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    Santiago Cuautlalpan

    Town Texcoco, Estado de México Municipality of Texcoco Valley of Mexico

    Town in southern Texcoco of about 12,000 people that lives off making trophies; feast of Santiago Apóstol on 25 July.

    From Mexico City: 40 min by car (34 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Santiago Cuautlalpan

    • From Mexico City: about 40 min by road (~34 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 35 min by car to Teotihuacán
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    Teotihuacan pyramids morning or afternoon without tourist traps ★ 4.9 (10,269) 5 h 30 min From US$59
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    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 Santiago Cuautlalpan

    Santiago Cuautlalpan lies in the south of Texcoco municipality, at about 2,250 m, between Coatlinchán to the north, Chicoloapan to the south, Chimalhuacán to the west and Ixtapaluca to the east. The Nahuatl name is explained as "place of the eagles' nest", and since 1994 it has held the political rank of villa. The geographer García Cubas reckoned about 632 inhabitants around 1888; the 2010 census counted 12,336.

    There is no grand monument here, but there is an unusual trade: making trophies and metal structures. Spanish Wikipedia says this has been the main activity for some 50 years and ranks the town among the world's largest trophy producers; we found no second source for the ranking, so take it as the town's own claim. Clay griddles (comales) were also made once, a craft that has died out.

    The church is the Templo de Santiago Apóstol, listed in the heritage catalogue, and the calendar revolves around it: 15 May is the feast of San Isidro Labrador, 25 July the annual fair of Santiago, and the last Sunday of the year the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe, called here the Virgen de la carretera. There is also a UAEM university campus and a public library, a sign of how the town has grown with the metropolitan area.

    How to get to Santiago Cuautlalpan

    Drive from Mexico City: 40 min, 34 km

    Cuautlalpan is in the south of Texcoco, right next to Coatlinchán, about 24 km in a straight line from Mexico City and some 30 km from Teotihuacán. From the capital, Texcoco is around 28 km by the Peñón-Texcoco expressway or the Los Reyes-Lechería federal road (Highway 136); Coatlinchán, the neighbour to the north, is on that federal road; Cuautlalpan lies south of it, in the same municipality. By public transport, Metro Line A runs from Pantitlán to La Paz (stations Los Reyes and La Paz), and from there local transport continues toward Texcoco and the southern communities; ask for the route to Cuautlalpan, as we found none published. Allow 45 minutes to an hour from eastern Mexico City, about.

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    The feast dates are 15 May (San Isidro Labrador), 25 July (fair of Santiago Apóstol) and the last Sunday of the year (Virgin of Guadalupe). Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Santiago Cuautlalpan: what to see and do

    The Templo de Santiago Apóstol, the town's historic building.
    Trophy workshops and shops, the trade that employs much of the town.
    The fair of Santiago Apóstol, every 25 July.
    The feast of San Isidro Labrador, on 15 May.
    The Virgin of Guadalupe celebration (Virgen de la carretera), on the last Sunday of the year.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), about 35 min by road from Teotihuacán, the base for Santiago Cuautlalpan.

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    When to go to Santiago Cuautlalpan mild

    Santiago Cuautlalpan shares the climate of Teotihuacán, 30 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Teotihuacán

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