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Church of San Francisco in Cuetzalan del Progreso

Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla

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It is located in the municipal seat of Cuetzalan del Progreso, built in the 16th century. Parish of San Francisco, located in the center of the city and whose tower is the highest in the state, with a Renaissance style with Doric and Romanesque features. Its construction is made up of thick and high stone walls. The main façade has characteristics reminiscent of Romanesque art and stands out for its composition consisting of two bodies and a central finial of lesser width.

Municipality

Cuetzalan del Progreso is one of the 217 municipalities in the state of Puebla (central-eastern Mexico) and is part of the Mexican tourism system known as Magical Towns. The Church of San Francisco, built in the 16th century, is an icon of this municipality. It exists in Yohualichan 3 hectares of reconstructed archaeological zones of Totonaca construction as well as collections of very old clay and stone figures in the "Calmahuistic" or regional museum. The first week of October the Coffee Fair and the Huipil Fair take place and Cuetzálan is by far rich and different, full of color, art, mysticism, finesse and grandeur, which arouses the interest of locals and strangers, It has a whole range of tourist attractions.

Festivities

From July 15 to 18: Titular Festival in Yohualichan. From July 25 to 27: Festival of Santiago Yancuitlalpan. From September 27 to 30: Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan. On October 4: Festival of the patron saint San Francisco. The Coffee Fair and the Huipil Fair are held during the first week of October.


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