La Trinidad Vista Hermosa
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La Trinidad Vista Hermosa is a town and municipality
in Oaxaca
in south-western Mexico
. The municipality covers an area of 31.9 km². It is part of the Teposcolula District
in the center of the Mixteca Region
. This municipality is located at the north east part of the state, at 2,160 meters above the sea level height. Its limits are: north with Santa Magdalena Jicotlán and south with San Antonio Acut. It has a three inches stream of water. From this stream was built a dam to irrigate benefiting the citizens of the community. The weather is usually cold and dry. The municipality has a single natural resource, stone used in foundations. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 235.
and mud
. Each year a dance festival is held in honor of “La Santisima Trinidad” the town's patron. One main characteristic from this place is their unique music produced by wind
. The main artisans sold are made out of palm. The variety of food is present by the use of different seasonal condiments such as: yosichi, the niyolli, the cacallas, flower spoon, the llavindodo and nopales. Some examples of the typical food are pozole
, mole
and barbacoa
mass with. The main economic activity consists of agriculture. The main crops grown are wheat, beans and corn. Cows and porks are also raised and sold as cattle heads. According to the numbers from 2000 presented by the INEGI, the municipality's economically active population is 86 persons employed.
, Education and work). The Municipal President administrates the municipality resources and decides the actions to be taken in behalf of the town. The town belongs to the 3rd federal electoral district and to the 9th local electoral district . This municipality counts with municipal police service and auxiliary authorities such as: Police agency El Moral and Police agency EL Encinal. The functions that perform these auxiliary authorities are: Represent their settlement to the City Council, perform work in the various steps to cover or request works and actions for their community as well as ensuring the safety and peace of the congregation and manage their different needs.
Municipalities of Mexico State
The Mexican state of Mexico is made up of 125 municipios :-External links:* Estado de México / State of Mexico...
in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in south-western Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The municipality covers an area of 31.9 km². It is part of the Teposcolula District
Teposcolula District, Oaxaca
Teposcolula District is located in the center of the Mixteca Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Chilapa de Diaz*La Trinidad Vista Hermosa*San Andrés Lagunas...
in the center of the Mixteca Region
Mixteca Region, Oaxaca
The Mixteca Region is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, part of the broader La Mixteca area which covers parts of the states of Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca....
. This municipality is located at the north east part of the state, at 2,160 meters above the sea level height. Its limits are: north with Santa Magdalena Jicotlán and south with San Antonio Acut. It has a three inches stream of water. From this stream was built a dam to irrigate benefiting the citizens of the community. The weather is usually cold and dry. The municipality has a single natural resource, stone used in foundations. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 235.
Culture and Traditions
The main historic monument dates back to 1869 and it is made of rockRock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
and mud
Mud
Mud is a mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone . When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds...
. Each year a dance festival is held in honor of “La Santisima Trinidad” the town's patron. One main characteristic from this place is their unique music produced by wind
Wind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
. The main artisans sold are made out of palm. The variety of food is present by the use of different seasonal condiments such as: yosichi, the niyolli, the cacallas, flower spoon, the llavindodo and nopales. Some examples of the typical food are pozole
Pozole
Pozole is a ritually significant, traditional pre-Columbian soup or stew from Mexico. Pozole was mentioned in Fray Bernardino de Sahagún's "General History of the Things of New Spain" circa 1500 CE. It is made from nixtamalized cacahuazintle corn, with meat, usually pork, chicken, turkey, pork...
, mole
Mole (sauce)
Mole is the generic name for a number of sauces used in Mexican cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces...
and barbacoa
Barbacoa
Barbacoa is a form of cooking meat that originated in the Caribbean with the Taíno people, from which the term "barbecue" derives. In contemporary Mexico it generally refers to meats or a whole sheep slow-cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with...
mass with. The main economic activity consists of agriculture. The main crops grown are wheat, beans and corn. Cows and porks are also raised and sold as cattle heads. According to the numbers from 2000 presented by the INEGI, the municipality's economically active population is 86 persons employed.
Government
The town authorities are the Municipal President, a trustee and 3 aldermen (HaciendaHacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
, Education and work). The Municipal President administrates the municipality resources and decides the actions to be taken in behalf of the town. The town belongs to the 3rd federal electoral district and to the 9th local electoral district . This municipality counts with municipal police service and auxiliary authorities such as: Police agency El Moral and Police agency EL Encinal. The functions that perform these auxiliary authorities are: Represent their settlement to the City Council, perform work in the various steps to cover or request works and actions for their community as well as ensuring the safety and peace of the congregation and manage their different needs.