Alaquines

Alaquines, San Luis Potosi
Municipality and town
Country  Mexico
State San Luis Potosí
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Alaquines is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is 19 km away from Cárdenas.

Climate

Climate data for Alaquines
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
21.6
(70.9)
24.2
(75.6)
26.4
(79.5)
27
(80.6)
25.8
(78.4)
24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24
(75)
23.3
(73.9)
21.8
(71.2)
20.6
(69.1)
23.63
(74.5)
Average low °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)
5.7
(42.3)
7.6
(45.7)
9.3
(48.7)
10.6
(51.1)
11.4
(52.5)
11.4
(52.5)
11
(51.8)
11
(51.8)
9.4
(48.9)
7.5
(45.5)
6
(42.8)
8.83
(47.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23
(0.9)
18
(0.7)
23
(0.9)
30
(1)
46
(1.8)
201
(7.9)
226
(8.9)
213
(8.4)
224
(8.8)
81
(3.2)
28
(1.1)
15
(0.6)
1,128
(44.2)
Source: Weatherbase [1]

History

Founded in 1616 with the old name of San José de los Montes Alaquines. It is home to a beautiful legend which tells of its saint's wish (Santo Entierro)to stay in this colorful town.

Recently

The City of Alaquines agreed to fix the road from Alaquines to San Jose del Corito that will be completed in 2009.

Communities

The town's population is divided into 9 communities, which are listed as follows:

  1. Colonia Indigena
  2. Las Tuzas
  3. Proa
  4. Los Morales
  5. La Cañada
  6. Martínez
  7. Maldonado
  8. Las Huertas
  9. El Pasito de San Francisco
  10. El Sabino
  11. San José del Corito
  12. San José de Palmas

Mayors of Alaquines

References

  1. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Alaquines, San Luis Potosí". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

Coordinates: 22°08′N 99°36′W / 22.133°N 99.600°W