As if it were a trip to the beginning of the 20th century, Tlalmanalco offers the magnificent colonial architecture of its temples and buildings framed by beautiful wooded landscapes.
TLALMANALCO: CHARMING TOWN IN THE STATE OF MEXICO
With a pleasant climate, Tlalmanalco, Pueblo con Encanto awaits you with its Franciscan buildings and wide landscapes where you can take a pleasant walk. From the center, you only need to see the San Luis Obispo Convent, the Open Chapel or the Nonohualca Community Museum to be amazed by the decoration made by the expert hands of the indigenous people.
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The industrial impulse represented by the San Rafael Factory raised this region to the forefront of the country, the company was considered the most important paper factory in Mexico and the number one in Latin America from 1930 to 1970. At that time it manufactured 100 tons per day of 200 kinds of paper. The firm step of the company was only interrupted in 1914 when the Zapatistas occupied the factory, and manufacturing resumed in 1920.
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With the proximity of the alpine forests, in these humid and cool lands, the locals take advantage of what nature offers them to make handicrafts made with wood in the form of Christmas decorations and arrangements such as wreaths, branches and even the so-called "pinecones" of the pines; Without a doubt, it is the best place to buy decorations for your Christmas tree.
CONVENT OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
This religious construction is one of the best preserved wonders produced by the New Spain Baroque. Upon arrival, you are greeted by five arches carved with capitals that are topped with beautiful bas-reliefs and a border that follows the line of the arches filled with profusely decorated human figures. Inside it keeps a lavish Churrigueresque altarpiece carved in cedar wood that represents a scene from the Visitation of the Virgin; the cloister of the convent also has frescoes profusely illustrated with plant, animal and human figures. Detail by detail this construction for sumptuousness and elegance, is recognized as a masterpiece of viceregal architecture.
Like all convents, it has a church, in front a large atrium and its open chapel worked in a fine Plateresque style of such magnificence that it was named Royal Chapel.
OPEN CHAPEL
In this place where masses were celebrated for the unconverted natives; there are magnificent carvings and ostentatious decorations, a reflection of Romanesque and Gothic art. The figurines of angels, devils, cherubs, baskets, bouquets of flowers, foliage, garlands and bunches of grapes stand out, which in their conception denote the strong indigenous influence. These elements have been recognized as a masterpiece of 16th century viceregal architecture.
NONOHUALCA COMMUNITY MUSEUM
It exhibits archaeological pieces found in the surroundings of Tlalmanalco as well as relevant stone sculptures such as the effigy of Xochipilli that you can admire in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
