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Gribblenación México; Jalisco State Highway 406 to Atoyac

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Jalisco State Highway 406 is an approximately 5.1 kilometers long corridor which serves the Town of Atoyac.  The highway originates at Jalisco State Highway 401, crosses over an interchange with Federal Highway 54D and terminates at 267 Arcadio Zúñiga y Tejeda in the Atoyac Town limits.  This State Highway was built concurrent to Federal Highway 54D during the 1980s and replaced an earlier highway located east of Laguna de Sayula.  Atoyac is famous for producing high-end leather belts and the so-called Belt Roundabout can be found on the State Highway immediately east of Federal Highway 54D. 




A drive on Jalisco State Highway 406

The area where the town of Atoyac now lies was once home to a population of Aztec.  After Atoyac was conquered by the Spanish in 1521 it would come to overshadow nearby Cuyacapán for regional importance.  

Native Americans from Atoyac were known to have joined the ranks of General José Antonio Torres during the Mexican War of Independence during the 1810s.  The community would be listed as a Municipal seat in 1823 when the first census of the then new State of Jalisco was taken.  Atoyac was later folded into the Zapotlán el Grande District of Sayula during 1837.  The community would be retitled from a village to a town in 1856 and would again become a Municipality in 1886.  

Modern Atoyac is famous in southern Jalisco for producing high-end leather belts.  The town of Atoyac has an approximate population of 5,400 residents whereas the Municipality has an approximate population of 8,700.

Prior to the Jalisco State Highway System, the town of Atoyac was located on a road which connected Zacoalco de Torres and Sayula.  The community is shown east of Laguna de Sayula on the 1922 Direccion de Estudios Geografícos y Climatologicos map of Jalisco. 


As presently configured Jalisco State Highway 406 is 5.1 kilometers in length.  The highway begins at Jalisco State Highway 401 west of Laguna de Sayula and terminates near 267 Arcadio Zúñiga y Tejeda in Atoyac.  The construction of Jalisco State Highway 406 appears to have been built concurrent with that of Federal Highway 54D.


Eastbound Jalisco State Highway 406 begins at Jalisco State Route 401 west of Laguna de Sayula.  The highway crosses a Ferromex line and intersects Federal Highway 54D in the middle of the usually dry Laguna de Sayula.  Jalisco State Highway 406 contains no reassurance shields on-route.  



Jalisco State Highway 406 eastbound crosses over Federal Highway 54D and passes through the Belt Roundabout.  The Belt Roundabout contains a large belt statute which is a reference to the famous products of Atoyac.  




Jalisco State Highway 406 enters Atoyac and terminates at approximately 267 Arcadio Zúñiga y Tejeda.  The transition from State to Town maintenance can be observed as the surface switches from asphalt to paver stones. 




As eastbound Arcadio Zúñiga y Tejeda intersects Calle Constitución traffic can turn south to reach Jalisco State Highway 462 towards Cuyacapán.  



Arcadio Zúñiga y Tejeda terminates at the Plaza of Atoyac.  The belts the town is famous for can be found at Zapatería Chela and generally run approximately $2,500 Pesos.  




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