Солтүстік Мексикадағы Хочитепек муниципалитеті

Municipality in Morelos, Mexico
Xochitepec is a municipio (municipality) of the state of Morelos, in central Mexico. Xochitepec is also the name of its principal township and seat of the municipal government. It is located approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south of the capital of Morelos, Cuernavaca, on the southern outskirts of that city's greater metropolitan area. census. 1.65% of the population speak an indigenous language. The toponym Xochitepec comes from the Nahuatl language, meaning "on the hill of flowers". The name may refer to a buried pyramid located at Kilometer 92 along the Mexico City Acapulco highway, or it could refer to a hill in the center of the city that serves as the pedestal for a public clock. Churches were also built in Atlacholoaya and Alpuyeca. During the 18th century the hacienda of Temixco seized lands that belonged to Xochitepec.

Alberto Sánchez Ortega (PRI) was elected Presidente Municipal in 2018. On March 27, 2019, former Atlacholoaya municipal police officer Juan Carlos Reyes Lara was found guilty of the kidnapping of the teacher Albino Quiroz Sandoval. Quiroz Sandoval, 70, was last seen in Tepoztlan on March 16, 2017. As of May 4, 2020, there were 505 infections and 59 deaths in the state of Morelos and four confirmed infections from the COVID 19 pandemic in Xochitepec. Schools and many businesses were closed from mid March until June 1. On July 2, Xochitepec reported 36 infections and five deaths from the virus; the reopening of the state was pushed back until at least June 13. Xochitepec reported 151 cases, 106 recuperations, and 31 deaths from the virus as of August 31. Two hundred and forty two cases were reported on December 27, 2020.

Centro Cultural Xochitepequense houses the Doctor Emeterio González Museo del Campesino (Peasant Museum). There are 500 objects on exhibit, including a meteorite, archaeological pieces, and agricultural tools in two exhibition halls.

January 6, Feast of the Epiphany (Los Santos Reyes) There is a fair with a mass, sales of flowers, food stands, mechanical rides, and popular dances such as Chinelos. The main ceremonial center is atop an artificially leveled hill, with remains of residential structures, mostly unexcavated, on long terraces covering the slopes. The site was first occupied by 200 BC but did not develop into an urban center until the Epiclassic period (AD 700 – 900). In addition to pyramids, there are three ballparks, an observatory, and a temazcal (ritual steam bath). At its peak, the city may have had a population of up to 20,000 people. The site is located in the municipalities of Temixco and Xochitepec and includes a museum with six exhibit halls.

In June 2006 a research team from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) began excavations at Zazacatla, a pre Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site located within the municipal boundaries. The INAH team led by Giselle Canto reported finding evidence of Olmec cultural influences at the site. Prior to the find Olmec influenced statuary and architecture had been almost completely unknown for other sites in the western Morelos region, and Zazacatla's excavation represents the strongest evidence yet for some form of trade or contact between the area and the "Olmec heartland" in the Gulf Coast region, some 400 km (249 mi) to the east. In January 2007 the governor of Morelos, Marco Adame Castillo, announced an offer for the state to underwrite the preservation of Zazacatla and to incorporate it into the tourism and cultural heritage plans for Morelos. He foreshadowed that a tourism project would be initiated at the site's location in Xochitepec once the archaeological investigations had further developed.

San Bartolo Atlacholoaya (St. Bartholomew) parish is located in Atlacholoaya, which is believed to have been founded by Tlahuicas in the 14th century, as demonstrated by nearby Prehispanic ruins. Its festival is August 24. San Antonio de Padua Atlacholoaya (St. Anthony of Padua) church was built upon Prehispanic ruins in Atlacholoaya. Its festival is June 13. Purísima Concepción Alpuyeca. Alpuyeca is located 8 km west of the city of Xochitepec. There are small ponds where blue wáter lilies flourish. The church of the Immaculate Conception is built upon the platform of a Prehispanic pyramid. There are two festivals: September 24 (Virgin of Mercy) and December 8. Sugar cane and peanuts are the principal crops in the town. Parish of Chiconcuac. The church of San Antonio de Padua formed part of the Hacienda de Santa Catarina (St. Catherine). There are large gardens and a manor house (Casona) that tourists can visit. There is also a 500 meter aqueduct. The Telemundo TV series Enemigo íntimo, was filmed there in 2018.