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San Francisco Tlaltica

México, Mexico · North America

About San Francisco Tlaltica

San Francisco Tlaltica is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Belem, 8km from Teotihuacan.

San Francisco Tlaltica is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 2,095, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, San Francisco Tlaltica 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 San Francisco Tlaltica to your route.

About San Francisco Tlaltica

The Battle of Otumba was fought between the Mexica and allied forces led by the Cihuacoatl Matlatzincátzin and those of Hernán Cortés made up of the Spanish conquerors and Tlaxcalan allies. It took place on July 7, 1520, in Temalcatitlán, a plain near Otumba during the development of the conquest of the Mexica. The

Read more result of the battle was a successful defense for the Spanish, which allowed Cortés to reorganize his army, having suffered casualties a few days before in the episode known as La Noche Triste. A year later, by reinforcing his army with new men and supplies, and starting an alliance with the Tlaxcala Confederacy, Cortés found a way to reenter Tenochtitlan.

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Where is San Francisco Tlaltica located?

San Francisco Tlaltica is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.6583 latitude, -98.7750 longitude.

What is the population of San Francisco Tlaltica?

San Francisco Tlaltica has a population of approximately 2,095 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
2,095
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.6583, -98.7750

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 San Francisco Tlaltica

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.

8 km · about 15 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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

41 km · about 45 min drive

racetrack

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.

44 km · about 50 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.

45 km · about 50 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.

45 km · about 50 min drive

restaurant

Casa de los Azulejos

An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.

46 km · about 55 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.

47 km · about 55 min drive

castle

Chapultepec Castle

A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.

50 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near San Francisco Tlaltica

  • 65 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.

When to drive here

Year-round

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

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