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Paseo por Mexico Inside the Sanctuary of Guadalupe in Cuetzalan del Progreso

Inside the Sanctuary of Guadalupe in Cuetzalan del Progreso

Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla

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The first stone was laid on October 12, 1862, and the church was consecrated on January 19, 1895. Its façade has neo-Gothic features. It has a portico, in the center of which the doorway rises. This contains the entrance to a large oculus that illuminates the choir and the bell tower that ends with a high spire decorated with hundreds of clay jars. The central altarpiece of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the pulpit stand out.

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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