designs and a local sausage/cold cut called Obispo, which attract tourists, most of whom come to the area by buses that connect it with Toluca and Mexico City. Facing this plaza is the municipal hall, built when the municipality was formed and the San Francisco Asis Parish. This church was built in the 17th century of sandstone. Its interior has a Baroque tabernacle dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary and a second chamber dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Another important church is the Calvario Temple, constructed century in Neoclassical style and finished in 1813. It is also known as the Our Lady of Sorrows Sanctuary and the Basilica of San Clemente, and was recently named a cathedral for the Tenancingo diocese. The interior, especially the cupola contains works by local painter Petronilo Monroy as well as large canvases with scenes of the Passion of the Christ by José María Monroy Briseño. However the latter are exhibited only during Holy Week. The municipal market was inaugurated in 1972 and the Flower Market was built sometime later, dedicated to the municipality's recent dedicated to the growing of cut flowers. The Teotla neighborhood () is one of the oldest in the town. It contains a small plaza and small church. The municipality The municipality is in the south of the State of Mexico, from the state capital of Toluca. The municipality has one city, four neighborhoods (), twenty ranches, fourteen villages, six agricultural neighborhoods (), eight urban neighborhoods (), ten semi-urban neighborhoods () and two communities of a type called , which together form a territory of . The municipality borders the municipalities of Tenango del Valle, Joquicingo, Zumpahuacán, Malinalco and Villa Guerrero . The local government consists of a municipal president, one syndic, and ten representatives called . Attractions in the municipality (outside the seat) include the Tecomatlán Parish, the chapels located in the communities of San Simonito, Zepayautla, Acatzingo and Teola and the former haciendas of Tenería, Monte de Pozo and Santa Ana. However, the major cultural landmark for the area is the Desierto del Carmen monastery and National Park, located twelve km south of the town of Tenancingo. It is a heavily forested area which centers on the Carmelite monastery, one of few in Mexico that still hosts monks and religious activities. The monastery was built in the late 18th century and consecrated in 1801 as a new home