Malinalco

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Malinalco is a historic town in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved Aztec rock-cut temple complex and scenic mountainous setting.

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Malinalco canonical 1
Malinalco Municipality 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivisionOf Malinalco self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malinalco Municipality
altitude approximately 1740 meters above sea level
climate mild subtropical highland climate
country Mexico
culture Aztec Empire
surface form: Aztec
economy agriculture
handicrafts
tourism
foundedInColonialPeriod 16th century
governedBy municipal president
hasArchaeologicalSite Cerro de los Idolos
hasFestivity Feast of El Divino Salvador
Holy Week celebrations
hasMuralArt Augustinian monastery cloister murals
hasNaturalFeature mountainous terrain
rocky hills
valleys
hasReligiousBuilding Augustinian monastery of Malinalco
Parish of El Divino Salvador
hasRockCutTempleComplex Cuauhtinchan archaeological site
hasSymbol municipal coat of arms
hasTemple Temple of the Eagle and Jaguar Warriors
hasViewpoint Cerro de los Idolos viewpoint
heritageStatus considered Pueblo Mágico by Mexican tourism authorities
knownFor colonial architecture
pre-Hispanic archaeological site
religious tourism
scenic mountainous setting
well-preserved Aztec rock-cut temple complex
languageRegion Spanish
locatedIn State of Mexico
Central Mexico
surface form: central Mexico
nameEtymology derived from Nahuatl
nameMeaning place of Malinalxochitl or place of grass or herbs
nearbyCity Mexico City
Toluca
partOf Valle de Toluca region
preHispanicPeople Matlatzinca
Mexica
region southwestern State of Mexico
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
tourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
transport connected by regional highways

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Malinalco administrativeDivisionOf Malinalco self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Malinalco Municipality