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    Atlacomulco de Fabela

    Town Atlacomulco, Estado de México Northern Estado de México

    Market and cattle town of the state's northwest, with a pink-stone shrine, a weekend tianguis and a September fair.

    From Toluca: 50 min by car (65 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Atlacomulco de Fabela

    • From Toluca: about 50 min by road (~65 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 27 min by car to El Oro
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    About Atlacomulco de Fabela

    Atlacomulco de Fabela heads the municipality of Atlacomulco, up in the northwest of the State of Mexico at roughly 2,580 m. It had 23,219 residents in 2020, and the whole municipality 109,384. It is the commercial, cattle and industrial hub of this corner of the state: people from the surrounding Mazahua and Otomí communities come in to shop, and a traditional tianguis sets up in the centre at weekends. The Nahuatl name reads as "place among water wells"; the Mazahua and Otomí called it Mbaro and Mbado, "red stone", after the red tezontle quarried nearby. Farmland around town grows alfalfa for cattle and maize, plus peaches, strawberries, capulín cherries and plums.

    The centre is easy to cover on foot. The 17th-century parish church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe has a plateresque front and a painting of the Assumption in its dome. The Centro Cultural Isidro Fabela occupies the house of the writer, diplomat and state governor (1942-1945) born in the municipality, with a library and rooms for temporary exhibitions. A short way from the centre stands the Santuario del Señor del Huerto, a small pink-quarry-stone church crowded with ex-votos and folk-painted retablos; its feast falls in the third week of September, with pilgrimages, dances, regional food and fireworks. For some open air, the Parque Recreativo Las Fuentes has natural springs, and Parque Isla de las Aves, beside a reservoir a few kilometres out, offers canoeing, fishing and grills.

    Local treats include the Medrano ice creams, made with fresh fruit, and wood-oven bread, above all the aniseed cocoles. The Feria de Atlacomulco is held in September with concerts, rodeos and livestock shows; in 2025 it ran from the 12th to the 22nd with free entry.

    How to get to Atlacomulco de Fabela

    Drive from Toluca: 50 min, 65 km

    By car from Mexico City it is about 129 km and roughly two hours (approx., longer in traffic): head west to Toluca on the México-Toluca toll road (15D), then take the Toluca-Atlacomulco toll road, the 55D, which passes Ixtlahuaca and ends at the city; the free parallel road is federal highway 55. From Toluca it is about 67 km and close to 50 minutes on the 55D. If you are going on to Morelia, state road EM 5 leaves Atlacomulco in that direction.

    By bus, Caminante and Autovías La Línea run to Observatorio, Mexico City's western bus station, in 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic; La Línea also serves Morelia and Tepotzotlán, and Flecha Roja links the town with Toluca and Querétaro. For El Oro, some 27 km off as the crow flies (allow roughly 40 minutes, approx.), Caminante runs a service.

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    Before you go to Atlacomulco de Fabela: hours, prices and tips

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    Come at the weekend to catch the traditional tianguis in the centre; for the fair or the Señor del Huerto feast, come in September. Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    The Señor del Huerto feast is in the third week of September, with pilgrimages, dances and fireworks. The Feria de Atlacomulco is held in September; the 2025 edition ran from the 12th to the 22nd, free to enter. On 5 February the Fraternidad Atlacomulquense is celebrated in Las Fuentes park. Wikipedia (es) y Chilango · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Atlacomulco de Fabela: what to see and do

    Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, a 17th-century church with a plateresque front and a painted Assumption in the dome.
    Santuario del Señor del Huerto, a pink-stone church full of ex-votos and folk retablos.
    Centro Cultural Isidro Fabela, in the writer-governor's house, with a library and exhibitions.
    Parque Recreativo Las Fuentes, with natural springs and open space for a day out.
    Parque Isla de las Aves, by a nearby reservoir: canoeing, fishing and grills.
    The traditional weekend tianguis in the centre.
    Medrano ice cream and wood-oven bread (aniseed cocoles).

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    Day trips around El Oro sometimes stop in Atlacomulco de Fabela; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    When to go to Atlacomulco de Fabela cool

    Atlacomulco de Fabela shares the climate of El Oro, 27 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and April.

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