Jalpa deCanovas

With its quince orchards, walnut trees and wheat fields, Jalpa de Cánovas stands almost on the border with Jalisco. Its life began as a hacienda, the one that once belonged to Don Manuel Cánovas, to whom the town owes its surname. The old barns, the now defunct store, the administrator's house and the small Sanctuary of Guadalupe, where the hacienda owners used to pray and where the inhabitants do today, are all there to tell the story of the past.

Jalpa de Cánovas used to be a hacienda.

• What was first a Spanish encomienda and later a cattle ranch, is today the town of Jalpa.
• At the end of the 19th century, Guadalupe Cánovas inherited the 32,000 hectares of the estate from her father, Don Manuel.
• Between her and her husband Oscar Braniff, they managed the land until it was lost after the Revolution.
• Today only the main house, converted into a museum, and a few buildings that were part of the hacienda remain.

Visit the main house of the Hacienda de Jalpa to see how its owners lived.

1. Tour the vineyards of Bodega el Lobo and taste its wines named after some operas.
2. Go to Presa Nueva or Presa Santa Efigenia and go kayaking or boating.
3. Stay at Hacienda Cañada de Negros and visit the church on one side, dedicated to the Virgen de la Luz.