Meet La Llorona from the “coloring hill” in Puebla

Navigate the La Soledad dam, on the Route of Light and Hope, in Tlatlauquitepec.

In 2022, the fourth consecutive event of the festival is celebrated in honor of those who have already left, in the La Llorona Festival.

For the Day of the Dead festivities, take a break to the cultural, artistic, gastronomic and adventure activities, which take place in different natural and historical settings of the Magical Town of Tlatlauquitepec, in Puebla.

The name of this place comes from the Nahua words ‘Tlatlahui’ which means to color, ‘Teptl’ which means hill and ‘co’ which means place, that is, the “hill that colors”.

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Evenings on water and land

The natural settings are the perfect setting for this celebration with the aim of delighting local, national and international tourists to share unparalleled experiences full of color, flavor, tradition and passion for life.

The outstanding events in the La Llorona Festival are held on aquatic stages and in the main square of downtown Tlatlauquitepec.

• The opening of the festival.
• “Callejoneada La Llorona” in the main streets.
• Rowing boat tour “Light and Hope Tour” in the El Papalote Ecotourism Complex.
• Exhibition of traditional offerings in the Municipal Park.

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• Gastronomic contests.
• Costume contest.
• Singing contest, children’s drawing “Plasmanding the dead”.
• Illuminated bridge crossing.
• Parade alluding to the “Day of the Dead”.

You cannot miss the exquisite gastronomic sample and try the sweet pumpkin, grain atole, dead bread, in addition to the tamales that carry the touch of traditional cuisine, bread and sweets from the region. There will also be live music with traditional artists.

A legend at the La Llorona Festival

As we know, the legend of La Llorona has different aspects that vary according to the region from which it is narrated. Here we share a version, so you can warm up your engines and get involved for this experience that has the main stage on the riverbank…

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In the late hours of the night, when everything seems to be asleep and only the rude cries with which the herdsmen encourage the slow march of their animals are heard, the peasants say that there, along the river, moving away and approaching at intervals, stopping at the fresh pools that serve as a watering place for nearby oxen and horses, a plaintive voice calls the attention of travelers.
It is a woman’s voice sobbing, wandering along the banks of the river looking for something, something she has lost and will never find. She frightens the little ones who have heard, told by the withered lips of the grandmother, the moving story of that woman who lives in the pastures

The traveler hears on the banks of the rivers, when in silent night he crosses the forest, plaintive, heartbreaking and terrible birds that paralyze the blood. It is La Llorona who is looking for her daughter…

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Dahida Gutierrez Communicologist; admirer of colorful and talkative Mexico that thrives on traditions and its people.