| San Juan Teposcolula | |
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San Juan Teposcolula
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.41 km2 (22.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,344 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
San Juan Teposcolula is a town and municipality in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, often known simply as Tesposcolula. The name Teposcolula means “next to the twist in copper”. It is part of the Teposcolula District in the center of the Mixteca Region.[1]
The town is 2,300 meters above sea level. Long ago the it was known as San Juan Itnuyana. The current town was founded in 1561. The main economic activities are logging and the production of mescal.[1]
The town has the convent complex of San Pedro y San Pablo (Saints Peter and Paul). Mexico Desconocido, a magazine dedicated to tourism in the lesser-known areas of Mexico, says that it has an incredible collection of architecture and sculpture, as well as a very large open-air Renaissance-style chapel that is one of the most beautiful in Mexico.[2]
As of 2005, the municipality had 349 households with a total population of 1,344 of whom three spoke an indigenous language. Teposcolula includes the following communities:
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