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Paseo por Mexico San Juan Raya in Tehuacan

San Juan Raya in Tehuacan

Tehuacán, Puebla

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A town that stands out for its importance as a fossil site. It was discovered in 1830 due to explorations carried out by the Belgian Enrique Galeotti. Its museums display the remains of snails, sponges, madrepores and oysters among almost 180 other species of fossils found that provide evidence that San Juan Raya was part of a coastline approximately 60 to 125 million years ago.

Municipality

Tehuacán, its name means "place of gods" is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Puebla, it has historical buildings such as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the Former Convent of Carmen that serves as a museum, the Casa de Altos, the Calvary Church, the Parish of San Francisco and the Municipal Palace, from September 1 to 15 the traditional fair is celebrated and in October and November “The slaughter”, consists of killing fattened goats and preparing the meat, other tourist attractions are Garci -Crespo, is one of the main springs, the Peñafiel spring, the spas of San Lorenzo, Cortijo Granada, the Molino Club Privado and San Bernardino Lagunas, this town is located in the middle of two lagoons.

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