Xicaltepec

Xicaltepec lies in the country of Teotitlan and Tochtepec, between upland valleys and the warmer lowlands of eastern Mesoamerica. Hills and river corridors linked communities whose lands differed in climate and resources, and dyes were among the goods of the district. A town called Xicaltepec appears in the Tochtepec tribute list of the Codex Mendoza, a record of the obligations owed to the Mexica empire.