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    Iglesia de Santa María de la Natividad, Nauzontla, Puebla

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    Nauzontla

    Village Nauzontla, Puebla Sierra Norte de Puebla

    Village in the north-eastern sierra, "near four peaks", with a 16th-century parish church and a fiesta on 8 September with voladores and quetzal dancers.

    From Teziutlán: 1 h by car (68 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Nauzontla

    • From Teziutlán: about 1 h by road (~68 km)
    • Nearest airport: Poza Rica (PAZ), 2 h 46 min by car to Cuetzalan
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    About Nauzontla

    Nauzontla is the seat of the municipality of the same name in Puebla's north-eastern sierra. The name comes from the Nahuatl nahui, four, tzontli, head or summit, and tlan, beside: "near four peaks" or four hills. The village stands at about 1,420 m and had 1,122 people in 2020. The municipality, about 42 km², is among the smallest in the state and borders Zoquiapan, Cuetzalan del Progreso, Zacapoxtla, Xochiapulco and Xochitlán de Vicente Suárez.

    Its main building is the 16th-century parish church of Santa María de la Natividad. The patron-saint feast is on 8 September, celebrated with stewardships, processions, flower-decked candles and masses, and dances such as the voladores, matlachines, toreadores, negritos and quetzales, plus fireworks, bands, bull-riding and dances.

    Local cooking includes black mole and red chilatole, caldo aguado or chilpozonte with chicken or beef, tamales, enfrijoladas, pressed pork crackling and tlacoyos of field peas; for something sweet there is dried fruit and pan dulce, and to drink, coffee, atole, aguardiente and yolixpa, the herbal liqueur of the sierra. Farmers grow maize, beans and potatoes, and the village has bakeries, carpenters and tailors. The Pueblo Mágico of Cuetzalan is about 11 km away in a straight line.

    How to get to Nauzontla

    Drive from Teziutlán: 1 h, 68 km

    Nauzontla lies in Puebla's north-eastern sierra between Zacapoxtla and Cuetzalan; the Pueblo Mágico of Cuetzalan is about 11 km away in a straight line. Puebla city is about 120 km away in a straight line. These are mountain roads with frequent rain; travel by daylight.

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    Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.

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    Before you go to Nauzontla: hours, prices and tips

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    The patron-saint feast of Santa María de la Natividad is on 8 September. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Nauzontla: what to see and do

    The 16th-century parish church of Santa María de la Natividad.
    The 8 September fiesta, with voladores, quetzales and negritos.
    Mountain cooking: black mole, chilatole and yolixpa.
    Pair it with Cuetzalan, a Pueblo Mágico about 11 km away.

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at PAZ (Poza Rica): about 2 h 46 min by road to Cuetzalan, then 11 km more to Nauzontla, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Poza Rica (PAZ), about 2 h 46 min by road from Cuetzalan, the base for Nauzontla.

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    When to go to Nauzontla mild

    Nauzontla shares the climate of Cuetzalan, 11 km away. The best months to visit are February, March, April, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Cuetzalan

    Tiled rooftops of Cuetzalan below the spire of San Francisco church and the green sierra, Puebla mild
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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

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