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Paseo por Mexico The mining town of La Cañada in Tetela de Ocampo

The mining town of La Cañada in Tetela de Ocampo

Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla

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In the mining town of La Cañada, located north of the municipality of Tetela de Ocampo and just 10 minutes from the Historic Center of the municipality, mining activity has existed since the 18th century, when the first mine exploited by the Spanish was installed. In the place you can visit the Santa Rosa mine, where 1,000 tons per day were produced by excavation; likewise, you can find various places with great natural wealth.

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

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