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Landa de Matamoros

Querétaro, Mexico · North America

About Landa de Matamoros

Landa de Matamoros is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Jalpan de Serra, 54km from Puente de Dios.

Landa de Matamoros is a town located in Querétaro, Mexico. With a population of 1,609, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Landa de Matamoros 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 Landa de Matamoros to your route.

About Landa de Matamoros

Landa de Matamoros is a town in Landa de Matamoros Municipality located in the northeast of the Mexican state of Querétaro in central Mexico. It is part of the Sierra Gorda region, which consists of rugged mountains, canyons and wide diversity of flora and fauna, with the municipality's flora representing about 25%

Read more of all the plant diversity in Mexico. In the pre-Hispanic period, the area was heavily influenced by Huastecas and local cultures, later dominated by the Chichimecas, especially the Pames. Complete Spanish domination came late, in the mid 18th century, but two of the five Franciscan mission complexes built to solidify this domination were built in the municipality. Today, Landa de Matamoros remains rural and impoverished with a high rate of emigration out of the area, especially to the United States. Remittances sent by relatives from there now form most of the municipality's economy.

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Where is Landa de Matamoros located?

Landa de Matamoros is located in Querétaro, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 21.1837 latitude, -99.3213 longitude.

What is the population of Landa de Matamoros?

Landa de Matamoros has a population of approximately 1,609 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,609
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Querétaro
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
21.1837, -99.3213

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 Landa de Matamoros

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Jalpan de Serra

The Sierra Gorda's main town, built around Junípero Serra's 1751–58 mission whose facade mixes Franciscan Baroque with unmistakably indigenous iconography: the first and most famous of the five UNESCO missions.

16 km · about 20 min drive

mountain pass

Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve

Querétaro's rugged mountain reserve, crossed by a serpentine highway that drops from pine forest to semi-desert and links five 18th-century Franciscan missions. Mexico's most ecologically diverse protected area.

39 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Las Pozas

Edward James's surrealist concrete garden in the Huasteca jungle: 36 hectares of staircases climbing into nothing, roofless pavilions and flower-shaped columns threaded between natural waterfalls and pools.

41 km · about 45 min drive

natural wonder

Puente de Dios

A natural rock bridge over a turquoise river pool illuminated by sunbeams filtering through a cave opening, creating an ethereal light show.

54 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Landa de Matamoros

  • 39 kmSierra Gorda Biosphere ReserveQuerétaro's rugged mountain reserve, crossed by a serpentine highway that drops from pine forest to semi-desert and links five 18th-century Franciscan missions. Mexico's most ecologically diverse protected area.

When to drive here

Year-round

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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Landa de Matamoros.

Jalpan de Serra

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Purísima de Arista

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Pinal de Amoles

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Pisaflores

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Santa Ana de Allende

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