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    Casa de cultura del municipio Chicoloapan de Juárez en el Estado de México

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    Chicoloapan de Juárez

    City Chicoloapan, Estado de México Valley of Mexico

    A city of about 193,000 in Mexico City's eastern metro area, with the San Vicente Mártir parish, barrio fiestas and a Mexibús link to Pantitlán.

    From Mexico City: 35 min by car (33 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Teotihuacán often include Chicoloapan de Juárez; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    How to get to Chicoloapan de Juárez

    • From Mexico City: about 35 min by road (~33 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 35 min by car to Teotihuacán
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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
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    About Chicoloapan de Juárez

    Chicoloapan de Juárez is the seat of the municipality of Chicoloapan, in the eastern State of Mexico, hemmed in by La Paz, Chimalhuacán, Ixtapaluca and Texcoco. The 2020 census gave it 193,532 residents, nearly the whole municipality (200,750). Its Nahuatl name, chicoloa plus apan, means twisted river; Juárez was added when it became a villa in 1885, and the parish carries the name San Vicente Mártir that the Jesuits gave the settlement. It is mostly a commuter city rather than a tourist stop, but it has layers of history that surprise.

    The Catholic church of San Vicente dates from the 17th century; INAH has documented its mural painting, which is under restoration, and the parish was inaugurated in 1788. On the Cerro del Portezuelo lies an unexcavated archaeological zone, partly looted, and the municipality has yielded stone tools around 15,000 years old and a child's skull over 13,000 years old now shown in the Museo Nacional de Antropología. The Casa de Cultura in the centre is an easy landmark.

    Local life runs on fiestas. 22 January is San Vicente Mártir, pilgrims come for San Judas Tadeo on the 28th of every month (strongest in October), the fields are blessed for San Isidro Labrador in May, and each barrio has its own patron, with mayordomías organising the fairs. Carnival brings parades and the burning of Juan Carnaval.

    How to get to Chicoloapan de Juárez

    Drive from Mexico City: 35 min, 33 km

    From Metro Pantitlán, Mexibús Line 3 now runs all the way to Central de Abasto Chicoloapan, which it has done since 24 March 2023; it is the most direct public transport. Local routes R-98, R-83 and R-107 also go to Mexico City, and several others use the México-Texcoco highway toward Ecatepec and Tultitlán. By car, take the México-Texcoco road out of La Paz; the city is about 24 km in a straight line from central Mexico City, and real travel time depends heavily on traffic. Teotihuacan is about 32 km away as the crow flies.

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    Best season
    Main dates: 22 January (San Vicente Mártir), the 28th of every month (San Judas Tadeo, busiest in October), 8 and 12 December, and carnival. Wikipedia (Municipio de Chicoloapan) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Chicoloapan de Juárez: what to see and do

    Step into the 17th-century church and parish of San Vicente Mártir, with mural painting under restoration.
    Stop by the Casa de Cultura in the centre.
    Come on 22 January for San Vicente Mártir or 28 October for San Judas Tadeo.
    Look up at the Cerro del Portezuelo, with an unexcavated archaeological zone.
    Carnival: parades and the burning of Juan Carnaval.

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    Pick up a car at NLU (Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles)): about 35 min by road to Teotihuacán, then 32 km more to Chicoloapan de Juárez, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), about 35 min by road from Teotihuacán, the base for Chicoloapan de Juárez.

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    When to go to Chicoloapan de Juárez mild

    Chicoloapan de Juárez shares the climate of Teotihuacán, 32 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Teotihuacán

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