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Jalpa Zacatecas | |
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Coordinates: 21°38′15″N 102°58′40″W / 21.63750°N 102.97778°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Zacatecas |
Jalpa is a town located in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, close to the border with Jalisco and Aguascalientes and about a two hours drive south of the capital city, Zacatecas. Jalpa is a colonial-style city, with cobble stone streets, narrow walkways, two main churches: El Señor de Jalpa and La Parroquia de San Antonio, and two plazas. Jalpa was modeled by the French in the 19th century. In the middle of the plaza is a kiosk which remains in good shape today, after hundreds of years. Most houses are painted in bright colors just as in colonial times. The houses are made of adobe and share common walls and most have flat roofs.
The original indigenous natives were the Caxcan, Chichimeca and Huichol people.