During the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, the town gained prosperity, and it is described as "a commercial town of importance, very often visited by traveling salesmen from businesses in this country and abroad...

It depends on a group of businesses that handle significant capital and sell on a large scale in the principal markets of Europe and the United States.

"[1] Teziutlán was linked to the expanding railway network during the Porfiriato presidency, which aided its prosperity.

Teziutlán is located at 19°49′N 97°22′W / 19.817°N 97.367°W / 19.817; -97.367, close to the border with Veracruz, in the Sierra Madre Oriental.

The climate is highland subtropical but ever moist (Köppen: Cfb) similar to the plateaus of southern Brazil, but with longer soft periods of time.