La Canada

La Canada officially referred to as Canada de Caracheo is a small town within the municipality of Cortazar, within the nation of Guanajuato, Mexico. City elevation is 1 mile above sea level; with a population of approximately three,500. Founded in 1612, La Cañada lies between the hills of La Gavia and El Culiacan. The phrase Canada refers to the Spanish phrase for land among two extended bodies of earth; Caracheo comes from the Purepecha word carachi, which means that dried water.

La Canada is understood for having a number of the richest tradition within the state, with the Fiesta del Padre Nieves each March 10 and the Fiesta de La Virgen de los Dolores starting per week before Easter Sunday, and walking from Thursday 12 pm to Monday 6 am, with festivities at some stage in the yr consisting of the Novenas at some stage in the summer season, Dia del Joven, Fiestas Patrias, and November 11 to commemorate Fray Elias del Socorro Nieves becoming a saint in the Vatican.Canada de Caracheo has its personal saint.