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Xochiapulco Viewpoints

Xochiapulco, Puebla

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The long mountain range that runs along the east for more than 13 kilometers starting in the north at the Caxtépetl hill and continuing through the municipality of Ixtacamaxtitlán; other hills that stand out are Tzoquemecan, Tepichichil, Cuatecomaco, Xocuitonal, Taxcancuauco, Tepecuaco and Tomaquilo (Tetoxcac, Zacapoaxtla). Among the mountain ranges, some narrow intermountain valleys are identified that are carved by the Zitalcuautla, the Apulco, the Chichilaco, and the one where Cuaximaloyan sits.

Municipality

Xochiapulco is located in the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla, (Mexico), the meaning of Xochiapulco is the name composed of the Nahuatl words: "xochitl", flower, and "Apulco", name of the largest, deepest and most extensive river in the Sierra del Norte, these words mean "The flower of Apulco", its main architectural construction is the parish temple dedicated to San Martin Caballero, located in the municipal seat built in the 16th century and the Museum of the Reform, the May 5th festival in honor of the heroes of May 5, with civic-military parades is the most important, for eco-tourists it has a waterfall "La Gloria" in the community of Atzala.

Festivities

May 5th is a celebration in honor of the heroes of May 5th, with civic-military parades. The dead are commemorated on November 1st and 2nd with food and floral offerings. The patronal festival is on November 11th in honor of San Martín Caballero with sports games, mechanical games, popular dances, horse races, rodeos, and native dances with bullfighters, huehues, matarachines, negritos, voladores, with processions and masses.


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