Tezonapa

Tezonapa is a municipality located in the high mountain region in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 219 km from the state capital Xalapa. It covers an area of 351 square kilometres (136 sq mi). The law number 93 of December 22, 1960 San Agustín created Tezonapa's municipality with the congregations of the Josefinas, Prison, Tezonapa, Palmarito, etc.

Tezonapa
Municipality
Avenida Principal in Tezonapa
Map showing Tezonapa within Veracruz
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Created	December 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)
Area
• Total	351 km2 (136 sq mi)

Geography

The municipality of Tezonapa is delimited to the north by Omealca and to the east and south by Puebla State. The region closed to town is watered by the San Jerónimo and Santiago rivers which are tributaries to the Tonto River, which in turn is a tributary to the Presa Miguel Aleman, better known as: La Presa de Temazcal linked to the Rio Papaloapan.

The weather is hot and humid all year with rains in summer and autumn. During the months of late April to late May the dry season creates a hot and dry environment, followed by the storm season with an average rainfall of 2,000 millimeters.

Agriculture

The region produces maize, beans, orange fruit, sugarcane and coffee. Sugarcane has been the main agricultural product, second to coffee and followed by seasonal fruits, mango, papaya, banana, orange, mamey, etc...

Celebrations

In June the celebration in honor to Corpus Christy takes place and in December takes place the celebration in honor to La Virgen de Guadalupe, the locals do long "peregrinaciones" (pilgrimage) to La Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City and back.

Roads

Tezonapa is linked to Cordoba and Tierra Blanca by paved roads, although the Tezonapa - Vicente Camalote section is bad, most of the rest it is ok. From Tezonapa you can get to many towns in the mountains: La Luisa, La Union, Laguna Chica, San Agustin, Posorrones, Palmarito, Las Josefinas, El Vado, etc... In Laguna Chica the roads part ways to La Raya Licona and Almilinga all the way to Tlacotepec de Diaz, Puebla.

Economy

Tezonapa is home to the Ingenio Azucarero Constancia S.A. de C.V. (Sugarcane Processing Plant) which provides much needed jobs to locals. La Zafra (Sugarcane harvest) which in turn provides hundreds of jobs to people living in towns spread across the region, both industries are the economic backbone of the entire region, followed by smaller jobs created by agriculture, construction, markets, etc...

Transportation

Autobuses del Palmar, with its headquarters in town, is the only company providing transportation services in the region, they have many destinations including: Tierra Blanca, Cordoba, Tlacotepec de Diaz, Palmar, Las Josefinas, Monte Alto, Almilinga, El Triunfo, Colonia Vicente Guerrero, etc...covering many small towns in their routes.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
• (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information