Xochimilco Wikipedia. Xochimilco Spanish pronunciation sotimilko Nahuatl Xchimlco, pronounced otimilko listen helpinfo is one of the 1. Spanish alcaldas or boroughs within Mexico City. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the pre Hispanic period. Today, the borough consists of the eighteen barrios or neighborhoods of this city along with fourteen pueblos or villages that surround it, covering an area of 1. The borough is in the southeastern part of the city and has an identity that is separate from the historic center of Mexico City, due to its historic separation from that city during most of its history. Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of the Valley of Mexico. These canals, along with artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride on colorful gondola like boats called trajineras around the 1. This canal and chinampa system, as a vestige of the areas pre Hispanic past, has made Xochimilco a World Heritage Site. In 1. 95. 0, Paramahansa Yogananda in his celebrated classic Autobiography of a Yogi wrote that if there is a scenic beauty contest, Xochimilco will get the First Prize. 1 However, severe environmental degradation of the canals and chinampas has brought that status into question. The city and boroughedit. View of part of the main plaza of the center of Xochimilco. The borough of Xochimilco was created in 1. Federal District of Mexico City into sixteen boroughs. The Xochimilco borough was centered on what was the city of Xochimilco, which had been an independent settlement from the pre Hispanic period to the 2. The areas historic separation from Mexico City proper remains in its culture. While officially part of the city, its identity is more like a suburb. 4 This historic center was designated as a Barrio Mgico by the city in 2. The borough is center south of the historic center of Mexico City, and bordered by the boroughs of Tlalpan, Coyoacn, Tlhuac and Milpa Alta. It extends over 1. Federal Districts territory. It is the third largest borough, after Tlalpan, and Milpa Alta. 67 The borough has an emblem, also known as an Aztecglyph, which is a representation of the areas spongy soil from which two flowering plants emerge. 8 In spite of the serious environmental issues, 7. The borough is divided into eighteen barrios, which make up the old city of Xochimilco and fourteen communities outside the traditional city called pueblos. The barrios are El Rosario, Santa Crucita, Caltongo, San Lorenzo, San Diego, La Asuncin, San Juan, San Antonio, Belem, San Cristbal, San Esteban, La Santsima, La Guadalupita, La Concepcin Tlacoapa, San Marcos and Xaltocan, The fourteen pueblos are San Mara Tepepan, Santiago Tepalcatlalpan, San Mateo Xalpa, San Lorenzo Atemoaya, Santa Cruz Xochitepec, San Lucas Xochimanca, San Francisco Tlalnepantla, Santa Mara Nativitas, San Gregorio Atlapulco, Santiago Tulyehualco, San Luis Tlaxialtemalco, San Andrs Ahuayucan, Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa and San Cruz Acalpixca. There are also 4. The city acts as the local government for all the communities of the borough, whether part of the city or not. These offices are located on Calle Guadalupe I. Ramirez 4, in the El Rosario area. 8 The borough has 1. Major thoroughfares include the Xochimilco Tulyehualco road, Nuevo Len, Perifrico Sur, Avenida Guadalupe and Calzada Mxico Xochimilco. 8 However, many of the areas of the borough are still semi rural, with communities that still retain many old traditions and economic activities. For example, San Antonio Molotln is noted for textiles and its Chinelos dancers. 9 San Lorenzo Tlaltecpan is known for the production of milk and there are still a large number of stables in the area. 9. Directorio Nacional de Parroquias Oficinas de la Curia Portal Reforma Nte. 104 50000 Toluca, Mex. Tel. 722 2152535 Fax 722 2146955. Tecmac es un municipio conurbado del Estado de Mxico. El municipio de Tecmac tiene orgenes prehispnicos fue fundado en 1202 por los mexicas. En el ao de 1937 fue nombrado prroco de la Parroquia de Ntra. Seora de Guadalupe, en Cd. Jurez, el Pbro. Baudelio Pelayo Brambila. Viendo que el templo no era. Dicesis de Zamora http verificado 4 mayo de 2009 Directorio Nacional de Parroquias Oficinas de la Curia. The most notable neighborhoodscommunities include Xaltocan, Ejidos de Tepepan, La Noria, Las Cruces, Ejidos de Xochimilco and San Gregorio Atlapulco. San Francisco. Denominacin. La villa de Guadalupe se encuentra en el espacio que los mexicas llamaban Tepeycac, de donde derivaron los topnimos Tepeaquilla y Tepeyac que. Nmero de Expediente Nmero de Acto que impone sancin Nombre de la persona o razn social sancionada Nmero Documento de la persona o razn social. Church at Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa. The most notable neighborhoodscommunities include Xaltocan, Ejidos de Tepepan, La Noria, Las Cruces, Ejidos de Xochimilco and San Gregorio Atlapulco. 