LEGEND OF THE TECAMPANA

Approximately one kilometer North of the Zócalo of Teloloapan and about 300 m west of the Church of the colony Mexicapan, is located a small lifting entire roof of scree which since time immemorial has been shrouded in mystery and is known with the name of the "Cerro de la Tecampana" special place that is visited by all the outsider who is attracted by the magic of the tecampana.
A huge rock stands out due to its unique properties, to be hit with another stone sounds with a sound of a Bell, a touch of clear and crisp as if it were the finest metal, this is the song of love of two young Princes who thus proclaim the love and happiness by being loved, and that as a result of this forbidden love were cursed and turned into this stone that sings.

According to the legend, on the death of King Azteca Ahuitzol, sovereign very cruel, had to succeed him on the throne his son Prince TECAMPA who was called qualitative; According to the traditions to become emperor Tecampa I had to take the flower war or war florida, which unlike the wars of conquest, were intended to afford prisoners to sacrifice them to the God of the Sun, Huitzilopochtli.

At the touch of the teponaxtles and roar of snails undertook its way south of the mexica capital because its goal was to conquer a small indigenous Kingdom located in the place called Mexicapan and incorporate it into the Empire Aztec; for this Tecampa defeated the small towns of Alahuixtlan, Quauhtlapechco, Ixtlahuacatengo, Oztuma, Alpixafia and Tlaxicaztla, and taking many prisoners, finally moves toward Mexicapan; village of chontal race, the calpixque, or Chief of the place called Avkont, who lived in peace together her daughter NA young a matchless beauty who loved his father and was faithful to the independence of their race. It was not the first time that his people was threatened, and had already been freed from paying tribute to the Chontal Maya chieftain Tletecuhtli, the "señor Fuego, Avkont is quick to encourage the Chontal troops to fight hard and win or die in the fight.

With the sound of the huehuetl drum is started this war with slings, bows and poisoned-tipped arrows, darts, batons and atlalt, with the two sides fighting seasoned, melee, but despite the fierce battles the days passed without that had a winner. The old Avkont, with his ability, inflicted severe casualties on the invading army and the Prince Tecampa spilled the blood of the defenders in the fields of Mexicapan. Nearly a month after the people had not been conquered, foodstuffs were depleted, corn, beans, chian and papaloquilites were scarce, old priests lit the incense with the image of their God depicted on a stone, so evil aplacaran and his warriors to come out victorious, but finally the invader seizes Xochitla water sources Texcalatla and Tecatitlan, springs that had water to the locals, to the siege, dying of thirst. You had to reconquer the springs, albeit at the expense of their lives. The Na Princess who was always beside her father, tells him: "the life of your warriors is more necessary than mine, I am going for the water for you, for your people and your warriors, ordered me all the maidens who want to sacrifice conmigo".
Several officers that took account of the bravery of the Princess Na, volunteered to accompany her, but the King Texol de Mexicapán after having meditated the proposal, told his generals that "era more valuable life of his warriors from his daughter that shook in his arms and said to him: " seen by water and that Chalchiutlicue " , the goddess of streams and rivers you proteja 
The next day the Princess with her handmaidens turned to the stack of Xochitla - place with abundant flowers-garnished by a group of warriors led by Prince Tecampa, who carefree She beheld the infinite, the tumult and the shouting caused by the apprehension of the maidens returned to reality to the guerrero distracted and seeing the scene ordered resolute voice release to young women.