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Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc

México, Mexico · North America

About Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc

Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tezontepec, 51km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.

Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 3,468, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc 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 Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc to your route.

About Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc

Tezontepec de Aldama is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 133.6 km2 (51.6 sq mi) and, as of 2005, had a total population of 10,723. It was raised to municipal status in 1869. The name "Tezontepec" contains the Nahuatl words tetzontli

Read more (tezontle, a reddish volcanic rock) and tepetl (hill), while "de Aldama" commemorates Independence War hero Juan Aldama.

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Where is Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc located?

Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8814 latitude, -98.8603 longitude.

What is the population of Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc?

Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc has a population of approximately 3,468 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
3,468
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.8814, -98.8603

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 Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Teotihuacan

The massive pre-Aztec city featuring the towering Pyramids of the Sun and Moon and the grand Avenue of the Dead, once one of the largest cities in the ancient world.

21 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Mineral del Monte (Real del Monte)

Hidalgo's "Little Cornwall" at 2,700 m: red-roofed houses, a Cornish cemetery whose graves face England, and 30 bakeries selling pastes, the Mexican descendant of the Cornish pasty.

35 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Museo Nacional del Virreinato

A vast former Jesuit college at Tepotzotlán whose Church of San Francisco Javier holds Mexico's most overwhelming set of gilded Churrigueresque altarpieces: a wall-to-wall gold explosion, plus colonial art across the cloisters.

42 km · about 50 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.

46 km · about 55 min 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.

51 km · about 60 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.

52 km · about 60 min drive

cathedral

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.

57 km · about 65 min drive

landmark

Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)

One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.

58 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 Ixtlahuaca de Cuauhtémoc.

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