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    Parroquia de San Lucas Xolox, Estado de México

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    San Lucas Xolox

    Town Tecámac, Estado de México Municipality of Tecámac Valley of Mexico Teotihuacan Valley

    A Tecámac pueblo about 3 km from the AIFA airport, with an 18th-century parish church and stones of its 16th-century predecessor; surrounds Los Reyes Acozac.

    From Mexico City: 50 min by car (48 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to San Lucas Xolox

    • From Mexico City: about 50 min by road (~48 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 35 min by car to Teotihuacán
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    About San Lucas Xolox

    San Lucas Xolox is one of the pueblos of Tecámac municipality in the north of the State of Mexico, at 2,250 m. It lies at kilometre 48 of the Zumpango–Tecámac road, a kilometre to the west, and about 3 km in a straight line from the AIFA airport. It borders Zumpango and Tizayuca, Hidalgo, and its land surrounds its neighbour Los Reyes Acozac. In 2005 it had 20,478 people. The name joins Saint Luke the Evangelist, patron of the church, with Xolox, linked to the ruler Xólotl, to whom the founding of the village is attributed; the glyph of its hill shows him with a dog.

    The church is the main reason to come. The Descripción del Arzobispado de México recorded 496 inhabitants in 1569, 209 of them tributaries. Of the first church, possibly 16th century, carved stones remain in the north buttresses, along with two baptismal fonts (one with Franciscan shields, one with a Latin inscription), a lintel with three flowers, a stone dated 1614 and two panels with Nahuatl text, one from 1666. The present church is 18th century: the church's Libro de Caja records vaults, façade, ossuary, atrium wall, cross and outer shrines built between 1755 and 1766. The tower carries a crown that alludes to Xólotl, and the image of San Lucas sits at the centre of the altarpiece.

    The most visible festival in the area is that of the Kings: since 1992 the images of the Three Kings of Los Reyes Acozac are carried in procession to San Lucas Xolox and brought back on 5 January with the Christ Child.

    How to get to San Lucas Xolox

    Drive from Mexico City: 50 min, 48 km

    By car from Mexico City: take the Mexico–Pachuca highway (85D) towards Pachuca; at about kilometre 44 leave to the west for Los Reyes Acozac (via Avenida Sánchez Colín or the Libramiento Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz), and San Lucas Xolox lies on the Zumpango–Tecámac road at km 48, a kilometre to the west. From the AIFA it is about 3 km in a straight line; the airport is served by the Circuito Exterior Mexiquense and the Camino a Tonanitla link road.

    By public transport: Mexibús Line 1 runs to Ojo de Agua in Tecámac and Line 4 to UMB Tecámac; from there continue by taxi or combi, as there is no published published direct route. Central Mexico City is about 41 km in a straight line, roughly 45 minutes to an hour and a half by car; Teotihuacán is about 19 km away.

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    Between 25 December and 5 January the images of the Three Kings are carried in procession from Los Reyes Acozac to San Lucas Xolox and return on 5 January; the date opens the main feasts of both pueblos. Wikipedia (es): Los Reyes Acozac · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Lucas Xolox: what to see and do

    The 18th-century parish church of San Lucas Evangelista, with its dome and crowned tower.
    The carved stones, baptismal fonts and Nahuatl panels from the earlier church.
    The atrium with its ossuary, wall and outer shrines.
    The village's hill, whose glyph shows Xólotl with a dog.
    Los Reyes Acozac, enclosed by its land, with the Feria del Cocol at Easter.

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    When to go to San Lucas Xolox mild

    San Lucas Xolox shares the climate of Teotihuacán, 19 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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