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Huasteca. Coordinates: 21°58′25″N 99°4′9″W. Map of La Huasteca in Mexico. La Huasteca is a geographical and cultural region located partially along the Gulf of Mexico and including parts of the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro and Guanajuato. It is roughly defined as the area in which the ...
The Huastec / ˈ w ɑː s t ɛ k / or Téenek [pronunciation?] (contraction of Te' Inik, "people from here"; also known as Huaxtec, Wastek or Huastecos) are an indigenous people of Mexico, living in the La Huasteca region including the states of Hidalgo, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas concentrated along the route of the Pánuco River and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
1000 to 1250 CE. Period. Mesoamerican Postclassical. Apogee. INAH Web Page. Las Flores archaeological site. Las Flores is an archaeological site pertaining to the Huastec civilization in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, in Mexico. [1]
Map of the Huastec region on the Gulf coast of Mexico The Huastec civilization (sometimes spelled Huaxtec or Wastek ) was a pre-Columbian civilization of Mesoamerica , occupying a territory on the Gulf coast of Mexico that included the northern portion of Veracruz state, and neighbouring regions of the states of Hidalgo , Querétaro , San Luis ...
Huastec State. The so-called Huastec State (Spanish: Estado Huasteco) is a regional separation movement comprising the regions of current Mexican states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz and Tamaulipas (the integrity of the Huasteca region) to become number 32 in the states of the federation and the Federal District. During the twenty-first century ...
With a population of 2.858 million and an area of roughly 20,813 square km, Hidalgo is one of Mexico's smaller states. The state contains a number of ecotourism, cultural and archeological attractions including the Huasteca area, the ruins of Tula, natural hot water springs, old haciendas and mountain ranges. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Xilitla is a municipality (Spanish: municipio) and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in the Huasteca region of Mexico. The town is located at 21°23′08″N 98°59′25″W The municipality has an area of 415 square kilometres (160 sq mi) and had a population of 51,498 in 2010 of whom 6,576 lived in town of Xilitla. [1]
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