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    San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan 19, Estado de México

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    San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan

    Village Metepec, Estado de México Toluca Valley

    Metepec village named for the Magus Gaspar, with a church rebuilt after 1985 and a 10 km road race each January.

    From Toluca: 15 min by car (16 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan

    • From Toluca: about 15 min by road (~16 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 17 min by car to Metepec
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    About San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan

    San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan sits where Metepec meets San Mateo Atenco, and INEGI counted 11,001 residents in 2020. A century ago it was far smaller: the 1900 census found 1,145 people and 1960 still only 1,480. The growth came mostly after 1970, when the count jumped from 2,083 to 3,640 in ten years.

    The name is Nahuatl, from tlalli (land), ahuelilli (irrigation) and pan, roughly "on the watered land". A local write-up says the plentiful water let families grow vegetables and legumes on chinampas. Before the Conquest it was a Matlatzinca community subject to Atenco; in colonial times it was one of twelve barrios of San Mateo Atenco, and in 1573 it was placed under Metepec because it lay so close.

    Its patron is the Magus Gaspar, and the main feast falls around 6 January. The colonial church collapsed in the 1985 earthquake and a modern chapel replaced it; a small convent beside it still stands and, according to the same local text, needs restoring. Every January the village hosts a 10 km road race in honour of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús and the Three Kings, starting beside the main church; the 2026 edition ran on Sunday 11 January.

    How to get to San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan

    Drive from Toluca: 15 min, 16 km

    From Toluca, the R E D bus line (Red de Transporte Público) runs Terminal Toluca to San Gaspar: 25.1 km and about 84 minutes end to end per the MisRutas directory, roughly every 5 minutes, 14 pesos cash. It follows Paseo Tollocan, Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, Avenida Nacional and Isidro Fabela and ends at Jalisco and Veracruz streets, inside the village. Routes change without notice, so check with the driver.

    From Mexico City, the El Insurgente train runs from Observatorio to Toluca Centro (there is also a Metepec station, but you would need a bus or taxi from there). By car it is about 6 km in a straight line from central Metepec toward the San Mateo Atenco boundary, and about 13 km in a straight line from Toluca, roughly 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic.

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    Come around 6 January for the feast of the Magus Gaspar; the village's 10 km race is held that same week (Sunday 11 January in 2026, 9:00 am start). TresPM; Bertha Balestra (blog) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan: what to see and do

    Visit the church of San Gaspar, the modern chapel built after the 1985 earthquake, and the small convent beside it.
    Come around 6 January, the day of the Magus Gaspar, the village's patron.
    Watch the January 10 km race that starts beside the main church, or sign up (the 2026 edition cost 250 pesos).
    Walk the village streets; the R E D bus comes in along Avenida Nacional and ends at Jalisco and Veracruz.

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    When to go to San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan cool

    San Gaspar Tlahuelilpan shares the climate of Metepec, 6 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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