San Juan Teitipac
San Juan Teitipac is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 11.48 km². It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.
San Juan Teitipac | |
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Municipality and town | |
  San Juan Teitipac Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°56′N 96°36′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,552 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,552.[1]
Culture
The town's 16th-century church is notable for a number of colonial-era santos (statues of the saints), some of them in the refined Spanish tradition and others of intriguing folk design.[2]
San Paciencia portrays Jesus after his torments in the praetorium.
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
An Ecce Homo santo
References
- "San Juan Teitipac". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: San Juan Teitipac. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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