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Yecuatla
Municipality and town in Veracruz, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yecuatla is a municipality located in the north zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 40 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 135.72 km2. It is located at 19°52′N 96°47′W.
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Name
The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Yec-uauh-tlan; that means “Place of three snakes ".
Geography
The municipality of Yecuatla is bordered to the north-east by Colipa, to the south by Chiconquiaco, to the west by Misantla and to the north-west by Colipa.[1]
The climate in Yecuatla is warm-regular with an average temperature of 22.5°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
It produces principally maize, bean, green chile, orange fruit and coffee.
Celebrations
Every Augusts, a festival is held to celebrate Virgen de la Asunción, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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