Amecameca

Amecameca de Juárez
Amecameca de Juárez
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Amecameca de Juárez
	Coordinates: 19°07′40″N 98°45′46″W / 19.12778°N 98.76278°W
Country	Mexico
State	State of Mexico
Region	Amecameca Region
Municipal seat	Amecameca de Juárez
Municipal Status	1824
Government
• Municipal President	Ivette Topete
Elevation (of seat)	2,480 m (8,140 ft)
Population (2010) Municipality
• Municipality	48,421
• Seat	31,422
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)	56900
Demonym	Amequense
Website	http://www.amecameca.gob.mx

Amecameca is a municipality located in the eastern panhandle of Mexico State between Mexico City and the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanos of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.^[1]^[2] It is located on federal highway 115 which leads to Cuautla, which is called the Volcano Route (Ruta de los Volcanes).^[1]

Amecameca area is a popular resort destination for visitors from Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos, owing to its mountain scenery, food scene, and other attractions. However, when Popocatépetl is active, tourism here drops dramatically.^[3] The area receives many visitors during the annual Carnival/Festival del Señor del Sacromonte, which extends over the week containing Ash Wednesday and is considered to be one of the most important festivals in Mexico State.^[4]

The name Amecameca comes from Nahuatl. It has been interpreted to mean “place where the papers signal or mark,”^[2]^[5] or “paper used ceremoniously.”^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b "Santuario del Señor de Sacromonte" [Sanctuary of the Lord of Sacromonte] (in Spanish). Amecameca, Mexico: Municipality of Amecameca. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ ^a ^b "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Mexico Amecameca" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Retrieved March 1, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
^ Ambriz, Rodolfo (1997-05-20). "Se desploma actividad turistica en Amecameca" [Tourist activity plummets in Amecameca]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 3.
^ Millan, Daniel (1998-02-26). "Animan con Chinelos" [Animated with Chinelos]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 5.
^ Lopez, Horacio (1999). Amecameca. México: Gobierno del Estado de México.
^ Novo, Gerardo; Jorge de la Luz (2002). The State of Mexico. Madrid: Ediciones Nueva Guia SA de CV. pp. 150–151. ISBN 968-5437-26-2.
^ Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz, ed. (2008). "Pueblos con Encanto del Bicentenario" [Towns with Charm of the Bicentennial]. Mexico Desconocido (in Spanish). Mexico City: Grupo Editorial Impresiones Aéreas: 94–97. ISSN 1870-9419.

[sacrogob-1] "Santuario del Señor de Sacromonte" [Sanctuary of the Lord of Sacromonte] (in Spanish). Amecameca, Mexico: Municipality of Amecameca. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

[encmuc-2] "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Mexico Amecameca" (in Spanish). Mexico: INAFED. Retrieved March 1, 2010. ^{[dead link]}

[desploma-3] Ambriz, Rodolfo (1997-05-20). "Se desploma actividad turistica en Amecameca" [Tourist activity plummets in Amecameca]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 3.

[chinelos-4] Millan, Daniel (1998-02-26). "Animan con Chinelos" [Animated with Chinelos]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 5.

[Lopez-5] Lopez, Horacio (1999). Amecameca. México: Gobierno del Estado de México.

[novo-6] Novo, Gerardo; Jorge de la Luz (2002). The State of Mexico. Madrid: Ediciones Nueva Guia SA de CV. pp. 150–151. ISBN 968-5437-26-2.

[encanto-7] Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz, ed. (2008). "Pueblos con Encanto del Bicentenario" [Towns with Charm of the Bicentennial]. Mexico Desconocido (in Spanish). Mexico City: Grupo Editorial Impresiones Aéreas: 94–97. ISSN 1870-9419.

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