Luvianos is a small town and municipality located in the southwest of the State of Mexico. It gained municipal status in 2000. People can access Luvianos by driving Federal Road 134 south from Toluca, and then take a detour about 25 minutes north of Tejupilco. The name is derived from a hacienda what was established during colonial times. The town The town has a total population of 8,146 as of 2005. One of the popular tourists destinations in Luvianos is the water park "Las Lomas". Many travel for hours to visit this attraction. Every Tuesday locals and visitors gather around the central business district for shopping at the Plaza. Like many towns in the region, Luvianos does not have an airport and is therefore accessible only via terrestrial means. The municipality The formation of this municipality was long in coming. Residents of the Luvianos ranch area petitioned for such status as early as 1874, again in 1974 but the petition was not granted until it was presented yet again in 2000. The first municipal president did not take power until 2003. As municipal seat, the town of Luvianos has governing jurisdiction over 235 communities, which are organized into 70 delegations. The municipality encompasses 702.129 km 2 and is bordered by the states of Michoacán to the west and Guerrero to the south, and by the municipalities of Otzoloapan, Zacazonapan, Temascaltepec and Tejupilco. The highest elevations, up to 1,900 meters are in the Sierra de Nanchititla. The Rio de Acatitlan river forms its northern border. Total population of the municipality is 28,213 as of 2005. Luvianos, like some nearby towns, are considered to located in the Tierra Caliente. Communities of the municipality of Luvianos Agua Colorada, El Aguacate, Alborejo (Puerto Alborejo), La Angostura Dos, La Angostura Uno (Cerro de la Angostura Uno), Las Anonas, La Antena (Nariz del Cerro), Arrayán, Los Arrayanes, Los Arrayanes (Los Arrayanes Verdes), Arroyo Seco, Avellaneda, Los Bancos (1), Los Bancos (2), Los Bancos (2), Barranca del Fraile, El Brasil, Buenavista, Caja de Agua (1), Caja de Agua (2), Calabazos (Las Pilas), Calaveras, La Camelina, El Campanario, La Candelaria, La Canoa, Capire, El Capire, El Capire de Acatitlán, Capulín Chico, Carbajales, Carrizal, El Carrizal, Cañada del Campanario, Cañadas de Nanchititla, Ceiba Obscura (Peña del Águila), Cerro de Castelanes, Cerro de la Culebra, Cerro del Agua, Cerro del Venado (Comunidad del Pueblito), El Cerro, La Chaqueta, Ciprianes, El