Tuxtepec, Mexico
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Tuxtepec is a town of 159,452 people in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Why visit Tuxtepec
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Tuxtepec
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About Tuxtepec
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (Nahuatl languages: Tōchtepēc, "on the hill of rabbits"), or simply referred to as Tuxtepec, is the head of the municipality by the same name and is the second most populous city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
From the Wikipedia article San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes6
Antojitos pide ya!
Restaurant · Regional · 0.7 km
1327 Av. 20 de Noviembre, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Comedores
Fast food · Mexican · 2.7 km
Carretera Tuxtepec-Puente Caracol, San Juan Bautista
History
Tuxtepec, or Tochtepec, was a prehispanic settlement. It was likely originally inhabited by the Popoluca ethnicity speaking a Mixean language, though by the time of the Spanish conquest, a dialect of Nahuatl (sometimes referred to as 'Olmec') was the main language of the region. Tochtepec was situated upon an important trade route along the Papaloapan River to the Gulf of Mexico, and it was a major trade center that attracted Aztec pochteca, who used it as a base for their regional operations and eventually permanently settled here along with a class of bureaucrats who served to reinforce their activities.
Tochtepec was conquered either by Nezahualcoyotl or Moctezuma I and incorporated into the Aztec Empire as a tributary province. The first tribute offered by the province to Nezahualcoyotl consisted of fine clothing, cacao, rubber, cochineal, feathers, warrior costumes, and servants for the Acolhua palaces. The tribute demands were later modified to clothing, warrior costumes, gold ornaments, greenstone jewelry, lip plugs of amber and crystal, tropical feathers, rubber, liquidambar, and cacao. The Aztecs installed a military garrison, a Mexica governor, and a tribute collector (the first being named Toyectzin) here. Tochtepec was also a center for the Aztec judicial system, handling important regional cases.
From the History section of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay13
Best Western Plus Tuxtepec
Motel and hotel · 0.9 km
Av. Francisco I. Madero, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
City Express Junior Tuxtepec
Motel and hotel · 0.8 km
225 Blvd. Bicentenario, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Hotel & Lounge Las Islas
Motel and hotel · 0.9 km
980 Calle Miguel Hidalgo, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Hotel San Carlos
Motel and hotel · 0.9 km
23 Noche Triste, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Mesón de la Chinantla
Motel and hotel
1684 Bulevar Benito Juárez, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Mesón de la Rivera
Motel and hotel · 1.1 km
2931 Boulevard Ingeniero Francisco Fernández Arteaga, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
Motel Olimpo
Motel and hotel · 2.6 km
Carretera Tuxtepec-Puente Caracol, San Juan Bautista
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare6
Map of Tuxtepec
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Heriberto Jara International Airport (VER) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 117 km away.
- San Bartolo 2 km east, about 2 min by car
- Las Peñitas 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Mata de Caña 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Sebastopol 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Papaloapan 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- El Camarón 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- El Cedral 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Zacate Colorado 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Santa Cruz 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Gabino Barreda 11 km north, about 11 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Catedral Tuxtepec, Vladimir Herman Miguel, Public domain
- Tuxtepec, El Ágora, Public domain
- PlanTuxtepecPlaque, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PapaloapanTreesTuxtepec, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MainSquareTuxtepec02, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MainSquareTuxtepec03, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MainSquareTuxtepec01, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- WagonTuxtepec 02, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- WagonTuxtepec 01, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MunicipalPalaceTuxtepec, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SanJuanBautistaTuxtepec01, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SanJuanBautistaTuxtepec02, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SanJuanBautistaTuxtepec03, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Overview Tuxtepec City, El Ágora, Public domain
- EnteringTuxtepec, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TrainBreweryTuxtepec02, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- TrainBreweryTuxtepec01, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Papaloapan 160524, Cvmontuy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS055-E-53165 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-53166 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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