Tayoltita

Tayoltita lies among the deep ravines of the western Sierra Madre, in the mining country of San Dimas. Its history is tied to the discovery of mineral deposits in the surrounding mountains during the eighteenth century. Nearby Guarisamey grew around mines in the same rugged region, and the discovery of La Tecolotita near the Piaxtla River in 1784 helped renew mining activity there. Steep valleys made communications with the interior difficult.