amate paper, mostly done by the Otomis, along with pottery, textiles, masks and dolls make from dried corn husks. Commerce and services is the fastest-growing sector of the economy. The city is the starting point for a tourist route called “Huamantla and the East.” The municipality has 153.1 km of highways mostly secondary and rural roads. Education The municipality has 163 schools from preschool to college level. Most are public schools with 29 being private. College level institutions include the Universidad Tecnológical del Tlaxcala and the Instituto Franciscano de Oriente. There is also a campus of the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla which provides high school and college level education. The municipality has an illiteracy rate of about eight percent, above the state average of 6.7 percent. Sister city Salvatierra, Guanajuato References External links Photo gallery of sawdust art in the streets of Huamantla (El Universal) Populated places in Tlaxcala Pueblos Mágicos