Mariano Escobedo is one of the 212

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

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. It is located in the central zone of the state, about 127 km from the state capital

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. It has a surface of 103.64 km2. It is located at .

Geography

The municipality of Mariano Escobedo is delimited to the north by

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, to the east by

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and

Ixtaczoquitlán Municipality Ixtaczoquitlán is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz near the city of Orizaba. Geography It is located 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from Orizaba. It is close to the Fortín–Orizaba railroad and stands on Federal Highways 180 & 190. It ser ...

, to the south by

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Maltrata Municipality Maltrata is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the central zone of the state, about 209 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 132.43 km2. It is located at . Geography The municipality of Ma ...

and

Ixhuatlancillo Municipality Ixhuatlancillo is a municipality in the central zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 165 km from Xalapa, the state capital. It has a surface of 39.48 km2 and is located at . Geography The municipality of Ixhuatlancillo is delimited to ...

and to the west by

. The weather in Mariano Escobedo is very cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Products

It produces principally

maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

beans A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are tradition ...

potatoes The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

and

coffee Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...

Events

The municipality of Mariano Escobedo celebrates its traditional festivals in honor of the patron saint

Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...

, on March 19 to 21; dance of twelve pairs of partners, They have processions and a fair; and celebrates the founding day of the municipality on November 9 of each year. The celebration of religious festivities such as Holy Week and All Saints' Day, in April and November respectively; They are the most traditional festivals in the municipality. The typical costume is that of the peasant, which consists of a hat, shirt, pants and huaraches or shoes; A woman wears a dress, apron, huaraches or shoes.

References

External links

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Municipal Official webpage
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Municipal Official Information
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