- Climate
- Heaviest rain in summer and autumn, at times causing river flooding and land softening.
- Terrain
- On the eastern slope of the Sierra Norte de Puebla (southern end of the Sierra Madre del Sur), descending toward the Totonacapan plain.
- Soil
- Predominantly volcanic-origin materials.
- Varieties
- Oro Azteca
- Base process
- Washed
The local economy is based on coffee farming and ranching.