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San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico
San Juan de los Lagos is a town of 48,684 people in Jalisco, Mexico, founded in 1542.
Why visit San Juan de los Lagos
Townapedia lists 20 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 12 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Museo Cihuapili and Virgen de Guadalupe (Barrio Alto).
Weather in San Juan de los Lagos
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About San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos (English: Saint John of the Lakes) is a city and municipality located in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, Mexico, in a region known as Los Altos. It is best known as the home of a small image of the Virgin Mary called Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos (Nahuatl: Cihuapilli, lit. "Great Lady"). Miracles have been ascribed to her since 1632 and have made the Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos a major tourist attraction.
From the Wikipedia article San Juan de los Lagos (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: San Juan de los Lagos on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks20
Museo Cihuapili
Museum
s/n José López Lara, San Juan de los Lagos
Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Virgen de Guadalupe (Barrio Alto)
Museum
45 Ignacio Allende, san juan de los lagos
24/7
MONUMENTO A LA VIRGEN DE SAN JUAN DE LOS LAGOS
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
8 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes12
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship10
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de San Juan de Los Lagos
Church · Catholic
Shopping8
Schools, colleges and libraries38
Healthcare9
Map of San Juan de los Lagos
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aeropuerto Nacional Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos (LOM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 40 km away.
- Jalostotitlán 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Encarnación de Díaz 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Teocaltiche 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- San Francisco del Rincón 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Yahualica de González Gallo 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- León de los Aldama 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Aguascalientes 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Calvillo 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jesús María 79 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Atotonilco el Alto 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- San Juan de los Lagos (20250724)2, José González Peña, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Basílica de San Juan de los Lagos, pedro sanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Basílica San Juan, Diegoromch, CC BY 4.0
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