Why visit Actopan
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 12 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
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Weather in Actopan
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About Actopan
Actopan (from Nahuatl: Ātocpan 'thick, humid and fertile land') is a Mexican city, head of the municipality of Actopan in the state of Hidalgo. Actopan is widely known for its gastronomy, especially for ximbo and barbacoa, as well as for the Church and ex-convent of San Nicolás de Tolentino.
From the Wikipedia article Actopan, Hidalgo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Actopan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks9
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes12
Restaurante El Patio
Restaurant · Burger, Papas
Avenida Mariano Escobedo, Actopan
Mo-Su 10:30-21:00
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship18
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare12
Map of Actopan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.
- Pachuca de Soto 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
- Tula de Allende 48 km southwest, about 48 min by car
- San Pablo de las Salinas 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- San Francisco Coacalco 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ecatepec de Morelos 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cuautitlán Izcalli 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Buenavista 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Villa Nicolás Romero 81 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tlalnepantla 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Ciudad López Mateos 86 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Convento actopan 10, Por ismael villafranco, CC BY 2.0
- Teatro Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto en Actopan, Hidalgo 03, RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo y Centro Cultural Bicentenario en Actopan, Hidalgo, México. 01, Ruberyuka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monumento a los Niños Héroes en Actopan, Hidalgo 01, RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obelisco en Actopan, Hidalgo, México. 03, RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0
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