueblo has two surrounding sister pueblos called barranca de Santa Clara and La Barranca De Los Laureles
.
Pueblo
Pueblo is a term used to describe modern communities of Native Americans in the Southwestern United States of America. The first Spanish explorers of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment-like structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Its municipality is Zacoalco de Torres
Zacoalco de Torres
Zacoalco de Torres is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 491.27 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 25,529.To the east lies the largest lake in Mexico, Lago de Chapala....
in Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. This town long ago was filled with many Otates also known as Mexican weeping bamboo that were all along the canyon near the river that flows thru this small town. The plant was used to make baskets of many different sizes and are very sturdy and durable. The plant sometimes can also be made into a cane or walking stick by using the roots as the handle part, when made it will sometimes resemble an animal with two horns or ears.The town has many beautiful sights. One of them is called El Cajon. This is a waterfall of some 7 metres or more in height. The sight is between three mountains and there is only one way that the water can travel through. Another nice place to visit is The Peñas. There are large different rocks all contained within three walls. The population is about 2000 citizens. This pueblo is too small to appear in a map. Most of the people in there, own horses and most of them are poor people. People around Barranca De Otates own land and grow crops there. The Agave tequilana is one of the most popular plants grown there. Corn and other maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
is grown in there. The pueblo has two surrounding sister pueblos called barranca de Santa Clara and La Barranca De Los Laureles
La Barranca De Los Laureles
Barranca de los Laureles is a town near the Municipal Seat of Zacoalco de Torres in State of Jalisco, Mexico. The town also has a Plaza were the residents use it to celebrate parties...
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