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Las Pintas

México, Mexico · North America

About Las Pintas

Las Pintas is worth a stop: 10 minutes from General Felipe Ángeles (Los Ángeles), 52km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.

Las Pintas is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 1,020, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Las Pintas 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 Las Pintas to your route.

About Las Pintas

The Universidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Hidalgo (UPMH, Metropolitan Polytechnic University of Hidalgo) is a public state university in the state of Hidalgo. It was created by an executive order signed on January 9, 2008, and published in the official state newspaper on January 13 of that year. Is a public

Read more institution of the State Government, that has a goal of imparting superior education in the levels of degree, technological specialization and other graduate studies, update courses in their different modalities, and also to serve to the development and progress of the society. Doing its function through three substantive areas, which are teaching, research and extension. It began academic activities with 35 students on May 29, 2006, using a leased building in Tolcayuca, located at Carretera Acceso a Tolcayuca, San Javier, with two academic buildings and one for workshops and laboratories, and a capacity of 2,000 students in two shifts. At the beginning of September 2017, the school enrolled 600 students in the four educational programs.

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Las Pintas offers many attractions including tourist sites, museums, parks, and local restaurants. Explore famous landmarks, scenic roads, and natural wonders on our interactive map and plan your visit.

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Where is Las Pintas located?

Las Pintas is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8967 latitude, -98.8869 longitude.

What is the population of Las Pintas?

Las Pintas has a population of approximately 1,020 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,020
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.8967, -98.8869

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 Las Pintas

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.

23 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.

41 km · about 45 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.

47 km · about 55 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

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.

52 km · about 60 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

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.

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 Las Pintas.

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