Oconahua, Jalisco

Oconahua is a small town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It has some 2,000 inhabitants. It is a Delegation of the municipality of Etzatlán.

Oconahua is located in the West of Jalisco, approximately to 100 km of Guadalajara and to the northeast of the Ameca sub-region. It has an altitude of 1490 meters above sea level and limits with San Marcos Municipality to the north, to the South with Puerta de Pericos Delegation, to the East with Etzatlán's municipal top part, to the West with San Rafael's Delegation and Nayarit's borderings. In September the festivals begin, celebration the saint of the town. Bull fighting is a big factor for most, but there are also lots of small rides and the burning of a "castillo" which is a huge fire work design. At night a band plays til late at night and most go dancing at the center of the town called the plaza.

Here is the "Palacio de Ocomo" Archeological Zone, It's in process of recuperation and reconstruction.

Coordinates: 20°44′N 104°09′W / 20.733°N 104.15°W / 20.733; -104.15 The festival begins in the middle of September. They start the 20Th-29 so that is nine days of festival