Teziutlan
Teziutlán is a city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Puebla. Its 2005 census population was 60,597. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Teziutlán Municipality. The municipality has an area of 84.2 km2 (32.51 sq mi) and a population of 88,970. Teziutlán is located at 19°49′N 97°22′W, close to the border with Veracruz, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The area is drained by the Río El Calvario, Río Xóloatl and Río Xoloco rivers. Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque colonial town". It was founded (by spaniar) on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlan". means "Little mount with hailstones". The name Teziutlán is Nahuatl, and means "place with hailstones". During the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, the town gained prosperity, and it is described as "a commercial town of importance, very often visited by traveling salesmen from businesses in this country and abroad...
Country/Region: Mexico