page_title: Los Altos de Jalisco
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Los Altos de Jalisco / Administration
caption_attribution_description: Español: Capilla de el panteón
context_page_description: Los Altos de Jalisco, or the Jaliscan Highlands, are a geographic and cultural region in the eastern part of the Mexican State of Jalisco, famed as a bastion of Mexican culture, cradling traditions from Tequila production to Charrería equestrianism. Los Altos are part of the greater Bajío region of Mexico, considered to be one of safest regions with one of the highest qualities of life in Latin America.
  Los Altos are known for their high quality of life, for historic Mexican colonial architecture, and numerous traditional Mexican arts, primarily equestrianism, Mariachi, Tequila production, and traditional Mexican dances and festivals. A significant portion of the population consists of Mexicans of European descent, primarily descended from the criollos of Castillian, Galician, Basque, and Andalusian origin, but also from early Portuguese and Sephardic Jewish settlers, and later French, Irish, and Italian, German, Dutch, Slavic and Greek immigrants, among others.
context_section_description: Since 1996, Los Altos has been organized administratively by the state of Jalisco into two regions, the North Highlands (Altos Norte) and the South Highlands (Altos Sur).
caption: Encarnación de Díaz.
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