Ciudad Guzmán is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

ciudad guzmán

Ciudad Guzmán is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Located 139 km south of Guadalajara, at an altitude of 1.507 meters over sea level. According to theCensus of Population and Housing 2010 by the INEGI, had a population of100.534 inhabitants.

Ciudad Guzmán is the head of the municipality of Zapotlan el Grande, with an area of 295.29 square kilometers with a population density of 325.27inhabitants per square kilometer. Before the Spanish arrived, this area was the kingdom of Zapotlan, which was conquered in 1526.

Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, before Zapotlan El Grande, 19 degrees north latitudeand 103 west of Greenwich. Nothing less than the crossroads of four majormountain ranges, the Tiger to the east, the volcanic cross-west, which are interconnected in the slope of Sayula. This volcanic continues east to Morelia, a thousand peaks, Nevado de Toluca, Popocatepetl, Ixtaccihuatl, Puebla and auction at the peak of Orizaba, the highest mountain in the country.
Currently widely promoted ecotourism, one of the most visited Nevado "TheColima," which from December to February is covered with snow in its upper part. Also found in the vicinity of the Ecological Park "Las Peñas", with its unique stone "Los Compadres", boasting a wealth of important rock art, and you can visit the "old mill" and the Laguna de Zapotlán where water sports canbe located and variety of fauna and flora.