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Cuacuila

Puebla, Mexico · North America

About Cuacuila

Cuacuila sits on the route: 5 minutes from Xilocuautla, 54km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.

Cuacuila is a town located in Puebla, Mexico. With a population of 3,050, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Cuacuila 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 Cuacuila to your route.

About Cuacuila

Huauchinango (formally, Huauchinango de Degollado, commemorating 19th-century liberal politician and soldier Santos Degollado) is a city in the far north of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. It is located in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountain region, filled with peaks, ravines and rivers that form

Read more waterfalls. The city is home to a locally venerated image called the Señor del Santo Entierro (Lord of the Holy Burial) and also to the area's main commercial fair, the Feria de las Flores, which promotes the area's flower production, especially that of azaleas. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

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Where is Cuacuila located?

Cuacuila is located in Puebla, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.1720 latitude, -98.0315 longitude.

What is the population of Cuacuila?

Cuacuila has a population of approximately 3,050 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
3,050
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Puebla
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.1720, -98.0315

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
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 Cuacuila

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla

Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.

54 km · about 65 min 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.

56 km · about 65 min drive

landmark

Huasca de Ocampo

Mexico's first designated Pueblo Mágico, a Hidalgo village of red-tiled roofs beside the 18th-century Santa María Regla and San Miguel Regla silver haciendas, now set among reservoirs and basalt canyons.

57 km · about 65 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 Cuacuila.

Huauchinango

🇲🇽 Mexico

2 km awayPop. 56,206

Xaltepec

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 2,583

Xilocuautla

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,390

Papatlazolco

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 2,048

Ahuacatlán

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,860

Necaxa

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 8,375

Nuevo Necaxa

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 8,203

Tenango de las Flores

🇲🇽 Mexico

6 km awayPop. 7,334

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