The municipality covers an area of 6.7 km², and it is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region.

He spent a little time in Animas, but then he was executed by the Spanish royalist army during the Mexican War of Independence.

During that time, the owner of an adjacent farm called "Hacienda del Carmen" divided it and gave each of his workers a portion.

Animas Trujano has one of the oldest Nineteenth-century churches of Oaxaca, which is recognized as a historical monument.

Besides the variety of celebrations, the municipality provides many kinds of dishes, such as "mole negro," "empanadas" and "tlayudas con asiento".