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Loma de San Francisco

México, Mexico · North America

About Loma de San Francisco

Loma de San Francisco sits on the route: 58km from Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

Loma de San Francisco is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 1,252, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Loma de San Francisco 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 Loma de San Francisco to your route.

About Loma de San Francisco

Zinacantepec is a municipality located just west of the city of Toluca in Mexico State, Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of San Miguel Zinacantepec. Zinacantepec is Nahuatl for "bat mountain" and its Aztec glyph is a bat on a mountain. It is named after a small mountain which contained two caves which used to be

Read more filled with thousands of bats. In the 18th century, the residents of this mountain moved to settle alongside the Franciscan monastery established here in the 16th century. This monastery is the best preserved of a network of missionaries established in the Toluca Valley in the mid 16th century. Today, the complex functions as the parish church, with the cloister dedicated as the colonial era museum of the state of Mexico.

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Loma de San Francisco is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.2833 latitude, -99.8092 longitude.

What is the population of Loma de San Francisco?

Loma de San Francisco has a population of approximately 1,252 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,252
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.2833, -99.8092

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 Loma de San Francisco

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Malinalco

Site of the Cuauhcalli, or House of Eagles: one of the very few temples in the Americas carved directly out of solid bedrock, reached by 400 steps up the Hill of the Idols above a quiet colonial town.

50 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Fir forests on the Michoacán–State of Mexico border where hundreds of millions of monarchs cluster so densely from November to March that branches bend under them. El Rosario and Sierra Chincua are the main road-accessible sanctuaries.

58 km · about 65 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

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

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🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 1,892

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