San Francisco Tetlanohcan
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San Francisco Tetlanohcan is a town in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, at the foot of the La Malinche dormant volcano. San Francisco Tetlanohcan has a population of 10,000 inhabitants, and is located about 20 minutes east of the state capital, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala.
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[edit] Location
Located in the Mexican central Plateau to 2,420 meters above sea level, the municipality of San Francisco Tetlanohcan locates in an axis of geographical coordinateses between the 19 degrees 16 minutes North latitude and 98 degrees 10 minutes west longitude.
Located to the south of the state, the municipality of San Francisco Tetlanohcan to the north with the municipality of Santa Ana Chiautempan, to the south with the municipality of Teolocholco, to the east with the municipality of Huamantla and to the west with the municipality of the Magdalena Tlaltelulco.
[edit] Extension
In agreement with the information of the National Institute of Statistic, Geography and Computer science, the municipality of San Francisco Tetlanohcan includes a surface of 50,300 kilometers square, which represents the 1.24 percent of the total of the state territory, which ascends to 4,060,923 kilometers square.
[edit] Celebrations
The main street in the town is Calle Hildalgo. At the bottom of Calle Hildalgo is a church and field that is used for fiestas and bullfights during the year.
Every October, for the Feast of San Francisco, the town parties for a week, with carnival rides, mariachi bands, and processions. All week long, they parade through the streets of the town.
From the Agave plants, a home brew of pulque is created and enjoyed by the locals. It definitely is an acquired taste. And the mosquitos have to be "blown" off the top of the drink, before imbibing.
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