It is located near Villa Alta District in the center of the Sierra Norte Region.

On August 30 and July 24, in honor of San Juan Bautista, the townspeople of Villa Hidalgo Yalalag celebrate their annual festival, with popular dancing, processions, and offerings.

[1] The Yalalag cross is a locally designed piece of jewellery.

[2] Traditions include Semana Santa and Todos los Santos.

[1] Mexican photographer Lola Álvarez Bravo's photograph Burial in Yalalag (1946) was included in the 1955 Museum of Modern Art exhibition Family of Man, which toured internationally during the 1950s and 1960s, with her image reaching millions of viewers.