Amealco

Amealco is a city in the Mexican nation of Queretaro. Its name is thought to intend location of springs in Nahuatl. The municipality seat, additionally known as Amealco, is located sixty three km southeast of Santiago de Queretaro. Its elevation is two,605 meters above sea degree, and the once a year temperature levels from 15 to twenty °C. It is one of the oldest settlements of Queretaro, being founded in 1538 by using Fernando de Tapia and Nicolas de San Luis Montanez, who could also found the State capital.

In the early 19th century, a group of French and Spanish entrepreneurs settled within the metropolis and commenced the logging enterprise, which at its peak turned into one of the fundamental suppliers of wooden to Mexico City, and additionally exported wood to France and the US. The governments of those nations issued diplomas saved in the Palacio Municipal that certify the great of Amealco's products. The Hnahnu or Otomí human beings are focused in the southern and japanese components of the municipality, in 34 settlements. The main ones are Santiago Mexquititlan and San Ildefonso Tultepec.