Ixtaczoquitlán
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Ixtaczoquitlán is a city in the Mexican state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...

 of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...

. It is located 2 kilometres. from Orizaba
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census population of 117,273 and is almost coextensive with its small...

. It is close to the Fortín
Fortin
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Orizaba
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census population of 117,273 and is almost coextensive with its small...

 railroad and stands on Federal Highways 180 & 190
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It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

It is located between the Orizaba-Córdoba region and is contiguous with these two as well as with the municipality of Fortín
Fortin
Fortin is a surname, and may refer to:* André-Gilles Fortin* Dan Fortin* Dean Fortin, Canadian mayor of Victoria* Dédé Fortin* Émile Fortin* Ernest Fortin* Gilles Fortin* Jean-Baptiste Fortin* Jean-François Fortin, hockey player...

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Climate

It has a temperate climate and temperatures between 10 and 32°C. like the city of orizaba, are rains to half of the month, like strong heats to half of month being the two compatible ones.

Fauna

It has a regular fauna, or serpents like the colarillos, bugs, small lizards like the knob or tarántulas, among others like the black widow, cats, roosters, horses, cows, dogs, etc.

Flora

Its vegetation is regular or high, has chayote
Chayote
The chayote , also known as christophene, vegetable pear, mirliton, pear squash, christophine , chouchoute , choko , starprecianté, citrayota, citrayote , chuchu , chow chow , cho cho , sayote ,...

, orange
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....

, maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...

, papaya
Papaya
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, cafe
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

, moor
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...

 etc.

History

It was scene of the call Battle of Escamela, being for that reason it participates in independence in the year of 1812, Jose Maria Morelos
José María Morelos
José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...

 against the realistic forces with plan to take to you take care of Orizaba
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census population of 117,273 and is almost coextensive with its small...

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Legend

It narrates the legend that in the center of ixtaczoquitlan have been nahuales wizards, who in all the nights of epocas of the Spaniards, podrian themselves to notice shades to traves of the street, leaving to all afraid ones without leaving at night from his house to means of 7 or 8, the town escondia to the children provided the nahual did not eat them.

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The cathedral of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Ixtaczoquitlán is noteworthy.
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