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Why visit Huauchinango
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails and 4 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Huauchinango
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About Huauchinango
Huauchinango (formally, Huauchinango de Degollado, commemorating 19th-century liberal politician and soldier Santos Degollado) is a city in the far north of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. It is located in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountain region, filled with peaks, ravines and rivers that form waterfalls. The city is home to a locally venerated image called the Señor del Santo Entierro (Lord of the Holy Burial) and also to the area's main commercial fair, the Feria de las Flores, which promotes the area's flower production, especially that of azaleas. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
From the Wikipedia article Huauchinango (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Huauchinango on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Jardín Central
Park
Jardín central de Huauchinango también conocido como: Jardín Reforma.
Restaurants and cafes4
Churches and places of worship2
History
The name is derived from the Nahuatl phrase Cuauhchinanco which means within a wall of trees. It has a coat of arms which consists of a rampant lion in gold on a black background.
The first Mesoamerican society in the area was the Chichimecas led by Nopaltzin which arrived between 1116 and 1121 CE. Here a dominion was established, but it was conquered by the Acolhua ruler Nezahualcoyotl, who sent calpixque here. As a tribute province of the Aztec Empire, Cuauhchinanco provided servants for the palaces of Tetzcoco. It was also had military importance as a point for Aztec armies to rest, restock and gather intelligence, and even contributed provisions and troops to Aztec campaigns against the Huastecs. During the reign of Ahuitzotl, the ruler of Cuauhchinanco was named Xochitl tecuhtli. There were two maize harvests annually and a cotton harvest once every two years, and liquidambar was a prominent local resource. Cuauhchinanco lay upon an important route between the highlands and lowlands. According to different sources, Cuauhchinanco dominated either 35 or 64 subject towns.
From the History section of Huauchinango on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Healthcare4
Map of Huauchinango
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Getting there and nearby towns
El Tajín National Airport (PAZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 78 km away.
- Cuacuila 2 km east, about 2 min by car
- Ocpaco 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Cuautlita 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Patoltecoya 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Xilocuautla 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Huilacapixtla 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Xaltepec 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Zacatlán 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Pachuca de Soto 71 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Poza Rica de Hidalgo 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- HUAUCHINANGO, ROBERTO ORDOÑEZ GOMEZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street2SquareHuauchinango, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Huauchinango City, El Ágora, Public domain
- Santa Catarina, Huauchinango Puebla 2026, ExploraLogiaWiki, CC0
- Semillero cuelliblanco - Sporophila morelleti, Huauchinango, Puebla, México (9495487043), Amado Demesa from DF, México, CC BY-SA 2.0
- FacadeGuadAsuncion02, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- FacadeGuadAsuncion01, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- FacadeGuadAsuncion03, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PlazaHuau10, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PlazaHuau09, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Turn Your Back, Sahid Martin Robles Bello, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sciurus deppei, Amado Demesa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chara Papán, Brown Jay, Cyanocorax morio (9548386324), Amado Demesa from DF, México, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chara Papán, Brown Jay, Cyanocorax morio (13228721374), Amado Demesa from DF, México, CC BY-SA 2.0
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