San Andrés Tuxtla
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The municipio of San Andrés Tuxtla is located in the south-central portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz
. Its municipal seat is also called San Andrés Tuxtla
, located 150 km from the city of Veracruz along Federal Highway 180
in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas
region.
The municipality which covers a total surface area of 919 km² (354.74 sq mi). The municipality reported a population of 148,447 inhabitants in the 2005 census, 58,757 of whom lived in themunicipal seat. Thus, more than 60 percent of the municipality's population resides in the numerous smaller outlying communities outside of it. None of the other communities is very large, but Comoapan, Calería, Salto de Eyipantla, and Sihuapan all have populations over 3,000 inhabitants each.
San Andrés Tuxtla offers a number of attractions including:
The area has a centuries-old reputation for being a center for shamanism and witchcraft
.
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
. Its municipal seat is also called San Andrés Tuxtla
San Andrés Tuxtla
The municipio of San Andrés Tuxtla is located in the south-central portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its municipal seat is also called San Andrés Tuxtla, located 150 km from the city of Veracruz along Federal Highway 180 in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas region.The municipality which...
, located 150 km from the city of Veracruz along Federal Highway 180
Mexican Federal Highway
Mexican Federal Highways, are roads maintained and built by the federal government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation ....
in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas
Sierra de los Tuxtlas
The Sierra de Los Tuxtlas are a volcanic belt and mountain range along the southeastern Veracruz Gulf coast in southcentral Mexico....
region.
The municipality which covers a total surface area of 919 km² (354.74 sq mi). The municipality reported a population of 148,447 inhabitants in the 2005 census, 58,757 of whom lived in themunicipal seat. Thus, more than 60 percent of the municipality's population resides in the numerous smaller outlying communities outside of it. None of the other communities is very large, but Comoapan, Calería, Salto de Eyipantla, and Sihuapan all have populations over 3,000 inhabitants each.
San Andrés Tuxtla offers a number of attractions including:
- The Laguna Encantada (the "Enchanted Lagoon"), which is surrounded by tropical mountain landscapes.
- The beaches of Montepio and Arroyo de Lisa/Costa de Oro, on the Gulf CoastGulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
. - The Salto de Eyipantla waterfallWaterfallA waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
(50 m wide), 12 km from the city of San Andrés Tuxtla. - The Cathedral of St. Joseph and St. Andrew in San Andrés Tuxtla.
- The cigar factories of El Aroma (boutique factory which produces one of the finest cigars in the world), Santa Clara and Matacan Tobaccos. The area is a major tobaccoTobaccoTobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
-growing area. - Its vicinity to Laguna CatemacoCatemacoCatemaco is a municipality and city in the southeast of Mexican state of Veracruz, in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas volcanic mountain range, along the Gulf of Mexico...
and the heart of the Los TuxtlasLos TuxtlasThe Los Tuxtlas region, very broadly, occupies parts of south central Veracruz, in east central Mexico. The region includes the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas and stretches from Laguna Alvarado, along the Gulf of Mexico, to Laguna del Ostión, then along the westernmost tributaries of Laguna del Ostión, to...
Biosphere.
The area has a centuries-old reputation for being a center for shamanism and witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
.