Village Toluca, Estado de México Municipality of Toluca Toluca Valley
Old lakeside village now merged into Toluca: once a charal-fishing community, today home to the airport and the Central de Abastos.
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How to get to San Mateo Otzacatipan
- From Toluca: about 10 min by road (~8 km)
- Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 17 min by car to Metepec
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About San Mateo Otzacatipan
San Mateo Otzacatipan is one of the old native communities that Toluca has swallowed up; today it is a municipal delegation almost joined to the city, about 7 km northwest of the centre at roughly 2,600 m. The name is Nahuatl and, according to Wikipedia, means something like 'on the path through the grassland'; San Mateo was added after the Conquest.
Its roots are Matlatzinca. The Mexica renamed it Otzacatipan and gave it to Ahuízotl, Axayácatl's brother, and Franciscans from the Toluca convent evangelised it; a chapel of San Mateo shows up in the Lienzo de Santa Ana Tlapatitlán of 1569. For centuries people here lived off catching charales in the local waters, which earned it the unofficial nickname San Mateo de los Pescadores.
INEGI counted 22,574 residents in 2020. The Toluca International Airport, the Central de Abastos and the Toluca 2000 industrial park all lie in its territory, and the town has become largely residential, with many people commuting to study or work in Toluca. It is not a sightseeing destination, but for anyone flying in or out of Toluca it is the immediate neighbourhood.
How to get to San Mateo Otzacatipan
Drive from Toluca: 10 min, 8 km
San Mateo Otzacatipan lies about 7 km northwest of central Toluca (Wikipedia), so allow about 10 to 15 minutes by car from there; Paseo Tollocan, the ring road around Toluca (some 16 km), links with the exits for Mexico City, Atlacomulco, Tenango del Valle and Morelia. From Mexico City the easiest way is to reach Toluca on the México-Toluca highway (15D) or on the El Insurgente train (Toluca Centro station; about 40 minutes terminal to terminal according to Wikipedia, every 10 minutes, 5 am to midnight Monday to Friday) and continue by taxi or local transport. Toluca's bus terminal is on the south side of the city, so you will cross town from it. Metepec is about 9 km in a straight line (roughly 10 minutes). We found no published minibus route numbers, so ask in Toluca.
Directions to San Mateo Otzacatipan on Google Maps
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From the nearest cities to San Mateo Otzacatipan
- Toluca · 8 km by road, 10 min
- Mexico City · 64 km by road, 1 h
- Zitácuaro · 93 km by road, 1 h 10 min
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Visiting San Mateo Otzacatipan: what to see and do
Stop by the delegación, in the centre of the old village.
Notice the mix of old quarter, industrial park and Central de Abastos around it.
If you are flying through Toluca, it is the immediate neighbourhood before your flight.
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Pick up a car at TLC (Toluca): about 17 min by road to Metepec, then 9 km more to San Mateo Otzacatipan, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toluca (TLC), about 17 min by road from Metepec, the base for San Mateo Otzacatipan.
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San Mateo Otzacatipan shares the climate of Metepec, 9 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.
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Closest to San Mateo Otzacatipan
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Santa Ana Tlapaltitlán · Village · 6 km away
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San Marcos Yachihuacaltepec · Village · 8 km away
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Isidro Fabela · Village · 9 km away
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San Mateo Oxtotitlán · Village · 9 km away
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Santa María la Asunción · Village · 9 km away
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Zona Arqueológica de Calixtlahuaca · Archaeological site · 9 km away
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Parque Estatal Sierra Morelos · Nature reserve · 10 km away
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San Mateo Atenco · Town · 10 km away
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