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Tonalá Market Jalisco Mexico
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Photography by Bill Bell
Tonalá is a city and its surrounding
municipality that is part of the Greater Guadalajara
metropolitan area. The city had a 2005 census population
of 374,258 and the municipality had a population of 408,729 and an area of
119.58 km² (46.17 sq mi). The municipality lies adjacent to the east side of
Guadalajara. The Guadalajara metropolitan area, which includes eight
municipalities, had a population of 4,095,853, the second-largest urban
concentration in Mexico after Mexico City. The city and the municipality both
rank fourth in the state of Jalisco in population, after Guadal ajara,
Zapopan, and Tlaquepaque.
On two days a week (Thursdays and Sundays) there is a giant street market
covering several of the main streets, with numerous vendors of ceramics,
pottery, glass objects and all kinds of handcrafted items and novelties. Most of
the art found on Tlaquepaque and Guadalaja ra
was manufactured here.
Due to the clay soil in the area, pottery or alfareria has been a traditional
occupation for centuries.
A native group, the Tonaltecas, lived on this area surrounding the Ixtépete or
Cerro de la Reina ("The Queen's Hill"). They spoke Nahuatl mixed with their own
indigenous vocabulary. Indeed, the word "Tonala" comes from the Nahuatl
Tonallin, meaning "place from which the sun emerges".
The noted Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante is reported to have his primary
studio in the Tonalá area, with his main gallery being located in nearby
Tlaquepaque.
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