Guerrero, Mexico · North America
Tlacotepec sits on the route: 25 minutes from Yextla.
Tlacotepec is a town located in Guerrero, Mexico. With a population of 6,848, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Tlacotepec sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tlacotepec to your route.
Tlacotepec is a city in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. It serves as the seat of the municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo.
Tlacotepec is home to many ranchos, such as Aguacate, El Limoncito, Huautla, Ojo de Agua, Tepehuaje, Tiquimil, Chichiltepec, Tepetlapa, Los Naranjos (El Amatito del Naranjo), PelónRead more
Xóchitl, La Cucaracha (La Guadalupe), Las Piñas, and many more.
In the early 20th century, a local official by the name Navidad Paco recorded prehispanic oral traditions describing the foundation of Tlacotepec. According to legend, the first settlers of Tlacotepec came from Tixtlancingo on the Costa Grande. They first went to Pueblo Viejo, then to El Naranjo. From El Naranjo, they sent two chiefs to explore to the north, who found a valley called Ixtlahuaca containing many springs, which they named Cupengo, Popotzonitzi Atl, Atlmolonga, and Yei Atl. The founders of Tlacotepec itself were two men named Hueytlacatl and Ixquitotzin. They first came to the hill called Totoltepec to the north of modern Tlacotepec. They slept there, but when Hueytlacatl woke he had fallen ill. Ixquitotzin returned to the tribe and brought them to the hill, where they found Hueytlacatl transformed into a winged serpent. He told the tribe that this would be their home, but confessed he was afraid of eating them, and flew toward Iguala and formed the Lake of Tuxpan.
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Tlacotepec is located in Guerrero, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 17.7898 latitude, -99.9796 longitude.
Tlacotepec has a population of approximately 6,848 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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