Chapel or Sanctuary of La Candelaria

Built around 1779, under the design of master builder Alarife Don Juan de Medina. With a solid architecture made of mucar stone and mortar of Arabic-Spanish style and with influence of a late sober baroque. Annually it is painted with lime, which gives it a new look. Its bells were molded under the direction of…

Hidalgo Square or Park

It was formerly called “Plaza de la Candelaria”, as it was the place of the sacramental acts during the viceregal period, as well as the place where the tents were set up in the Candelaria fairs. In this square is a statue of Don Miguel Hidalgo, dating from 1907. Ber ghostwriter hausarbeit kosten 10 jahre…

Jarocho Salvador Ferrando Museum

Located in a typical 19th century house in the heart of the city of Tlacotalpan. It contains traditional furniture, personal objects and much of the work of the famous Veracruz painter Salvador Ferrando, author of countless portraits of his countrymen and landscapes of his native city. Schedule: Monday to Sunday from 10:30 to 18:00 hours….

Church of San Miguel Arcángel

The church of San Miguel Arcángel is the oldest church in Tlacotalpan, built in 1785. It is a unique example of the architecture of the place, which combines the neoclassical style with its wooden roof and clay tile. It was the scene of riots by indigenous people who wanted to govern themselves, with total independence…

San Cristóbal Parish Church

This temple is considered the most important in Tlacotalpan and was one of the last works carried out under the viceregal administration. Its construction began in 1812 and for more than forty years the works were suspended, until Miguel Zacarías Cházaro’s initiative led to their resumption in 1849. Of neoclassical style and great dimensions, the…

Nezahualcoyotl Theater

Built at the end of the 19th century. The first zarzuela in the region was staged here. Built in the European style, because of the importance that Porfirio Díaz himself gave to the city, in combination with the local architecture, it presents glimpses of art nouveau, art deco, and the functionalism of the early 20th…

Don Pío Barrán Zoo Museum

In the middle of the last century, in Tlacotalpan there was a picturesque character called Don Pío Barrán. He was a fisherman, but there was something that made him different from the others, his love of taming crocodiles. Pio would catch the crocodiles and keep them outside his house in makeshift pools, bringing the total…

House of Culture Agustín Lara

This is one of the most representative buildings of Tlacotalpan, inaugurated on March 17, 1974, with the aim of rescuing, preserving and disseminating the city’s own expressions of art. Currently, classes are given in jarocha, classical and contemporary dance, singing, painting, dance, drawing and traditional music, mainly with jarana, harp, requinto and tambourine. It has…

Gastronomy

The gastronomy of Tlacotalpan is unique, due to its wonderful location we can delight ourselves with a variety of ingredients, such as meats, seafood and fine spices of the town, which give a unique flavor to each dish. Some of the typical dishes of the town are the mondongo; the chicken soup; the chubby ones;…

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