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Ocotlan is known for their authentic flavorful birria. It is a spicy stew which is traditionally made from goat meat but can also be made from beef . Many drive into the city of Ocotlan just for their birria and others have taken this delicious recipe to other countries, like the Reyes family who run a birria restaurant in Chicago.
Asunción Ocotlán's culture is shaped by celebrations, traditions and art. The main celebration is The Assumption of Virgin Mary. As in many small towns or villages, a wedding party tradition is that the couple and their families dance with the presents they have received. Music and crafts are integral parts of the city.
The name Ocotlan is from Nahuatl and means "among the ocote trees" with the appendage "de Morelos" added in honor of José María Morelos y Pavón.During the colonial period the area was known as Santo Domingo Ocotlán due to the Dominican friars who created a monastery here dedicated to Saint Dominic.
The site covers 280 square kilometres (110 sq mi) and includes the modern municipalities of San Martín Tilcajete, Santo Tomás Jalieza, Santa Ana Zegache and Ocotlán. [27] It is located atop the northernmost of the three ridges allowing for views of the central valley and portions of the Ocotlán alluvium. The site is extensively terraced but ...
The Virgin of Ocotlán is a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ocotlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico. The Virgin of Ocotlán is the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla . She was granted a decree of canonical coronation by Pope Pius X on 18 January 1909 and was crowned via Archbishop Eulogio Gillow y Zavalza on 31 July 1909.
Ocotlán (from the Nahuatl ocotl ("pine tree"), meaning "place of pines") may refer to: Languages. Ocotlán Zapotec, Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico;
Magdalena Ocotlán is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 24.24 km². The municipality covers an area of 24.24 km². It is part of the Ocotlán District in the south of the Valles Centrales Region
The Basilica of Ocotlán , dedicated to the Virgin of Ocotlán, a 1541 Marian apparition, is a site of Roman Catholic pilgrimage. In the 2005 INEGI census, Ocotlán reported a population of 22,082, making it the largest settlement in the municipality of Tlaxcala: more populous even than the state capital, which reported 15,777. [1]