Altavista de Ramos
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Altavista de Ramos is a town
in the municipality of Ameca, Jalisco
. The town's first inhabitants were from Mesa de Ramos
, a nearby community atop a mesa
.
Altavista is a planned community
, having organized streets and plots. The community has 332 residents and serves as a municipal agency for the Ameca municipality.
The prime families of Altavista include the Quirarte and the Ramos. Altavista is Spanish for "high-view", mainly because the town is located on the foothills of a mountain.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the municipality of Ameca, Jalisco
Ameca, Jalisco
Ameca is a city and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 685.73 km². The city is bisected by the Ameca River which drains to the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Vallarta....
. The town's first inhabitants were from Mesa de Ramos
Mesa de Ramos
Mesa de Ramos is a rural community located in the southeastern portion of the municipality of Ameca, Jalisco. It is a victim of depopulation, primarily because of lack of resources and of isolation. In 1900, the town was recorded as Mesa de los Ramos, and had 289 inhabitants...
, a nearby community atop a mesa
Mesa
A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape....
.
Altavista is a planned community
Planned community
A planned community, or planned city, is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are less frequent in planned communities since...
, having organized streets and plots. The community has 332 residents and serves as a municipal agency for the Ameca municipality.
The prime families of Altavista include the Quirarte and the Ramos. Altavista is Spanish for "high-view", mainly because the town is located on the foothills of a mountain.