San Juan de los Lagos: A Cultural Tourism destination in Jalisco, Mexico - The Guadalajara Post
Posted on AllSides July 6th, 2023
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San Juan de los Lagos is a small city in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It is located in the region of Altos Norte, which was inhabited by the Nahua people before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. The city is famous for its sanctuary of the Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos, one of the most visited religious sites in Mexico after the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The History of the Sanctuary The origin of the sanctuary dates back to the 1540s when a Franciscan...