Xilitla

Xilitla is a small town of 6,500 people in San Luis Potosí whose main claim to fame is the somewhat bizarre artwork that British artist Edward James left and created here. It is also known for its mountainous landscapes and its springs.
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  • Type: Town with 6,580 residents
  • Description: town in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico
  • Also known as: Xililla

Places of Interest

Highlights include Las Pozas.

Park
is a surrealistic group of structures created by Edward James, more than 2,000 feet above sea level, in a subtropical rainforest in the Sierra Gorda mountains of .

Xilitla

Latitude
21.3866° or 21° 23′ 12″ north
Longitude
-98.9913° or 98° 59′ 29″ west
Population
6,580
Elevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)
Open location code
76H392P5+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245821458
Geo­Names ID
3514502
Wiki­data ID
Q2313212
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Xilitla” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Xilitla
  • Cebuano: Xilitla
  • Dutch: Xilitla
  • Esperanto: Xilitla
  • French: Xilitla
  • Friulian: Xilitla
  • German: Xilitla
  • Hebrew: שיליטלה
  • Italian: Xilitla
  • Japanese: ヒリトゥラ
  • Ladino: Xilitla
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Xilitla
  • Portuguese: Xilitla
  • Serbian: Силитла
  • Serbo-Croatian: Xilitla, San Luis Potosí
  • Serbo-Croatian: Xilitla
  • Spanish: Xilitla
  • Swedish: Xilitla
  • Turkish: Xilitla
  • Venetian: Xilitla
  • Vietnamese: Xilitla
  • Cilitlah

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