Jalcomulco

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View over Jalcomulco, Veracruz
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Jalcomulco town centre

Jalcomulco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, founded in 1825.

Geography

The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about Script error: No such module "convert". from Xalapa, the state capital and Script error: No such module "convert"., from Mexico City. It has a land area of 72.4 km2.

The municipality of Jalcomulco is bounded to the north by Emiliano Zapata, to the east by Apazapan, to the south and south-west by Tlaltetela, and to the north-west by Coatepec.[1]

Climate

The weather in Jalcomulco is warm all year with rain in summer and autumn.

Annual precipitation is 1,125 mm.

The average temperature is 24 °C, (75 °F).

Demographics

As 2020, the municipality had a population of 5,054 inhabitants in just 4 localities.[2] The localities are Jalcomulco (3,150 hab.), Santa María Tatetla (1,707 hab.), Tacotalpan (153 hab.) and Rivera del Río (44 hab.).[2]

Economy

The region principally produces maize, coffee, sugarcane, and mango. It also produces cattle and poultry.

Since the early 1990s ecotourism has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen hotels and professional dealers of adventure travel.

Culture

In May, a celebration takes place in Jalcomulco to honor San Juan Bautista, the Patron saint of the town.

Sports and activities

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Rafting in Río Antigua
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Footbridge across Río Antigua (Río de los Pescados Section), Jalcomulco

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Filming location

Two-thirds of the scenes of the movie Romancing the Stone (1984) was filmed in this area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

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External links

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