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    San Felipe del Progreso

    Town San Felipe del Progreso, Estado de México Northern Estado de México

    Mazahua seat in the State of Mexico's northwest, a Pueblo con Encanto: the Nuestro Padre Jesús feast with popcorn ornaments, Tepetitlán dam, ceremonial centre.

    From Toluca: 1 h 5 min by car (70 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips around El Oro sometimes stop in San Felipe del Progreso; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    How to get to San Felipe del Progreso

    • From Toluca: about 1 h 5 min by road (~70 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 27 min by car to El Oro
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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 San Felipe del Progreso

    San Felipe del Progreso is the seat of the municipality of the same name in the northwest of the State of Mexico, above 2,500 metres in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. INEGI counted 5,280 people in the town in 2020. This is Mazahua land: Franciscans founded the town under the patronage of Saint Philip the Apostle around 1552, and "del Progreso" was added in the 19th century. The old Mexico City-Morelia road ran through here, and municipal history says Miguel Hidalgo reached San Felipe on the morning of 27 October 1810. The state named it a Pueblo con Encanto on 6 September 2021.

    January is the time to come, for the feast of Nuestro Padre Jesús. It is more than 300 years old and known for ornaments made of popped corn (stars, crowns and rosaries) that frame the image's niche in the procession; each mayordomía pops the kernels in clay pots over sand from the cornfield. Before the feast a pilgrimage walks to the Basilica of Guadalupe in the capital to have the candle wax blessed that will light the shrine all year, and there is the dance of Charlemagne and the 12 Peers of France and a night of fireworks castles.

    Beyond the centre are the Tepetitlán dam, with its old hacienda and its fried charales, the Centro Ceremonial Mazahua, an open-air mosaic gallery in Estutempan and the Municipal Museum. Workshops embroider wool quexquémetls and make vests, ruanas and wrought-iron pieces; at the table you will find turkey barbacoa, turkey mole, cachetadas and pulque.

    How to get to San Felipe del Progreso

    Drive from Toluca: 1 h 5 min, 70 km

    San Felipe del Progreso is 56 km from Toluca by way of Ixtlahuaca, or 72 km via Atlacomulco (Wikipedia, citing the municipal monograph). A TolucalaBellaCd guide puts it at 1 h 22 min from Toluca and 2 h 40 min from Mexico City. From CDMX the usual way is to reach Toluca first, continue toward Ixtlahuaca and then on to San Felipe; the stretch from Ixtlahuaca crosses the Mazahua valley.

    By bus, the logical route is to reach the Toluca terminal and look for service toward Ixtlahuaca or San Felipe del Progreso, with combis and taxis for the last stretch; there is no published published timetable, so confirm times at the ticket window. The nearest Pueblo con Encanto is El Oro, about 21 km in a straight line; by road it is further, so expect more than the 25-minute estimate. In town, the centre is walkable.

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    Before you go to San Felipe del Progreso: hours, prices and tips

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    January, during the feast of Nuestro Padre Jesús, with its procession, dances and popcorn ornaments. México Desconocido · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Felipe del Progreso: what to see and do

    Parish church and plaza, setting of the Nuestro Padre Jesús feast in January
    Tepetitlán dam and its hacienda, with fried charales by the shore
    Centro Ceremonial Mazahua, a state ecological reserve
    Open-air mosaic gallery in Estutempan
    Municipal Museum and Casa de Cultura Profr. Jesús Gómez Nava
    Workshops for embroidered quexquémetls, ruanas and ironwork
    Turkey barbacoa and mole, cachetadas and pulque

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    Day trips around El Oro sometimes stop in San Felipe del Progreso; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    Pick up a car at TLC (Toluca): about 1 h 27 min by road to El Oro, then 21 km more to San Felipe del Progreso, on your own schedule.

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    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toluca (TLC), about 1 h 27 min by road from El Oro, the base for San Felipe del Progreso.

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    When to go to San Felipe del Progreso cool

    San Felipe del Progreso shares the climate of El Oro, 21 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and April.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: El Oro

    The Teatro Juárez across its open plaza, El Oro, Estado de México cool
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