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ZACATLÁN DE LAS MANZANAS
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to this beautiful magic town, go to explore the marvelous culture of this place, taste all the
traditional food (with apples, obviously), and make you sure to stay warm here, we don’t want a
frozen tourist!
LOCATION
Zacatlán is located in Puebla, bettwen Ahuacatlán and Tetela de Ocampo, if you are from Mexico City,
you’re so lucky! It’s at two and a half hours away by car.
HISTORY
Before the Spanish conquest, the place’s name was just “Zacatlán”, because the Zacatecas originally
lived there, but in the 18th century, the apples became the main crop, so the new name was
“Zacatlán de las manzanas”
CULTURE
Actually, you can see the spanish influence in more things, like architecture or in the art, nowadays,
Zacatlán is one of the largest apple producers in Mexico, cool, right? You can visit the San Pedro
waterfall or the Alberto Olvera Clock and Automata Museum.
LONG LIFE TO APPLES!
Well, there are a lot of apples in Zacatlán, and there are a lot of delicious food with apples too, like
tamales, atole, mole or cider, but, if you are allergic, you can also enjoy the gastronomy, with mixiote,
tlacoyos or cheese bread.
ART
In my opinion, Zacatlán has one of the most beautiful murals in Mexico, the “Barranca Walk Mural”,
the mural has 100 meters long and illustrates images referring to the town’s traditions.
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Danza de las Mascaritas 2017 en la Festividad de Nuestro Padre Jesús en
Teposcolula, Oax - Vive Oaxaca
Zacatlán: Turismo: Mural ([Link])
Zacatlán, Puebla | Secretaría de Turismo | Gobierno | [Link] ([Link])
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San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula
INTRODUCTION
Teposcolula is a place full of Mexican and Spanish mixing, come to know about the culture, visist the
wonderful buildings and enjoy the landscapes.
LOCATION
Teposcolula is located in Oaxaca, at 120 kilometers from Oaxaca de Juárez, and it’s part of the
Mixtec región.
HISTORY
His name comes from Nahuatl, and means “Next to the coper twist”.
Teposcolula was one of the places where the Spanish arrived, and their influence was so rude in all
the aspects, you can see it in the architecture, food, dances and more.
CULTURE
If you’re walking around the town, you can see and the beautiful culture in places like the “Casa de la
Casica” an awesome palace with Mixtec-Spanish architecture, or maybe you want to go to the
Yucundaa Archaeological Zone.
YOU NEED TO TASTE IT!
You're probably hungry after walking all day, so, it’s the perfect moment to recommend you the best
food in Oaxaca, the mole amarillo, a delicious pozole and chiles rellenos, to accompany, we
recommend the chilacayote water, so fresh!
ART
I think Teposcolula has one of the best art expressions in Oaxaca, and I’m talking about the “Danza
de las mascaritas”, because shows the evil and the death, each one with a character, the devil and a
skeleton. This dance is considered a ritual, because they dance to drive away the evil.
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Danza de las Mascaritas de Teposcolula, Oax (Fiesta de Nuestro Padre Jesús 2017) - YouTube
Danza de las Mascaritas 2017 en la Festividad de Nuestro Padre Jesús en Teposcolula, Oax -
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San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula, Oaxaca | Secretaría de Turismo | Gobierno | [Link]
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Gastronomía de San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula - Destinos México
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San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula - Pueblos Mágicos - México Desconocido
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JALA
INTRODUCTION
Jala joined the Magic Towns programm in 2012, and the name “Jala” could be translated from
Nahuatl as "place where sand abounds”, walk around the town could feel like travel to the past, with
the old houses and all the details in architecture.
LOCATION
It’s located at south of Nayarit, between La Yesca and Ixtlán del Río, you can get there by car in 12
hours, or you can take a plane, is it more expensive? Yeah, but it’s faster.
HISTORY
According to some myths, the Jala’s ancestors were blessed for Tonantzín, this is why corn is
harvested in Jala and the place is repleted of sorcerers.
In Jala, there’s a lot of Spanish architecture, in churches and in the streets.
CULTURE
Jala is known for the witches and sorcerers than live there. It’s also known for has the Guinness
record for the biggest corn in the world, and all the years they have the “Corn fair”.
There is the four traditional temples, so importants for the culture.
If you’re an adventurer, you can go to the Ceboruco Volcano.
DOES SOMEBODY SAYS “CORN”?
Well, here we have a lot of them, you can enjoy it with lemon, salt and chili powder, each one do you
prefer, spicy or not spicy? Or you can taste a gigant toast and the volcanized breasts, and for drink
Jala offer the tejuino, a corn-based drink.
ART
The huicholes are popular too, probably you’ve seen the “Ojos de dios”, they make these crafts to
protect others. The music is so characteristic, with violins, guitars and indigenous instruments like the
“Kanari”.
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Jala, Pueblo Mágico, con historia y tradición ancestral - Inversión Turística ([Link])
Jala, Nayarit | Secretaría de Turismo ([Link])
Gastronomía de Jala - Destinos México ([Link])
