Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez is a community belonging to the Ixtlán district, located in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, in the mountainous region known as the Sierra Norte. Teococuilco means "The Temple of the Painted Snake." Two settlements lie within its territory: Arroyo Guacamaya and Cacalote.

It is a rural community of approximately 1,032 people, many of whom identify as Zapotec. Teococuilco is an internationally certified community under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard for its sound forest management practices. The community's forest management adheres to federal law regarding maximum timber volume allowances. All the land within Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez is communally owned, and for the past 20 years, the community has managed its forests collectively to produce pine and oak timber.