Xicotepec
Xicotepec is a town and municipality in Puebla in central-eastern Mexico.[1] The wider region is called Sierra Norte de Puebla.
Xicotepec | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Country |  |
| State | Puebla |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Eight state police are kidnapped by armed men in Xicotepec, Juan Galindo (municipality), on March 30, 2019. Among the victims was Benigno Valencia Pérez, who was commander of the municipal police in Venustiano Carranza a year ago.[2]
A Marine of the Mexican Navy was killed and three more were wounded in an attack by members of fuel-theft gangs on May 4, 2019.[3]
Villa Ávila Camacho, also known as La Ceiba, is a town that lies in the northeast of the municipality, on the banks of the Río San Marcos. Another nearby attraction is the Tlaxcalantongo Falls, by the town of the same name.
Tlaxcolotongo Falls
References
- "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- Mendivil, Isabel (March 31, 2019). "Ocho agentes estatales son 'levantados' por comando armado en Puebla" [Eight state agents are 'carried off' by armed command in Puebla] (in Spanish). Tribuna.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- "Atacan huachicoleros a Marinos; un elemento murió y tres están heridos". El Universal (in Spanish). 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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