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A Mexican circuit at Amozoc de Mota near Puebla with both a road course and an oval, home to NASCAR Mexico and set against the volcanic backdrop of the central highlands.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Puebla, Mexico · North America
Tepeaca is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Zahuatlán de Morelos (San José), 43km from Great Pyramid of Cholula.
Tepeaca is a town located in Puebla, Mexico. With a population of 27,449, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Tepeaca 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 Tepeaca to your route.
Tepeaca is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla. Tepeaca is located 35 km (21.75 mi) from the city of Puebla and is the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Its name comes from a Spanish variant of "Tepeyacac" composed of the Nahuatl words tepetl ("hill") and yacatl ("nose tip, which is in theRead more
foreground") (can be translated in various ways: "in the top of the hill" or "the principle of the hills"). It has been called Tepeaca de Negrete as it was the birthplace and hometown of General Miguel Negrete Novoa. Along with Tecali Herrera, he extracted the onyx and marble. The town was originally founded by Hernán Cortés as Segura de la Frontera.
In the parish of San Francisco de Asís is a Child Jesus image called the Santo Niño Doctor de los Enfemos. The image is old but devotion to it is relatively recent. The image used to belong to a nun of the Order of Josephine at Concepción Béistegui Hospital in Mexico City. When the nun was transferred to Tepeaca, she brought the image with her and had it with her as she treated the sick. This image has had its own feast day at this church since 1961 on 30 April.
In prehispanic times, Tepeaca was a Nahua altepetl ruled by three related tlatoque. The people were Chichimec descendants and their patron deity was Camaxtli. Acatzingo, and perhaps Tecamachalco and Quecholac were subordinate to Tepeaca. The entire region was conquered by Moctezuma I; it thereafter served as a center of tribute collection for the Aztec Empire and was obliged to make luxury goods available at its market.
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Tepeaca is located in Puebla, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 18.9669 latitude, -97.8998 longitude.
Tepeaca has a population of approximately 27,449 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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racetrack
A Mexican circuit at Amozoc de Mota near Puebla with both a road course and an oval, home to NASCAR Mexico and set against the volcanic backdrop of the central highlands.
12 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Two 16th–18th-century buildings in central Puebla housing one of Mexico's finest pre-Hispanic collections alongside colonial art, with a modern rooftop terrace looking straight across at the cathedral towers and Popocatépetl.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed colonial city famous for its Talavera tiles, baroque churches, mole poblano cuisine, and views of snow-capped volcanoes.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
A Renaissance cathedral on Puebla's Zócalo with Mexico's tallest bell towers, in a UNESCO-listed historic centre off Highway 150D.
33 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
The largest pyramid by volume in the world, topped by a Spanish colonial church, with tunnels revealing layers of ancient construction.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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