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Santa Catarina

San Luis Potosí, Mexico · North America

About Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Lagunillas, 12km from Puente de Dios.

Santa Catarina is a town located in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. With a population of 188, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Santa Catarina 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 Santa Catarina to your route.

About Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (San Luis Potosí) is a town and municipality in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.

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Where is Santa Catarina located?

Santa Catarina is located in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 21.6562 latitude, -99.4955 longitude.

What is the population of Santa Catarina?

Santa Catarina has a population of approximately 188 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
188
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
San Luis Potosí
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
21.6562, -99.4955

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 Santa Catarina

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Puente de Dios

A natural rock bridge over a turquoise river pool illuminated by sunbeams filtering through a cave opening, creating an ethereal light show.

12 km · about 25 min drive

waterfall

Cascada de Tamul

A 105 m waterfall where the Gallinas meets the Santa María river in the Huasteca Potosina, reached by road to Tanchachín then boat.

35 km · about 40 min drive

waterfall

Tamul Waterfall

The tallest waterfall in the Huasteca Potosina region, plunging 105 meters into a turquoise river accessible only by kayak or boat.

36 km · about 40 min drive

mountain pass

Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve

Querétaro's rugged mountain reserve, crossed by a serpentine highway that drops from pine forest to semi-desert and links five 18th-century Franciscan missions. Mexico's most ecologically diverse protected area.

42 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Jalpan de Serra

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.

49 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Las Pozas

Edward James's surrealist concrete garden in the Huasteca jungle: 36 hectares of staircases climbing into nothing, roofless pavilions and flower-shaped columns threaded between natural waterfalls and pools.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Santa Catarina

  • 42 kmSierra Gorda Biosphere ReserveQuerétaro's rugged mountain reserve, crossed by a serpentine highway that drops from pine forest to semi-desert and links five 18th-century Franciscan missions. Mexico's most ecologically diverse protected area.

When to drive here

Year-round

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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Santa Catarina.

Lagunillas

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 475

Arroyo Seco

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Rayón

🇲🇽 Mexico

26 km awayPop. 5,928

Concá

🇲🇽 Mexico

28 km awayPop. 1,213

Tamasopo

🇲🇽 Mexico

32 km awayPop. 4,326

San Ciro de Acosta

🇲🇽 Mexico

33 km awayPop. 7,026

Agua Buena

🇲🇽 Mexico

35 km awayPop. 3,753

Higinio Olivo

🇲🇽 Mexico

37 km awayPop. 1,203

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