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Ayapango. Historically, the economy of
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shingles. In this attic space grain is kept. Many of these homes also have large patios. Another notable fact is that these older houses have names. This comes from a pre-Hispanic custom of naming a building based on its characteristics. Many of these older homes have plaques indicating what their names are. Two of the most prominent of these homes are known as the "
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466:. The church was part of a larger monastery complex which dates from the 16th century. Some of the remains are still visible, esp. between the church and the priest's residence, which is part of the old convent that was rebuilt. Its layout is in the form of a Latin cross. The simple façade and the tower have
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and practically in front of his hometown. In the last half of the 20th century, life began to change here. Because of the building of new roads and rehabilitation of existing ones, interaction with the outside world has greatly increased. Secondary and preparatory schools have been built, eliminating
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had no effect on life here. Ayapango gained municipality status in 1868. Originally, the municipality was larger, but in 1875, Ayapango lost the towns of
Zentlalpan and Santa Isabel Chalma to Amecameca. At the end of the 19th century, the state government considered disbanding the municipality and
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Ayapango was begun to be built. By 1673, what is now the municipality of Ayapango was a small collection of communities, with most of the land owned by a few wealthy landholders such as the widow of Lorenzo de San Pedro and Nicolás de Galicia, who was the chief of the town of
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The town has a population of only 3,072. The town's most distinctive feature are the older houses that conserve a kind of a "French" style as much for their form as for the materials they are construction with. The walls are thick adobe and their roofs have two peaks covered with flat clay tile
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in 1950. This was in honor of Ramos Millan, who was born here and who created the
National Commission of Corn, working to introduce new seeds and farming techniques during the first half of the century. Ramos Millan died in a plane crash on Pico del Fraile, an elevation next to
528:" farm, which is the principal cheese producer in the municipality. It was founded by MarĂa del Pilar GarcĂa Luna, and currently run by her and her daughter, Elsa Aceves GarcĂa, who permit tours of the facility. This enterprise makes a number of different types of
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elements that seem to be from the transitional period from the sober and solomonic eras as the elements show aspects from both. Inside there are oil painting with images of
Purgatory painted in the 18th century.
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government tried to recruit here for the federal army, most managed to avoid service. After the
Revolution, two of the main haciendas, Retana and De Bautista were expropriated and converted into five
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located on the farms themselves such as "El Lucero." This has attracted some tourism for its cheese and ex-haciendas such as Retana and Santa Maria, have been used a sets for
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the need to travel outside the municipality for this education. However, life still remains difficult here, with many going to other towns or countries in order to find work.
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1526:Categories
1477:Xonacatlán
1357:Tepetlixpa
1342:Teoloyucan
1237:Polotitlán
1217:Otzoloapan
1197:Nopaltepec
1182:Nextlalpan
1132:Juchitepec
1127:Joquicingo
1122:Jocotitlán
1117:Jiquipilco
1112:Jilotzingo
1097:Ixtlahuaca
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1037:Cuautitlán
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1287:Sultepec
1147:Luvianos
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962:Axapusco
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922:Amatepec
917:Amanalco
546:Guerrero
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1382:Texcoco
1322:Temoaya
1292:Tecámac
1207:Ocuilan
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1062:El Oro
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