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The Parish is located on Iturbide Street and has a Gothic style that resembles the famous Parisian Notre Dame Cathedral. The building, which dominates the landscape of Xicotepec with its impressive towers, is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, San Juan Bautista, who is celebrated every June 24th, a day that is visited by many devout people.
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".
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