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Ixticpan

Puebla, Mexico · North America

About Ixticpan

Ixticpan is worth a stop: 57km from Xico and Cascada de Texolo.

Ixticpan is a town located in Puebla, Mexico. With a population of 1,551, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Ixticpan 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 Ixticpan to your route.

About Ixticpan

The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral (also Teziutlán Cathedral; Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) is a Catholic church located in the city of Teziutlán, Mexico. Formerly it was a hermitage dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, and later became Chapel of the Rosary. On June 19, 1931, the parish

Read more was elevated to a cathedral, on the occasion of the change of episcopal seat passing from the city of Papantla to Teziutlán, leaving as the first bishop of the Diocese of Papantla the Hon. Mr. Nicolás Corona. Its construction began in 1952, when 4388 pieces of stone of pink quarry of Xaltipan were worked for its facade, and was concluded April 30, 1954. The largest bell, called Santa Maria de la Asunción, weighing four tons, was cast in 1941.

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Where is Ixticpan located?

Ixticpan is located in Puebla, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8142 latitude, -97.3445 longitude.

What is the population of Ixticpan?

Ixticpan has a population of approximately 1,551 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,551
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Puebla
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.8142, -97.3445

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 Ixticpan

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.

29 km · about 35 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.

57 km · about 65 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.

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 Ixticpan.

Cuaxoxpan

🇲🇽 Mexico

1 km awayPop. 1,421

Ixtlahuaca

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1 km awayPop. 1,063

Teziutlan

🇲🇽 Mexico

2 km awayPop. 103,583

San José

🇲🇽 Mexico

2 km awayPop. 1,969

Santiago

🇲🇽 Mexico

2 km awayPop. 1,460

San Andrés

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 2,299

San Juan Xiutetelco

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 8,251

Xoloateno

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 3,022

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