Armadillo de los Infante

Armadillo de los Infante
Municipality and town
Templo de La Virgen del Carmen in Pozo del Carmen
Templo de La Virgen del Carmen in Pozo del Carmen
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Country Mexico
StateSan Luis Potosí
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Armadillo de los Infante is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1]

Name

The name of the town is in honor of the Infante family, owners of the first printing company there, in the early nineteenth century.

Geography

It is located at the center of the state and approximately 61 kilometers from the city of San Luis Potosí.

Climate

The municipality is semi-warm climate with warm summer rains. The average annual temperature is 18 °C, with a maximum of 27 °C and minimum of 1 °C. The rain is normal between the months of May and August, with an average of 304.7 mm.

Places of interest

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Printing house, Ex Hacienda Pozo del Carmen, Dam Sweet Vara.

References

  1. ^ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal https://web.archive.org/web/20070128021947/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sanluispotosi/. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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