It is a village huasteco very ancient; the name is given of it steals of producing tree of a few fruits known also like sacuates or jícaras.

The word Tantima may come from the huastec or nahuatl languages: tan (place) and tima (a kind of tree).

[2] It is watered by small creeks that form Cuchapas's tideland, which ends in the Lagoon Tamiahua.

The weather in Tantima is very warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.

In Tantima , in October takes place the celebration in honor to San Francisco de Asís.