San Pedro Atocpan, Mexico
San Pedro Atocpan is a town of 8,283 people in Mexico City, Mexico.
Why visit San Pedro Atocpan
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 7 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Cuahilama.
Weather in San Pedro Atocpan
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About San Pedro Atocpan
San Pedro Atocpan is one of the communities that make up the borough of Milpa Alta in Mexico City. This location is known for the preparation of mole sauce, which employs over 90% of the community and provides almost all of the sauce that is eaten in Mexico City. Despite being in the Federal District and the second largest district in size, Milpa Alta is distinctly rural. Only 116,000 of Mexico City's 8 million inhabitants live in the entire borough, and as of 2005, only 8,997 lived in San Pedro Atocpan.
From the Wikipedia article San Pedro Atocpan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Cuahilama
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Archaeological site in Mexico City, Mexico
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes7
Teutli
Restaurant · Mexican, Barbecue, Soup
11 Calle Teuhtli, San Pedro Atocpan
09:00-21:00
Churches and places of worship2
Map of San Pedro Atocpan
15 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Mexico City International Airport (MEX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Xochimilco 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Tlalpan 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Ixtapaluca 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Iztacalco 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Benito Juarez 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Mexico City 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Santa María Chimalhuacán 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Cuauhtémoc 29 km north, about 29 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
- SanPedroAtocpanView1, AlexandLeigh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Comal tortillero en San Pedro Atocpan, GABIEGUIN, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Restaurante local en San Pedro Atocpan, GABIEGUIN, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cuahilama petroglifo1, Strongilocentrotus, CC BY 3.0
- Templo y Antiguo Convento de San Pedro, Thania Anahi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MultistoryHouseSanPedro, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gallos en restaurante 2, GABIEGUIN, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jardín con Gallos 3, GABIEGUIN, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Capilla del Señor de las Misericordias o de Yencuictlalpan, Thania Anahi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Milpa Alta carretera a Oaxtepec - panoramio, Wiper México, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Capilla de San Bartolome Xicomulco Milpa Alta, Marrosbas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Capilla Xicomulco, Marrosbas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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