Telchac Pueblo
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| Country | United Mexican States | ||
| State | Yucatan | ||
| Founded | Unknown | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Jose Luis Aguilar Cervantes | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 81.75 km² (31.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 3,302 | ||
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) | ||
| Area code(s) | 991 | ||
| The natives are called | Telchaqueño (a) | ||
| Zip Code | 97400 | ||
Telchac Pueblo is a small town located north of the Mexican state of Yucatán, is a village of farmers and merchants, but part of the population is dedicated to the breeding of all kinds of livestock.
Is located 48 kilometers northeast of the city of Merida, the state capital, 10 minutes from the town of Motul, 2.5 kilometers Dzemul and 15 minutes of Sinanche. The name of the town comes from the Mayan language and translated into Spanish means "Gallo Colorado" (Red Rooster) (Tel means rooster and Chac red).
A curious information among the people of this county is that they tend to call the town "the Capital of the World."
The designation "Town" (Town Of Telchac in English) is used to differentiate it from nearby Telchac Puerto (Port Of Telchac), which once formed a single municipality, and then time for ideological problems and the constant complaints from residents of Telchac Puerto, they said they were abandoned to their fate by the authorities, they independence and created a new town. When Telchac Puerto area was Telchac Pueblo was called Miramar, and even now there exist a little area called Miramar, Telchac Pueblo retain this area after the separation, ultimately, lost that part and the town lost all the territory bordering the sea.
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[edit] Church of San Francisco de Asís (St. Francis of Assisi)
The Catolic Temple was originally dedicated to St. Lawrence Martyr, it is now dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the village, is located to the east side of the center of the community, we do not know the exact date of construction, but dates from the end of century XVII, many theories suggest the year 1693, but is not official.
About the religions present in the population, the majority is Catholic, but they also have a great community that has its Presbyterian church, the Evangelical also has its temple and the Jehovah's Witnesses also have a small temple and the most recent is the presence of so-called Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Days Saints, or Mormons, the latest of recent presence are growing rapidly but fortunately the people of this county has great respect for religious diversity, as the law requires to be in Mexico.
[edit] San Francisco de Asis
St. Francis of Assisi is the Patron Saint of Telchac Pueblo, the fair is held in his honor between September 24 to October 10, Even though the fair's games start to arrive since September 17th, the main day is on October 4th.
During the fair the municipality are held in addition to the various religious acts, bullfights, guilds (dances during the day), dances in the evenings and traditional mañanitas, which are held every day at 5 am, but of these, the most showy is the early morning of October 4, when the same people in the municipality pays to carry the church mariachi, thus starting the great celebration of the day's main fair Telchac Pueblo.
About the image of Saint Francis of Assisi, there is a local legend that says that the image was found on the shores of Miramar, (Telchac Puerto today) when it was a single municipality with Telchac Pueblo, and was taken to the village church, as a saint over, but people began to see sand at the foot of the image and what the townspeople take it as a miracle saying the Saint is going to the beaches at night and returns with the feet with sand, and turned patron of the municipality. Besides just look closely this image and do not believer feels a special attraction to the eyes of San Francisco, which appear to have life and occasions seem to have tears.
[edit] Park to the Flag
This park is a meeting point for people telchaqueña, there is no day or night that is not the inhabitants of this municipality "taking the fresh" or just chatting, is a deeply rooted tradition among the residents, which in municipalities of the surrounding area is not seen as often. In addition, this park has 4 stores or posts, two of them lunch, where people tend to eat at night.
[edit] La Flor Mas Bella
The municipality has also proud of his people and the state of Yucatan, because in 2006, Lizzie Jimenez Castillo was the winner of the contest "The Most Beautiful Flower", becoming the most beautiful girl in the state and with that title in competition Mexico City obtaining the 3rd. Place nationally.
