San Juan Teitipac
San Juan Teitipac | |
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Municipality and town | |
San Juan Teitipac Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°56′N 96°36′W / 16.933°N 96.600°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) |
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.
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]
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San Paciencia portrays Jesus after his torments in the praetorium.
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The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
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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.