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    Parroquia de San Pedro Tultepec, Estado de México

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    San Pedro Tultepec

    Village Lerma, Estado de México Municipality of Lerma Toluca Valley

    A carpenters' town in Lerma: a street of furniture shops, wood workshops and an El Insurgente train station at its entrance.

    From Toluca: 15 min by car (17 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Metepec often include San Pedro Tultepec; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    How to get to San Pedro Tultepec

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

    This is not the fireworks Tultepec: San Pedro Tultepec, in the municipality of Lerma, lives on wooden furniture. According to Wikipedia, about 80 percent of the people work in carpentry, and Benito Juárez street, the main avenue, is lined with furniture shops and workshops where you buy straight from the maker: dining sets, bedroom sets, bed bases, chairs, bookcases, desks, sofas. Styles run from classic to minimalist, and several workshops make pieces to order.

    The town sits at about 2,576 m beside the Chimaliapan marshes, and in earlier times people here worked tule reeds. Its formal founding is dated to 1535 under Vasco de Quiroga, who resettled people from Michoacán and from the hospital-town of Santa Fe; until 1874 it belonged to San Mateo Atenco, and since then it has been part of Lerma. INEGI counted 13,634 residents in 2010. The parish is dedicated to Saint Peter.

    The big feast is the Virgen de la Candelaria on 2 February, with dances, fireworks and mole rojo with rice; the municipality also holds a furniture festival. For shopping, México Desconocido suggests Monday to Thursday, when it is quieter, and for a large piece it helps to bring a truck or hire one of the delivery trucks on site.

    How to get to San Pedro Tultepec

    Drive from Toluca: 15 min, 17 km

    By car, take the México-Toluca highway (15D) and exit at the San Pedro Tultepec junction; from Mexico City it is some 50 to 54 km, and Chilango puts it at about 30 minutes without traffic (allow much more at rush hour). From Toluca it is about 10 km (roughly 15 minutes). By public transport: the El Insurgente train has its Lerma station right at the entrance of the town, at Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres 738; it opened on 15 September 2023 and since 2 February 2026 service runs through to Observatorio, with a connection to Metro Line 1 (trains every 10 minutes, 5 am to midnight Monday to Friday, from 6 am on Saturdays and 7 am on Sundays and holidays; a trip from Lerma to another State of Mexico station costs about 15 pesos). There are also buses from Metro Observatorio to San Pedro Tultepec, a little over 1 h 45 min. Metepec, the nearest pueblo, is about 9 km away (roughly 10 minutes).

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    Before you go to San Pedro Tultepec: hours, prices and tips

    Best time of day
    Monday to Thursday is quieter for furniture shopping; weekends also work. México Desconocido · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    Feast of the Virgen de la Candelaria on 2 February, with dances, fireworks and mole rojo with rice. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026
    What to bring
    A truck or a van for large pieces; delivery trucks (flete) are available on site. Check used pieces in person. Chilango · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Pedro Tultepec: what to see and do

    Walk along Benito Juárez street and its furniture shops: dining sets, bedroom sets, desks, bookcases and sofas straight from the workshop.
    Order a made-to-measure piece from one of the workshops that offer it.
    Step into the parish of San Pedro in the town centre.
    Come on 2 February for the Virgen de la Candelaria feast, with dances and fireworks.
    Try mole rojo with rice, the festive dish.

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    Day trips and guided outings from Metepec often include San Pedro Tultepec; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    When to go to San Pedro Tultepec cool

    San Pedro Tultepec shares the climate of Metepec, 9 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Metepec

    Red Calvario chapel at the top of its long stairway, Metepec, Estado de México cool
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