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Church of St. John the Baptist in Xicotepec

Xicotepec, Puebla

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Gothic in style, previously known as the Parish of Calvary, the Parish of San Juan Bautista was founded in 1571 by Augustinian monks and houses catacombs of hundreds of residents who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Municipality

Xicotepec is one of the 217 municipalities of Puebla, in the Mexican Republic its name means "Place of Jicotes", it has beautiful historical monuments such as the Gothic Church of San Juan Bautista built in the 16th century, also for tourism in the center Xochipila ceremonial, the Xochipila Shrine-Observatory, a pre-Hispanic construction, this indigenous sanctuary was maintained despite ecclesiastical prohibitions, they also have the Casa de Carranza Museum, the June 24 festival is celebrated on the day of San Juan Bautista with native dances day and night and December 12; They are celebrated with dances of "Moors and Christians", "tocotines" and "negros".

Festivities

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