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    Escenario del parque Huipulco San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo Huipulco, Ciudad de México

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    San Lorenzo Huipulco

    Village Tlalpan, Ciudad de México Municipality of Tlalpan Valley of Mexico

    Original village of Tlalpan by Estadio Azteca: a 17th-century chapel, cobbled streets, a food market and its own Tren Ligero station.

    From Mexico City: 20 min by car (16 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Tours from Mexico City Teotihuacan pyramids morning or afternoon without tourist traps ★ 4.9 (10,269) · From US$59
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    How to get to San Lorenzo Huipulco

    • From Mexico City: about 20 min by road (~16 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (MEX), 1 h 25 min by car to Tepoztlán
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    Teotihuacan pyramids morning or afternoon without tourist traps ★ 4.9 (10,269) 5 h 30 min From US$59
    Balloon flight + Breakfast in cave + Pyramids + Pick up CDMX. ★ 4.9 (8,170) 2–8 h From US$149
    Xochimilco, Coyoacan and Frida Kahlo with Optional Lunch ★ 4.5 (8,395) 9 h From US$40
    Balloon flight + pick up in CDMX + Breakfast in Cave + Pyramids ★ 4.9 (7,685) 4–7 h From US$157
    Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon Flight from Mexico City / Volare ★ 4.8 (4,447) 3–9 h From US$144

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    About San Lorenzo Huipulco

    San Lorenzo Huipulco is an original village of Tlalpan, in the south of Mexico City, directly across from Estadio Azteca. Its Nahua name, Huitzpolco, translates as "place where the sacred thorns of self-sacrifice are destroyed". It is regarded as the first of the south's original villages; in colonial times and the 19th century it was a trading centre among large haciendas, and Coyoacán administered it until Tlalpan joined the Federal District in 1928. The Council of Original Peoples and Neighbourhoods recognised it in 2016, and the city's official gazette registered it on 17 April 2017.

    The heart of it is the old chapel of San Lorenzo, from the 17th century and remodelled in the 18th, with a baroque exterior and a neoclassical altar showing San Lorenzo in the centre, San Judas Tadeo on the left and the Virgin of Guadalupe on the right. Its floor was replaced in 1965 and it was restored in 1982, when the new church went up beside it; the two share an atrium that nearly touches the esplanade park across the street. Cobbled streets and old houses recall central Tlalpan. About 300 m away is Parque de las Novias.

    For food, the Mercado de Comidas de Huipulco is open daily from 6 am to 10 pm, with dishes from about 45 pesos, public toilets for 5 pesos, and the Mercado Plaza Mexicana del Sur next door. Fans gather here before matches. The Tren Ligero station sits on the site of the former Glorieta de la Luna, named after a bakery. No date is published for the patron-saint feast.

    How to get to San Lorenzo Huipulco

    Drive from Mexico City: 20 min, 16 km

    Tren Ligero: Huipulco station (Tasqueña–Xochimilco) is on avenida Acueducto, about 180 m from the chapel, just south of the Renato Leduc and Calzada de Tlalpan crossing. It is the stop after Estadio Azteca and lies about 6 km from Tasqueña, where the train starts (the whole 13 km line takes about 37 minutes). At Tasqueña you can connect with Metro Line 2, trolleybus lines 1 and 7, RTP routes and the Terminal Central de Autobuses del Sur; moving from the Metro to the Tren Ligero costs a second fare. At Huipulco, RTP routes 31B and 145A and the 2F minibus stop.

    By car, the axis is Calzada de Tlalpan, with Calzada Acoxpa at the market's corner. On match or concert days at Estadio Azteca the area fills up. No driving time from downtown is published. The Tren Ligero has had temporary closures at Huipulco for works and flooding; check service before going.

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    Before you go to San Lorenzo Huipulco: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    The Mercado de Comidas de Huipulco is open every day from 6 am to 10 pm; some stalls close at 9 pm. Chilango · checked Oct 2026
    Entry
    There is no charge to walk the village; at the market dishes start around 45 pesos and the public toilets cost 5 pesos. Chilango · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Lorenzo Huipulco: what to see and do

    The old chapel of San Lorenzo (17th century), with a neoclassical altar and baroque exterior.
    The new 1982 church and the shared atrium, beside the esplanade park.
    The cobbled streets and old houses of the village core.
    Parque de las Novias, about 300 m from the station.
    The Mercado de Comidas de Huipulco and the Mercado Plaza Mexicana del Sur.
    The pre-match atmosphere around Estadio Azteca.
    Cuicuilco and central Tlalpan nearby (see their pages).

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    When to go to San Lorenzo Huipulco mild

    San Lorenzo Huipulco shares the climate of Tepoztlán, 35 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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