Teotitlan

Teotitlan del Camino lies in the Cañada, the corridor between the highlands of Oaxaca and the valley of Tehuacán. Its position on the road linking Oaxaca to Puebla and Mexico City gave the settlement its distinctive name, “Teotitlan of the Road.” The surrounding country formed part of a region where colonial encomiendas included Teotitlan, Cuicatlán, Tecomavaca and other indigenous towns.