Santa Cruz Atizapán, Mexico
Santa Cruz Atizapán is a town of 8,062 people in México, Mexico.
Why visit Santa Cruz Atizapán
Townapedia lists 20 museums and landmarks, 18 parks and trails, 131 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ciénegas del Lerma.
Weather in Santa Cruz Atizapán
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About Santa Cruz Atizapán
Atizapán Santa Cruz is a city and municipality, in Mexico State in Mexico, Its name comes from Nahuatl: which translates as "en el agua blanca" or "en la tierra blanca" Translation To English: "in the white water" or "on the white land" The municipality covers an area of 8.42 km2.
From the Wikipedia article Santa Cruz Atizapán (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Auditorio Municipal Almoloya del Río
Cinema and theater · 1.9 km
Calle Plaza Chignahuapan, Almoloya del Río
Cine Teatro Lupita
Cinema and theater · 2.3 km
Calle Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Santiago Tianguistenco
Museums and landmarks20
Espectaculos Jackson Risitas
Museum · 2.4 km
Calle Victoriano González
Estudio De Musica Suzuki
Museum · 2.2 km
Calle Plaza Libertad, Santiago Tianguistenco
Fuchoko La Magia De La Diversion
Museum · 2.2 km
Calle Don Catarino González Benítez, Santiago Tianguistenco
8 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds18
Parque Recreativo "Jagüey"
Park · 0.6 km
Excelente Parque con albercas, juegos recreativos, canchas de fútbol...
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Ciénegas del Lerma
Hiking and trails · 2.8 km
6 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes131
Jardin Morenita Mia
Restaurant · Regional · 3.0 km
Calle Independencia, Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan
Vinateria "El Oasis"
Bar and pub · 2.4 km
La mejor venta de vinos y licores.
Calle de Morelos
119 more on the map.
History
Atizapán in pre-Hispanic times was known as Tepozoco,"cerro boludo de piedra porosa", the archaeological remains attest to the presence of human settlements with an approximate age of 200,000 years.
The archaic Otomíes, Matlatzincas and Mazahuas were in the Toluca Valley since Teotihuacan and Toltec times, at least from The Matlatzincas, also called "the grandparents," settled and built the four pyramids of Tepozoco, in Atizapán.
They were dedicated to fishing, they exploited the tule to make mats and other supplies for their homes; They were expert farmers, they formed chinampas and cornfields, they grew corn, beans, vegetables and squash; They were skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
Around the year 640, a group of these Matlatzincas settled on the banks and shores of Atizapán, "in the white water.”
In 1476 Axayácatl conquered the towns of the Toluca Valley, including Atizapán, which remained within the jurisdiction of Tlacupan or Tacuba and as a tributary of Cuahuacán or Culhuacán.
Axayacatl moved several Aztec families to Atizapán to assert their dominance and impose their culture and dominate the original groups of Matlatzincas or Otomíes, which is why it is called a town of Mexicans.
From the History section of Santa Cruz Atizapán on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship22
La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días
Church · Latter-Day Saints · 2.3 km
Shopping40
Diard Tabla Roca
Hardware store · 0.8 km
Mexicaltzingo-Tianguistengo-Xalatlaco, Tianguistenco
Supercito Chedraui
Grocery · 2.2 km
403 Calle Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Santiago Tianguistenco
Tiendas 3B
Grocery · 2.7 km
Av Juárez Sur, San Pedro Tlaltizapan, San Pedro Tlaltizapan
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries97
Centro Educativo Antonio Plancarte
School · 2.2 km
Calle Vicente Guerrero, Santiago Tianguistenco
Escuela Primaria Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta
School · 2.0 km
Avenida Francisco Javier Mina
INCA Instituto Nacional De Computación
School · 2.2 km
Calle Valentín Gómez Farías, Santiago Tianguistenco
Academia De Estilistas Profesionales Lupita
School · 2.3 km
Calle Victoriano González, Santiago Tianguistenco
Healthcare61
Consultorio De Psicoterapia
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.9 km
Avenida Hermenegildo Galeana
Consultorio mèdico Fernando Rodriguez Vega
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.9 km
Aldama, Capulhuac de Mirafuentes
Dif Municipal De Almoloya Del Rio
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km
Calle Ignacio Ramírez
Fisioterapia Y Rehabilitacion Mondragon & Sandoval
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km
Calle Victoriano González
Unidad De Medicina Familiar Instituto De Seguridad Y Servicios Sociales De Los Trabajadores Del Estado
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.3 km
Calle Doctor Gustavo Baz
Centro De Medicina Integral Quap
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.1 km
Calle 5 de Mayo, Santiago Tianguistenco
Centro De Salud De San Pedro Tlaltizapan
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.1 km
Nezahualcoyotl
Clinica De Acupuntura Mei-ling
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.0 km
Avenida Nicolás Bravo, Santiago Tianguistenco
Map of Santa Cruz Atizapán
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Getting there and nearby towns
Toluca International Airport (TLC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Santiago Tianguistenco de Galeana 2 km east, about 2 min by car
- San Mateo Mexicaltzingo 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Metepec 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Toluca 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Huixquilucan de Degollado 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Xonacatlán 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Malinalco 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- San Miguel Zinacantepec 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Zumpahuacán 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Tlalpan 37 km east, about 37 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
- Centro De Santa Cruz Atizapan, WikB0tMex, CC0
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