Morelos, Mexico · North America
Coatetelco is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Mazatepec, 30km from Malinalco.
Coatetelco is a town located in Morelos, Mexico. With a population of 9,094, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Coatetelco 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 Coatetelco to your route.
Coatetelco is an autonomous indigenous municipality created on January 1, 2019, in the Mexican state of Morelos. Located 980 meters (3,220 ft) above sea level, the municipality includes Lake Coatetelco and the Coatetelco archaeological site. It is one of the few indigenous fishing communities in central Mexico and hasRead more
a population of 9,094.
The name Coatetelco comes from the Nahua language and means, "place of the serpents in the stone mounds." Quahtetelco (Coatetelco) was ruled by Xochicalco, and later by Cuauhnáhuac. When Cuauhnáhuac was conquered by the Aztecs in 1370, the commercially important Quahtetelco became a tributary area of Tenochtitlán.
Shortly after the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, Coatetelco became part of the Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca, land was expropriated, and sugarcane planting began. When Mexico became independent in 1821, Coatetelco became part of the Third Military District of the State of Mexico and belonged to the municipality of Mazatepec starting 1823. In 1848 the hacienda of Miacatlan was to be incorporated into Mazatepec; the owners protested, and ten years later the municipality of Miacatlan was established, including Lake Coatetelco and the town of Coatetelco.
The state of Morelos was created in 1869, and Coatetelco became a part of the municipality of Miacatlán. Sugarcane production reached its peak during the Porfiriato, although the haciendas of Santa Cruz, Actopan, Cocoyotla, and Miacatlan were abandoned shortly after the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The hacienda of Acatzingo is in ruins today.
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Coatetelco is located in Morelos, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 18.7296 latitude, -99.3260 longitude.
Coatetelco has a population of approximately 9,094 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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ancient ruins
Site of the Cuauhcalli, or House of Eagles: one of the very few temples in the Americas carved directly out of solid bedrock, reached by 400 steps up the Hill of the Idols above a quiet colonial town.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A hillside silver-mining town with winding cobblestone streets, baroque Santa Prisca church, and centuries of silversmithing tradition.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A Morelos town under sheer volcanic cliffs, with a hilltop 13th-century pyramid to the pulque god reached by a steep hour's climb, a fortress-like Dominican convent, and a market known for exotic ice creams.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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