La Chingada, Veracruz

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La Chingada is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

The place is famous for its name, the Mexican Spanish vulgarism La Chingada . It means, roughly, 'the fucked', a vulgar but common reference to La Malinche, the Nahua interpreter of Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. The term "La Chingada" is used in a variety of mostly offensive or vulgar meanings, Vete a la Chingada means, for example something like 'go to hell'.

Although there are several places in Mexico called La Chingada, this is the best known.

Coordinates: 19°27′N97°20′W / 19.450°N 97.333°W / 19.450; -97.333

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