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Atecax

Puebla, Mexico · North America

About Atecax

Atecax sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Antonio, 50km from Xico and Cascada de Texolo.

Atecax is a town located in Puebla, Mexico. With a population of 1,433, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Atecax sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Atecax to your route.

About Atecax

Los Humeros is a volcanic caldera located in the municipality of Chignautla in the east of the Mexican state of Puebla. It measures 21 by 15 km (13.0 by 9.3 mi) and is located about 180 km (110 mi) east of Mexico City. The volcano has a history of very explosive eruptions as recent as 6.4 ka, and intermittent lava

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Where is Atecax located?

Atecax is located in Puebla, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.6987 latitude, -97.3670 longitude.

What is the population of Atecax?

Atecax has a population of approximately 1,433 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,433
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Puebla
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.6987, -97.3670

Emergency & Services

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Atecax

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Cuetzalan

A steeply-stacked Pueblo Mágico in the Puebla sierra where cobbled lanes drop through cloud and coffee plantations, ringed by waterfalls and one of Mexico's largest cave networks. Voladores perform beside the parish church.

39 km · about 45 min drive

waterfall

Xico and Cascada de Texolo

A steep Veracruz coffee town whose main draw is Cascada de Texolo, 3 km out: an 80 m fall dropping into a jungle gorge crossed by a 19th-century iron footbridge, used as a location in Romancing the Stone.

50 km · about 55 min drive

cafe

Coatepec

Mexico's self-declared coffee capital, a Veracruz Pueblo Mágico of pastel arcades and wrought-iron balconies in the cloud-forest foothills, with roasteries and old beneficios on nearly every block.

51 km · about 60 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Atecax.

San Antonio

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 1,490

Tomaquilapa

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,240

Orilla del Monte

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 2,484

Mixquiapan

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 2,395

Cuauhtamingo

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,409

San Francisco

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 3,054

San Martín

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 1,568

Sección 23

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 1,258

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