TLACOTALPAN

Tlacotalpan has

the attraction of

keeping alive

the Veracruz

festivals and

traditions

Tlacotalpan has

been the birthplace

Guinness record with the

of important
preparation of the world’s

artists such as

largest dulce de leche

Agustín Lara and

Fiesta de la Candelaria (From January 31 to Salvador Ojeda

February 10) is a celebration in which the
tlacotalpeños walk down the street to escort the
Virgin of the Candelaria. Also hundreds of
horsemen accompany the virgin while it strolls
around the town. Other people use the beautiful
typical Veracruz costume, with its large hawksbill
combs and fans, a celebration totally Jarocho. The
walk begins the Chapel of the Candelaria. The
virgin is carried on the shoulders of different
people to the pier, then they climb her into a boat
and begin the walk of the image by the Papaloapan The historic center was declared a "Patrimonio Cultural

de la Humanidad" in 1998 due to the singular beauty of

River. And you can’t leave Tlacotalpan without the architecture of its buildings, harmoniously mixing

taste the culture the Caribbean and Spanish styles