Huatusco de Chicuellar (commonly known as Huatusco), is a city in the
Mexican state
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of
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, on the
Xalapa
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–
Mexico City
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railroad that was founded by Italian immigrants. It is bordered by
Calcahualco, the state of
Puebla
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,
Ixhuatlán del Café and
Federal Highway 180.
The oldest church in Huatusco is dedicated to
San Antonio de Padua
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The name commemorates the village founded by Francisco de Mer ...
with a height of approximately 20 meters. A nearby hill, called "Cerro de Guadalupe" has a church on top of it, where every year on December 11 and 12 catholic people hold religious festivities. In these days, the priest celebrates with a mass; and after that, people stay around the hill to have a picnic.
Economic activities in Huatusco include growing coffee, sugar cane and several fruits.
Huatusco is a small quiet town during the week. Important geographical features in the vicinity include Cerro de ecatepec, Cerro de Elotepec, and the
Sierra Madre Oriental
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; the highest mountain in Mexico,
Pico de Orizaba
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is also visible from the town. Huatusco is sometimes called the city of pianos ("La Ciudad de los Pianos"), because having a piano and playing it used to be common within the city.
The suffix of Huatusco, "de Chicuellar" allegedly comes from a story where a man wanted to buy the town to industrialize it, but a poor farmer named Chicuellar paid a large amount of money to prevent that from happening.
From 1902 to 1953 Huatusco was served by the
Córdoba and Huatusco Railroad
The Córdoba and Huatusco Railroad (''Ferrocarril de Córdoba a Huatusco'', FCCH) was a narrow gauge railway connecting Huatusco with Córdoba, Veracruz, Córdoba. It was opened in 1902 and closed in 1953.
History
The FCCH built in an effort t ...
narrow gauge
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Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
railroad.
Manuel Chacón, commander of the municipal police department, was assassinated in May 2020.
See also
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Chipilo
Chipilo, officially known as Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina, is a small city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is located south of the state capital Puebla, Puebla, at a height of above sea level. The name itself derives from Náhuatl, meani ...
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Italian immigration to Mexico
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References
External links
Colonia Manuel González*
Municipal Official Site*
Municipal Official Information
Populated places in Veracruz
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