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    Iglesia de gualupita yancuictlalpan, Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan, Estado de México

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    Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan

    Village Tianguistenco, Estado de México Toluca Valley

    Gualupita, the "land of the sarape": wooden looms, wool sweaters and coats, and a textile tianguis near Tianguistenco.

    From Toluca: 30 min by car (27 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan

    • From Toluca: about 30 min by road (~27 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 17 min by car to Metepec
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    About Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan

    Everyone calls it Gualupita. It is a community in the municipality of Tianguistenco, about 60 km from Mexico City and 30 from Toluca, and its Nahuatl name, Yancuictlalpan, means new land. It had 6,385 inhabitants in 2000. Nearly the whole place lives by weaving: sarapes, gabán coats, sweaters, scarves, blankets and other wool garments come off colonial-style wooden looms that pass down through families. Textile work in this area goes back at least to 1472, when maguey fibre was used, and after the Spaniards arrived it was blended with wool. That is why the village is nicknamed the land of the sarape.

    The community has had help from Fomento Cultural Banamex's folk art support programme, created in 1996, to keep production going and widen sales. A press piece notes that a sweater from here appears in a 1962 Marilyn Monroe photo shoot.

    In the middle stands the church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, begun in 1679 and finished in 1789, according to an inscription on the south tower. The liveliest thing is the tianguis: the main street fills with stalls of woollen clothing, especially in the cold months. Sources disagree on the days (Sundays only, or Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays), so if you are going on purpose, pick a Sunday. Bring cash for bargaining, though some stalls take cards.

    How to get to Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan

    Drive from Toluca: 30 min, 27 km

    From Mexico City take the México-Toluca highway and, near La Marquesa, follow the Tenango-La Marquesa road toward Tianguistenco; it is about 60 km and 1.5 to 2 hours depending on traffic. Another option is highway 15 to Toluca and, at Ocoyoacac, the federal road to Tianguistenco. From Toluca (about 30 km) take the road to Tianguistenco and follow the signs to Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan. You can also come by the Tianguistenco-Mexicaltzingo road, which joins the Toluca-Tenango del Valle route, or the Tianguistenco-Amomolulco road. Buses and taxis run to Toluca and neighbouring towns; we found no direct line from the capital, so the usual way is via Toluca or Tianguistenco. Metepec is about 17 km away in a straight line.

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    Before you go to Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    The textile tianguis runs on Sundays, and some sources add Tuesdays and Saturdays (they disagree); some shops sell wool clothing all year. Posta / Excélsior · checked Oct 2026
    Best time of day
    Cold season, when sweaters and gabanes are in demand. Excélsior · checked Oct 2026
    What to bring
    Cash helps with bargaining, though many stalls accept cards. Excélsior · checked Oct 2026

    Hours and prices change, especially around holidays. Each fact links to where we checked it.

    Visiting Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan: what to see and do

    Walk the main-street tianguis: gabán coats, sarapes, sweaters, scarves and wool blankets.
    Look for a family workshop to watch the wooden looms at work.
    Step into the Guadalupe church, built between 1679 and 1789.
    Compare it with the big Tuesday tianguis in Santiago Tianguistenco, a few kilometres away.
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    Guadalupe Yancuictlalpan shares the climate of Metepec, 17 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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