8 San Francisco Caltongo is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the borough. 9 Xaltocn began as a ranch or hacienda that belonged to the indigenous caciques. It was later donated to the San Bernardino de Siena monastery. After the monastery was secularized, it became hacienda land again, but over time, parts were sold and it became the current area of Xochimilco. The church for this community was built in 1. Originally, it was dedicated to Jesus, then Candlemas and finally the Virgin of the Sorrows Virgen de los Dolores. It officially became a sanctuary in 1. Mexico. In 1. 96. Xaltocn became a parish and in 1. The main celebration of the church is to an image of the Virgin Mary, which is said to have miraculously appeared in the pen of a turkey kept by an old woman. 1. In 2. 00. 5, the borough had a population of 4. Bienvenido Aqu podrs encontrar el horario de misas diarias y dominicales de la mayora de las Iglesias en Puebla, Cholula y Atlixco. Se van agregando Iglesias. Este registro esta diseado para aquellas personas allegadas a nuestro gremio, que son ingenieros que an no se encuentran agremiados o estudiantes de ingeniera. Federal District. The growth rate is 1. However, a large percentage of the boroughs population lives in poverty and many live illegally on ecological reserves, lacking basic services such as running water and drainage. 1. In the past, houses in the area were constructed from adobe and wood from juniper trees,9 but today, most constructions are boxy cinderblock constructions, many of which are not painted. 1. By the 2. 01. 0 census its population had grown to 4. Mexico Citys total. 1. El objeto del Instituto es la instruccin religiosa de grado intermedio, dirigida primordialmente a los seglares, jvenes y adultos, con dos fines. What was the city of Xochimilco, now sometimes called the historic center of the borough, began as a pre Hispanic city on the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco. After the Conquest, the Spanish built the San Bernardino de Siena monastery and church, which is still the center of the borough. The main street through the center of town, Guadalupe I. Ramirez, was originally a land bridge connecting this area, then on an island, to the causeway that lead to Tenochtitlan Mexico City. As the lake dried, the bridge became road, and it was called the Puente de Axomulco in the colonial era. It received its current name in the 1. This town center also has a large plaza and to the side of this, a large area filled with street vendors, many selling ice cream. There is also a Tiangus de Comida or market filled with food stalls. 1. This center underwent renovations in 2. Drainage and sidewalks were improved and security cameras installed. To improve the areas look for tourists, businesses in the center agreed with the borough and INAH to change their faades to certain colors. 1. Much of the boroughs land is former lakebed. Its main elevations include Xochitepec and Tlacualleli mountains along with two volcanoes named Teutli and Tzompol. It contains two natural rivers called Santiago and Tepapantla along with the various canals, which is what is left of the lake. 6 The elevated areas of the borough contain small forests of ocotes, strawberry trees, cedars, Montezuma cypress and a tree called a tepozan. 1. Xochimilco, along with other southern boroughs such as Milpa Alta and Tlalpan, have lower crime statistics than most other areas of the Federal District. However, crime, especially that related to kidnapping and drug trafficking has been on the rise, and more rural communities have taken to vigilante justice. Residents state that this is necessary because there is insufficient police protection. Xochimilco has only one policeman for each 5. The borough has a population of 3. There was one case of vigilante justice in 1.