Tulyehualco | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Tulye | |
  Tulyehualco | |
| Coordinates: 19°15′13″N 99°00′42″W / 19.2536°N 99.0116°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Mexico City |
| Borrough | Xochimilco |
| Elevation | 2,247 m (7,372 ft) |
| Demonym | Tulyehualquense |
| Area code | 55 |
| Website | www.tulyehualco.com |
Santiago Tulyehualco (Spanish pronunciation: [tul.ʝeˈwal.ko] from Nahuatl: place around the tulles) is one of the fourteen towns located in the east of Mexico City, Mexico, in the borough of Xochimilco. It is adjoined to the west by the town of San Luis Tlaxialtemalco; to the east by San Juan Ixtayopan; to the north by Tláhuac; and to the south by the extinct volcano Teuhtli and San Gregorio Atlapulco.
Tulyehualco was part of the nine towns that are inside the ancient Lake Chalco, together with Xochimilco, Nativitas, Acalpixca, Atlapulco, Tlaxialtemalco, Tláhuac, Tetelco, Tezompa y Mixquic.[1]
Organization
editColonies & neighborhoods
edit- Calyequita
- Nativitas
- La Esperanza
- La Loma
- Quirino Mendoza
- Los Cerrillos 1st, 2nd & 3rd section
- Cristo Rey
- San Felipe de Jesús
- Chiquimola
- Casahuates
- Olivar Santa María
- Las Ánimas
- San Sebastián
- San Isidro
- La Lupita
- Las Mesitas
- Santiaguito
- Del Carmen
Religion
editChurch of Santiago Tulyehualco
editHistory
editHistory of the Teuhtli volcano
editStone arch, Cuitláhuac dam
editThe route of Hernán Cortés
editTram
editCulture
editSports
editAthletes of this region are specialists in racquetball.
Football (soccer)
editRacketball
editBasketball
editThe Hill
editProduction
editOlive Tree
editAlegría
editFestivities
editPatron Saint Festivals of the town, Native Neighborhoods and their Colonies
editOf Alegría and the Olive Tree
editReligious use of huautli in the prehispanic era
editSnow fair
editDay of the dead
editReferences
edit[[Category:Xochimilco]]
- ^ "La región chinampera" (PDF).