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    Santuario de Los Remedios, Naucalpán, Estado de México, Naucalpan de Juárez

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    Naucalpan de Juárez

    City Naucalpan de Juárez, Estado de México Valley of Mexico

    A high-rise, industrial city on Mexico City's northwest edge, home to the Torres de Satélite, the Remedios sanctuary and a 50-arch colonial aqueduct.

    From Mexico City: 20 min by car (15 km by road) How to get there ↓

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

    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 Naucalpan de Juárez

    • From Mexico City: about 20 min by road (~15 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 48 min by car to Tepotzotlán
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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 Naucalpan de Juárez

    Naucalpan de Juárez, formerly San Bartolo Naucalpan, is the seat of the municipality of the same name and the third most populous city in the State of Mexico after Ecatepec and Nezahualcóyotl, with 776,220 people in the 2020 INEGI census. It abuts Mexico City's northwest edge at about 2,280 m and belongs to the Valley of Mexico metropolitan area. The name comes from Nahuatl Nauhcalpan, "place above four houses". Nobody comes for a postcard-pretty historic centre; they come for a handful of distinct things.

    The best known are the Torres de Satélite, five triangular prisms between 30 and 52 m tall that rise beside the Periférico and the Mexico-Querétaro highway. Sculptor Mathias Goeritz and architect Luis Barragán designed them with the painter Jesús "Chucho" Reyes Ferreira, and they opened in March 1958 as the gateway to the brand-new Ciudad Satélite. Goeritz wanted them all in shades of orange, but builders and developers talked him into orange, blue, white and yellow.

    To the west, inside Los Remedios National Park, stands the 16th-century sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, which keeps an image tradition says Hernán Cortés brought; the Virgin's confraternity goes back to about 1575. Close by, the Acueducto de los Remedios, known as Los Arcos, runs 50 stone arches over 500 m, up to 16 m high, built in the second half of the 17th century. The park covers about 900 hectares around Cerro Moctezuma and is where locals jog and walk.

    The municipality also holds the El Conde archaeological zone, a Preclassic site of the Tlatilica people, and Parque Quetzalcóatl, a sculpture garden by Javier Senosiain that can only be visited by appointment.

    How to get to Naucalpan de Juárez

    Drive from Mexico City: 20 min, 15 km

    By Metro, Line 2 (blue) runs to Cuatro Caminos, a big transfer hub (CETRAM) where buses and Mexibús routes fan out across most of Naucalpan; it is the cheapest, fastest way, though reaching a given neighbourhood usually takes two modes of transport. The nearest intercity bus terminal is Terminal Poniente (Observatorio). By car the main artery is the Anillo Periférico (Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho), which turns into a crawl from the rest of the city; from Toluca take the Toluca-Naucalpan toll road (134D), and from Querétaro the Chamapa-Lechería toll road (57D). Traffic is among the worst in the metro area. The city is about 12 km in a straight line from central Mexico City and about 26 km from Tepotzotlán; actual travel time depends heavily on the hour.

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    Before you go to Naucalpan de Juárez: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Los Remedios National Park is open daily from 5 am to 6 pm. The El Conde archaeological zone is listed as Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, but staff are said to turn up irregularly, so confirm before a special trip. Wikivoyage · checked Oct 2026
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    Parque Quetzalcóatl charges 1,300 pesos for Mexicans and 1,600 for foreign visitors and requires a reservation (visits 10:00-12:30). Wikivoyage · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Naucalpan de Juárez: what to see and do

    The Torres de Satélite, five coloured prisms by Goeritz and Barragán beside the Periférico.
    The basilica and sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, inside Los Remedios National Park.
    The Acueducto de los Remedios (Los Arcos): 50 stone arches, 500 m long.
    Walk or jog the trails of Los Remedios National Park around Cerro Moctezuma.
    The El Conde archaeological zone, with Preclassic platforms and temples of the Tlatilica people.
    Javier Senosiain's Parque Quetzalcóatl, a sculpture garden in a ravine (by appointment only).
    The parish of San Miguel Arcángel in Tecamachalco, a 16th-century church with gardens.

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    Pick up a car at NLU (Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles)): about 48 min by road to Tepotzotlán, then 26 km more to Naucalpan de Juárez, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), about 48 min by road from Tepotzotlán, the base for Naucalpan de Juárez.

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    When to go to Naucalpan de Juárez cool

    Naucalpan de Juárez shares the climate of Tepotzotlán, 26 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Tepotzotlán

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