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Paseo por Mexico Acocomoca Caves in Tetela de Ocampo

Acocomoca Caves in Tetela de Ocampo

Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla

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The Acocomoca Sounding Water Caves were discovered in 1997 in the community of Carreragco. The cave has an underground river with mineral-rich waters, it has two galleries with beautiful rock formations, the magical pool that is there one day and has disappeared the next, stalactites, lava flows, macaroni and columns, all intact, shining white, distributed in enormous chambers, are located an hour's drive along a dirt road towards Zacapoaxtla.

Municipality

Tetela de Ocampo, in its Nahuatl voice means abundance of hills, is located in the heart of the Sierra Norte of the state of Puebla, it has several architectural buildings such as the church dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption, the Municipal Palace and the Temple of Tetela dedicated to the Virgin of the Assumption, the access bridges to the municipality, the statue of Lic. Benito Juárez, the monument to the 3 Juanes, it has a House of Culture, the Carreragco caves, the Nanahuatzingo caves, the caves of Tempextla, the basin of the Zempoala River, the Springs of the Cañada del Río Papaloateno, the teteles of Nanahuacingo where human sacrifices were made and the view of Sotolo from where the sea of ​​Veracruz can be distinguished

Festivities

May 5th and September 16th are celebrated with dances, parades, etc. August 15th, the day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is celebrated with dances of the negritos, the tejoneros, the toreros, the santiagueros, the quetzales, the voladores, the huehues, the palo encebado, cockfights and horse races. Easter is commemorated on November 1st, All Saints' Day on December 12th, the Virgin of Guadalupe and Christmas.


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