Cuetzalan
Cuetzalan del Progreso · Mexico
Founded by Franciscan friars in 1547, Cuetzalan is a colonial highland town in the hills of northern Puebla state, with steep cobblestone streets lined by white buildings and a Sunday market that preserves indigenous Nahua and Totonac life. The surrounding area offers waterfalls, caves, jungle hiking trails, and coffee plantations, along with a pre-Columbian archaeological site dating back some 1,500 years. The town joined Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos programme in 2002.
- Population5,785
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
15°59°
130mm5.0in
F
16°61°
125mm4.9in
M
18°64°
155mm6.2in
A
20°68°
175mm6.9in
M
21°71°
190mm7.6in
J
21°70°
370mm14.5in
J
21°69°
375mm14.8in
A
21°69°
355mm14.0in
S
20°69°
410mm16.2in
O
19°66°
345mm13.6in
N
17°62°
205mm8.1in
D
16°60°
135mm5.3in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