Why visit Oconahua
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Palacio de Ocomo.
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About Oconahua
Oconahua is a small town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is a Delegation of the municipality of Etzatlán. The population was 2,360 according to the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Oconahua (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Palacio de Ocomo
Monument and historic site
Archaeological site in Etzatlán Municipality, Mexico
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Guadalupe Victoria
School · 1.5 km
Nivel: Primaria; Subnivel Primaria General; Tipo de servicio: Primaria General; Turno Matutino
Hidalgo 25
Margarita Maza De Juarez
School
Nivel: Primaria; Subnivel Primaria General; Tipo de servicio: Primaria General; Turno Vespertino
Cuauhtemoc 30
History
The Ocomo Palace is an archeological site in Oconahua. It is the most monumental structure and best preserved within a site of nearly 400 hectares (a metric unit of square measures, equal to 100 ares, 2.471 acres or 10,000 square meters). There are remains of terraces, sunken courts, pyramids and platforms (the largest and most visible preserved, measuring forty by thirty feet). The building can be dated between the Epi and early Postclassic Period (900–1200 CE).
This palace is very similar to the palace of Quinantzin, drawn in the codex of the same name, tells the use of this building for administrative, not religious, but was the key as a gateway of trade between the lowlands and the upper reaches of the West. In the square outside there were four large stelae with carvings and intricate designs, including possible glyphs. These stelae were destroyed by a Franciscan in the late nineteenth century. Most stones are carved bas-relief, although there are fragments of sculptures in the round.
From the History section of Oconahua on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 92 km away.
- Magdalena 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Tequila 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- San Martín Hidalgo 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Tala 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Cocula 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Villa Corona 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Nuevo México 75 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Santa Anita 78 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zapopan 81 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Guadalajara 85 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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