natural wonder
Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla
Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Hidalgo, Mexico · North America
Santa Mónica sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Pablito, 35km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.
Santa Mónica is a town located in Hidalgo, Mexico. With a population of 1,238, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Santa Mónica 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 Mónica to your route.
Tenango de Doria is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 210.7 square kilometers (81.4 sq mi).
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 17,503. In 2017 there were 5,030 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarilyRead more
Sierra Otomi and Nahuatl.
The municipality is located to the east of Hidalgo between the parallels 20° 15' and 20° 25' of north latitude; the meridians 98° 05' and 98° 20' of west longitude. Its elevation is between 700 and 2,800 meters (2,300–9,200 ft) above sea level. This municipality has an area of 176.61 square kilometers (68.19 sq mi) and accounts for 0.85% of the state’s area, within the geographical region known as Sierra de Tenango.
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Santa Mónica is located in Hidalgo, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.3085 latitude, -98.2179 longitude.
Santa Mónica has a population of approximately 1,238 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 Mexico3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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