Jalcomulco

Jalcomulco
Municipality
Jalcomulco

Location of Jalcomulco within Mexico

Coordinates: 19°20′N 96°46′W / 19.333°N 96.767°W / 19.333; -96.767
Country  Mexico
State Veracruz
Government
 • Municipal President Primo Bonilla Morales
Area
 • Total 58.4 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation 1,417 m (4,649 ft)
Population
 • Total 4,690
 • Density 80.31/km2 (208.0/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-7)
Website http://jalcomulco.egobierno.gob.mx/

Jalcomulco is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico, founded in 1825. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 29 km (18 mi), from State Capital, Xalapa and 359 km (223 mi), from Mexico City. It has a surface of 58.40 km2.

The municipality of Jalcomulco is delimited to the North by Emiliano Zapata, to the East by Apazapan, to the South and South-West by Tlaltetela, and to the North-West by Coatepec.[1]

Name

It name came from Nahuatl language. Xalkomolko: Xalli, sand; Komol, Casserole or hole; and ko, in. In the corner of the sand.

Pronounced in Spanish: Halkomulko.

Climate

The weather in Jalcomulco is warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Annual precipitation is 1,125 mm.

The average temperature is 24 °C, (75 °F).

Economy

In agriculture the region produces principally: Maize, coffee, sugarcane, and mango. It also produces cattle and poultry.

Since early 1990s ecotourism has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen of hotels and professional dealers of adventure travel.

Main celebration

In Jalcomulco in May takes place the celebration in honor to San Juan Bautista, Patron saint of the town.

Sports and activities

Rafting in Río Antigua

One of the best whitewater rivers in all of Mexico, the Rio Antigua, flows through the town and is commercially rafted.

Other activities to practice in town are: Rappel, climbing, hiking, tyrolean crossing, mountain biking, landscape photography, temazcal, Etc.

Hollywood

Two thirds of scenes from the movie Romancing the Stone (1984), were filmed in this area.

References

  1. ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Jalcomulco" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-10. External link in |publisher= (help)

Coordinates: 19°20′N 96°46′W / 19.333°N 96.767°W / 19.333; -96.767

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