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.