Municipality of Arandas
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Arandas, Jalisco is a town in the region of Los Altos of Jalisco, Mexico approximately 2 hours east of Guadalajara. The population of Arandas is about 40,000. The majority is predominantly White, but there is a minority of Mestizos. The town's main plaza is named Plaza Hidalgo after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, father of Mexican's war of independence.
Arandas was the site of Nuestra Belleza 2006, a state-wide beauty contest held on July 22, 2006 and broadcast by Televisa Guadalajara. The contest's main sponsor, Tequila Espolon, which is based in Arandas, chose the town in order to promote development in the area, especially tourism related to its status as a center of tequila production.
[edit] External links
- http://www.santiaguito.com A website for a town near Arandas with pictures of Arandas
- http://www.hectordomingo.com.mx Hector Domingo is a writer from Arandas Jalisco
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