STREETS Scenes of Unión de Tula

By Gary Kim

Carlos Arechiga (our tour guide) is about 14 years old. Carlos casualy borrows his mothers' car and confidently drives the streets. This day, he drove us to the top of
Carlos Pena Arechiga (our tour guide) is about 14 years old. Carlos casualy borrows his mothers' car and confidently drives the streets. This day, he drove us to the top of "El Cerrito de la Cruz" an abandoned church on top of a hill overlooking Unión de Tula. To see a full panoramic picture click here (approximately 36 seconds to download).
Years ago, Unión de Tula started out as barren land held by the Mexican government. The land was fertile and the hills had water. From the ground came crops. From the crops came livestock and eventually the people to manage the farms and ranches. The population grew alongside the crops. A village was soon born and with it came streets.

Unión de Tula today is still primarily an agrarian town which has many city like features such as street lights and telephone poles.
Duque the dog stands guard on his master's rooftop.
Duque the dog stands guard on his master's rooftop.
Most of the suburbs primarily consist of partially constructed homes made of adobe and brick. There are two streets made of asphalt running through the town. Most of the roads are still graded and made of stone.

Unión de Tula has a small municipal government with a mayor (presidente), staff, library, schools, a police department and even has its own jail. This local democracy is needed in order to manage a population of over 20,000 people as well as farmland which stretches for miles around the town.

For some of you, these images will refresh memories. If you are new to the town, this section will give you a brief tour of the city street scenes and views of the town's surroundings:

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  • View of streets
    Views of Streets (Click here)

  • View of selected street scenes
    Selected Street Scenes (Click here)

  • The city Library, Jail and Mayor's office
    The city Library, Jail and Mayor's office (Click here)

  • The Valve of Tacotan
    The Valve of Tacotan (Click here)

  • Street Scenes from our Y2K trip
    Street Scenes from our Y2K trip (Click here)

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