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Main square of Zacapoaxtla

Zacapoaxtla, Puebla

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Zacapoaxtla is a mountain town. Its center is quite picturesque, with narrow streets, doorways and tiled roofs. In addition, you can see the surrounding hills peeking through the doorways and on almost every corner. The beautiful Zócalo, with its doorways and mansions, is presided over by the Municipal Palace and the Parish of San Pedro Apóstol. In the center of the garden there is a monument that commemorates the Zacapoaxtla Battalion, 400 Indians who fought in the Battle of Puebla.

Municipality

Zacapoaxtla is a municipality in the state of Puebla, its name means, "Place where the grass is counted", it has various architectural places such as the Municipal Palace, it is notable in its mountainous architectural style, the parish of San Pedro Apóstol which dates back to the 16th century, also a community museum called Xolalpalcalli, ", June 29 is the titular feast of San Pedro, it has a variety of tourist places such as the" Virgen de Guadalupe Temple "of colonial, religious type", the" Chapel of the Lord of Esquipulas "of colonial, religious type, the" Plaza de la Constitución ", in ecotourism the" Cascada de la Gloria "of the type interior body of water, waterfalls, the" Cascada veil de novia "and the" Cascada la olla ".

Festivities

From April 25th to May 5th, traditional fair. On June 29th, the feast of Saint Peter. “Suatalis”, the exchange of clothes between those who are going to get married. “Nenamictillis”, weddings. “Misagquiza”, the presentation of children in the temple or wake for the deceased. It can also be interpreted as the departure of mourners to mass three days after the body has been buried. The first Sunday in May, the “Mitoticuicalli” festival of native dances and Quetzales takes place.