Wall 6: Mountain Region

The mural shows the region of the mountain, located north of the municipality of Tehuacán and where populations are found in: San Antonio Cañada, Vicente Guerrero and Nicolás Bravo.

The mural is embodied the peculiar area, as its extensive vegetation and where the majority of the inhabitants are dedicated to the lumberyard. On one side of the mural are highlighted all the businesses that in one way or another were an important part of the economy of the city, such as: San Lorenzo, Peñafiel, Garci-Crespo, irrigation, Aguas de Tehuacán, San Francisco and Balseca. The famous lagoons of San Bernardino Lagunas are appreciated at the other side of the wall. This region is in the highest place and cold in the municipality and is patron of the region "Our Lady of the Snows" and extensive vegetation dominated and most of the people who live there are engaged in the lumber yard, which most of this wood is pine and fir as well as its other activity is the embroidery and textiles.

‘‘Five Regions in Tehuacán’’

Region of the Mixteca

This Region is distinguished as semi-desert, is located to the South-West of the municipality of Tehuacán and where the populations of:

SAN JOSE MIAHUATLAN

This Aztec name from the words miahuatl, stem of corn, and tlán between or together, which means "between the ears of the corn stalk". Made from donkey bread or bread round whose specific feature is the name that is assigned to it by the peculiar way of consuming it. Historical architectural monument: San Jose Church, dates from the 16th century, located in the city.

Crafts: Reed baskets are made.

ZAPOTITLÁN SALINAS

It is a place where fed for a year to the goats that are going to be slaughtered during the season of the traditional slaughter, which starts in mid-October and ends in mid November. Other characteristics of populations in this region is San Juan Raya where thousands of years ago was an arm of the sea, and in it you can admire a without number of marine fossils.

Crafts: San Antonio Texcala (population of Zapotitlan), producing different pieces of marble and Onyx stones in most of the area.

SAN GABRIEL CHILAC

It is a community located near the city of Tehuacan. This population was popoloca of origin and then was conquered by the Spaniards. Its name means place of chile. The day of the dead colorful flower arrangements are armed to decorate candles that people will put in the offering and at the grave of their deceased.

We find the fruit-filled tenates, flowers, bread of donkey and the confetti decorating Chilac offerings.

CALTEPEC

Nahua voices "calli", House; "tepetl", Hill; and "c"; where lime-tepec which means you get "houses on the Hill". Architectural landmarks: the parish of Santa María de la Asunción dates back to the 16th century. image depicting sculptural Santa María de la Asunción and the parish murals depicting scenes from the life of Christ, located in the municipal seat. Crafts: Palm and synthetic fiber, hats are manufactured rugs, are sheathed bottles handbags.