Jalcomulco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, founded in 1825.

Geography

The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about 29 km from Xalapa, the state capital and 359 km, from Mexico City. It has a land area of 72.4 km2. The municipality of Jalcomulco is bounded to the north by Emiliano Zapata, to the east by Apazapan, to the south and south-west by Tlaltetela, and to the north-west by Coatepec.

Climate

The weather in Jalcomulco is warm all year with rain in summer and autumn. Annual precipitation is 1,125 mm. The average temperature is 24 °C, (75 °F).

Demographics

As 2020, the municipality had a population of 5,054 inhabitants in just 4 localities. The localities are Jalcomulco (3,150 hab.), Santa María Tatetla (1,707 hab.), Tacotalpan (153 hab.) and Rivera del Río (44 hab.).

Economy

The region principally produces maize, coffee, sugarcane, and mango. It also produces cattle and poultry. Since the early 1990s ecotourism has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen hotels and professional dealers of adventure travel.

Culture

In May, a celebration takes place in Jalcomulco to honor San Juan Bautista, the Patron saint of the town.

Sports and activities

The Río de los Pescados section of the Rio Antigua is a whitewater river that flows through the town of Jalcomulco and is commercially rafted. Other activities to practice in town are rappelling, climbing, hiking, tyrolean crossing, mountain biking, landscape photography, and temazcal.

Filming location

Two-thirds of the scenes of the movie Romancing the Stone (1984) was filmed in this area.