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    Iglesia de Amatepec, Estado de México

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    Amatepec

    Village Amatepec, Estado de México Southern Estado de México

    A former silver-mining town in the State of Mexico's Tierra Caliente, with San Gaspar church, high-altitude coffee and a 6 January feast.

    From Cuernavaca: about 2 h by road (~135 km) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Ixcateopan often include Amatepec; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

    Tours from Taxco Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour from CDMX ★ 4.5 (11) · From US$61
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    How to get to Amatepec

    • From Cuernavaca: about 2 h by road (~135 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 2 h 40 min by car to Ixcateopan
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    Tours from Taxco, near Amatepec

    Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour from CDMX ★ 4.5 (11) 8 h From US$61
    Discover the Cacahuamilpa Grottoes from Taxco ★ 5.0 (6) 4 h From US$50
    Let's go to the Blue Pools ★ 5.0 (5) 4 h 30 min From US$50
    The Wonderful Thousand Waterfalls ★ 5.0 (2) 7 h From US$86
    Magical Taxco, ALL IN ONE 3 days From US$450

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    About Amatepec

    In the far southwest of the State of Mexico, with Guerrero close by, Amatepec is the capital of a municipality of 25,244 people (2020) that borders Tejupilco to the north, Tlatlaya to the south and Sultepec to the east, and its terrain runs from 500 to 2,400 m, averaging 843. The seat itself is small: 1,911 people in 2020, fewer than Palmar Chico, the municipality's largest locality at 3,022. The Nahuatl name means "place on the hill of the amate trees".

    Evangelisation began in 1526, and between 1527 and 1534 Juan de Saucedo, the first encomendero, founded more than ten mining camps; silver mining at Amatepec began in 1531. Together with Sultepec the district became known as the Provincia de la Plata. In 1819 Vicente Guerrero took refuge at La Goleta while royalist troops pursued him, and in 1912 Zapatista forces took the seat and burned the municipal archive. The municipality was created by decree on 20 May 1833.

    The main church is San Gaspar; the patron saint is celebrated on 6 January, with a wind band and fireworks. The municipality recognises archaeological sites such as the Trincheras de Pedro Ascencio, the Peña que Responde, La Calavera and San Gaspar. Coffee is one of the main activities: mostly small growers farm it between 1,202 and 2,100 m, at an average of 1,598, which qualifies it as strictly high-altitude coffee (Típica, Caturra, Bourbon and Garnica varieties).

    How to get to Amatepec

    Amatepec is far out: about 135 km from Toluca by road and two and a half hours or more (approx.; Rome2Rio gives 2 hours 22 minutes by car), in the Tierra Caliente region. Tejupilco, the district seat the municipality belongs to, is the nearest regional centre; state road EM 2 continues towards the Guerrero border. From the Guerrero side, Iguala is about 78 km away in a straight line, though much more by road (we found no reliable time).

    Without a car, Rome2Rio lists no direct bus: it suggests a Zina bus from Toluca to Los Colorines (about 2 hours, twice a day, approx.) and then a taxi of an hour and a half to Amatepec. It is a long trip on mountain roads; leave early and confirm timetables at the Toluca terminal. Ixcateopan lies some 46 km off in a straight line, on the Guerrero side.

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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic or stops. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

    Before you go to Amatepec: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    The patron-saint feast of San Gaspar is on 6 January in the seat, with a wind band and fireworks. H. Ayuntamiento de Amatepec · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Amatepec: what to see and do

    The church of San Gaspar, the seat's main church.
    Archaeological sites in the municipality: Trincheras de Pedro Ascencio, Peña que Responde, La Calavera.
    High-altitude coffee farms between 1,202 and 2,100 m, run by small growers.
    The feast of San Gaspar, on 6 January.

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    Rental cars

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toluca (TLC), about 2 h 40 min by road from Ixcateopan, the base for Amatepec.

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    When to go to Amatepec mild

    Amatepec shares the climate of Ixcateopan, 46 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Ixcateopan

    Stone facade and atrium of the former Santa María church that houses Cuauhtémoc's tomb, Ixcateopan, Guerrero mild
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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

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