Otatitlan

Otatitlan is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, within the south of the kingdom alongside the border with the country of Oaxaca. The city is pleasant recognized for its massive black image of a crucified Christ, certainly one of 3 exceptional pics of this kind. Most of the populace is poor and the location is devoted to agriculture, mainly sugar cane and bananas. The metropolis of Otatitlan is set one hundred eighty km south of the country capital, near the nation’s border with Oaxaca.

All however a couple hundred of the municipality’s populace lives right here. It is targeted on a huge plaza surrounded by way of huge streets. The important church is San Andres, which includes the photograph of the Cristo Negro, or Black Christ that the metropolis is referred to for. Traditional music and dance encompass Son Jarocho and Danzon. Traditional dishes consist of machuco and tapistes, a dish with plantains, hen, acuyo, tomato and chili pepper.