San Juan Teitipac
Appearance
San Juan Teitipac | |
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Municipality and town | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.