Place to see: ixtlan del rio, Guadalajara, Mexico

About this place:

A small town about two hours away from Guadalajara, Mexico. Ixtlán del Río is mountainous and flat. There are unpaved streets along the sides of main shopping strips (of small shops).

"Ixtlán" is a coined name that could mean "place where obsidian is found" and "place of the obsidian knife".