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Paseo por Mexico Fossils from the Tlayúa Quarry in Tepexi de Rodríguez

Fossils from the Tlayúa Quarry in Tepexi de Rodríguez

Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla

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Currently, the Paleontology Museum of the same Institute has a record of approximately 5,000 fossils extracted from the Tlatúa quarry.

Municipality

Tepexi de Rodríguez, its name means Place of Cliffs in Nahuatl, is a southern Mexican town and municipality of the Mixteca Poblana, in the state of Puebla, it has beautiful architectural structures such as the temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the Municipal Palace, both erected in the 16th century, House of councils from 1604, also the Pie de Vaca museums, archeology and customs, the Tlayúa quarry is a unique fossiliferous site in the world due to the large number of fossils in the perfect state of preservation, 100 million years ago, the first Friday of Lent, Lord of Huacoyuca, cultural and sports program, with a fair, craft exhibitions with religious and social reasons.

Festivities

The first Friday of Lent, Lord of Huacoyuca, cultural and sports program, with a fair, craft exhibitions with religious and social motives. (Fair), on August 4th, Santo Domingo de Guzmán is celebrated for a week; there is a mass and a fair. Holy Week is solemn. The dead are commemorated with floral offerings, food and drinks.


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