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San Miguel Atepoxco

México, Mexico · North America

About San Miguel Atepoxco

San Miguel Atepoxco is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Nopaltepec, 12km from Teotihuacan.

San Miguel Atepoxco is a town located in México, Mexico. With a population of 1,231, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, San Miguel Atepoxco 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 Miguel Atepoxco to your route.

About San Miguel Atepoxco

Nopaltepec is municipality in State of Mexico, Mexico. Its municipal seat and second largest town is the town of Nopaltepec. It is approximately 250 km (160 mi) from Toluca, the state capital. The name derives from Náhuatl meaning "on nopal (paddle cactus) hill". It was originally called "Santa María de la Asunción

Read more Nopaltepec" but, after 1960, only Nopaltepec has been used.

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Where is San Miguel Atepoxco located?

San Miguel Atepoxco is located in México, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.7450 latitude, -98.7404 longitude.

What is the population of San Miguel Atepoxco?

San Miguel Atepoxco has a population of approximately 1,231 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,231
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.7450, -98.7404

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 Miguel Atepoxco

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.

12 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.

44 km · about 50 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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

49 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.

51 km · about 60 min drive

racetrack

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

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

53 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.

54 km · about 60 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.

54 km · about 60 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.

54 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near San Miguel Atepoxco

  • 74 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.

Nearby Destinations

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