Hidalgo, Mexico · North America
Lázaro Cárdenas sits on the route: 10 minutes from Álvaro Obregón, 35km from Grutas Tolantongo.
Lázaro Cárdenas is a town located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 1,544, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Lázaro Cárdenas 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 Lázaro Cárdenas to your route.
Zimapán (Otomi: Mabo̱za) is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 860.9 km2 (332.4 sq mi).
The name Zimapán derives from the Nahuatl words "cimatl", meaning "cimate" (a root used to ferment pulque) and "pan", meaning "inside or over"; whichRead more
translates to "over the cimate" or "in the cimate".
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 39,927. Zimapán has a regional hospital and seven health centers. It also has 32 Casas de Salud, or health houses.
Los Mármoles National Park is located in the municipality, northeast of the town in the Sierra Madre Oriental.
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Lázaro Cárdenas is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.7018 latitude, -99.3275 longitude.
Lázaro Cárdenas has a population of approximately 1,544 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A Hidalgo canyon where thermal springs pour out of the cliff into dozens of stacked turquoise infinity pools, plus a steaming cave and a tunnel that showers hot water from its walls. The access road is a spectacular switchback descent.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
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.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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