The town is at an altitude of 2,040 meters above sea level in a high mountain valley.The climate is predominantly cool and wet.

Trees include ash, aguilar, ayacahuite, oak, and Madrano ocotal, as well as fruit-bearing walnuts, pears, quince, apple, peach, plum and chokecherry.

[1] Common birds are the eagle, hawk, crow, owl, dove, vulture, bat, swallow, sparrow, lark, quail, pheasant, picocanda and magpie.

[2] Opened by 2010, the center employs traditional healers, who provide medicinal plant therapy, massages, temazcal and herbal baths.

[3] The 'temazcal' is a type of sweat lodge that uses the four elements of fire, air, water and earth for spiritual and physical healing.