▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Te pe hu ano ▁language ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁communities ▁within ▁the ▁region . ▁Tot on ac apan ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁east ▁central ▁Mexico ▁between ▁present ▁day ▁P ue bla ▁and ▁Ver ac ru z . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Tot on ac ▁have ▁migr ated ▁to ▁various ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁P ue bla , ▁and ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁Tot on ac ▁populations ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁colon ized ▁regions ▁of ▁U x pan apa ▁in ▁southern ▁Ver ac ru z ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Quint ana ▁Ro o ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Y uc at án ▁Pen ins ula . ▁The ▁Tot on ac ▁inhab it ▁two ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁environments : ▁cool ▁and ▁ra iny ▁mes as ▁of ▁high ▁alt itude ▁and ▁warm ▁and ▁hum id ▁coast al ▁low lands . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁sources ▁that ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁Tot on ac , ▁as ▁explained ▁by ▁residents , ▁means ▁" people ▁that ▁come ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁sun ▁r ises ." ▁Other ▁explan ations ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁consist ▁of ▁der og atory ▁mean ings ▁that ▁indicate ▁little ▁capacity ▁or ▁ability ▁to ▁understand . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁other ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁which ▁state ▁that ▁Tot on ac ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁explanation ▁that ▁to to ▁transl ates ▁to ▁" three " ▁while ▁n aco ▁transl ates ▁to ▁" cor az ón " ▁for ▁the ▁overall ▁meaning ▁of ▁to ton aco ▁becoming ▁" three ▁hearts ". ▁