Tlatlauquitepec Explained

Tlatlauquitepec (municipality)
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Puebla
Population As Of:2005
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Tlatlauquitepec (municipality) is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico.[1]

Tlatlauquitepec is currently designated as a Pueblo Mágico. Its name originates from the Nahuatl words "Tlatlahui" (to color), "Téptl" (hill), and "Co" (place), collectively meaning "hill that colors".https://www.sectur.gob.mx/gobmx/pueblos-magicos/tlatlauquitepec-puebla/#:~:text=Se%20incorpor%C3%B3%20al%20programa%20Pueblos,significa%20%E2%80%9Ccerro%20que%20colorea%E2%80%9D.

It was officially designated as a Magic Town in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: -. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. January 4, 2010.