Why visit Huejotzingo
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cacaxtla and Xochitecatl.
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About Huejotzingo
Huejotzingo () is a small city and municipality located just northwest of the city of Puebla, in central Mexico. In 2023, Huejotzingo was designated a Pueblo Mágico by the Mexican government, recognizing its meaningful cultural and historic importance. The settlement's history dates back to the pre-Hispanic period, when it was a dominion, with its capital a short distance from where the modern settlement is today. Modern Huejotzingo is located where a Franciscan monastery was founded in 1525, and in 1529, the monks moved the indigenous population of Huejotzingo to live around the monastery.
From the Wikipedia article Huejotzingo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do5
Museums and landmarks4
Cacaxtla
Monument and historic site · 11.8 km
Archeological zone in Tlaxcala, Mexico
Xochitecatl
Monument and historic site · 11.4 km
Archaeological site in Mexico
Ex-Hacienda San Esteban Tepetzingo
Monument and historic site · 6.7 km
San Esteban, San Luis Coyotzingo
Piramide de Coyotzingo
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
Martires de Chinameca, San Luis Coyotzingo
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes4
History
The name comes from the Nahuatl Huexotzinco and means "place of small willows," as the area used to be filled with willow trees growing in area bogs and marshes. This area on the slopes of Iztaccíhuatl was settled first by groups of Olmeca-Xicallancas and later by Toltecs and Chichimecas. At first a group of villages, Huejotzingo later coalesced into a dominion or altepetl. According to Ixtlilxochitl, the rulers of Huejotzingo were descended from the Acolhua dynasty of Coatlinchan, and they were considered Chichimec descendants. Their patron deity was Camaxtli, typical of the Chichimeca.
From the History section of Huejotzingo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship8
Iglesia de San Jeronimo Tianguismanalco
Church · Catholic · 9.4 km
35 Avenida Aquiles Serdán, San Jerónimo Tianguismanalco
Santuario de la Preciosa Sangre de Cristo.
Church · 5.5 km
Miguel Hidalgo, San Luis Coyotzingo
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Huejotzingo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Cholula 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
- Puebla 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Ixtapaluca 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias 52 km west, about 52 min by car
- Texcoco de Mora 63 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Santa María Chimalhuacán 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 69 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cuautla 69 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mexico City 81 km west, about 1 h 15 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
- FacadeSMAHuejotzingo, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mexico.Tlax.Cacaxtla.02, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Xochitecatl 1, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0
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