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    Clock tower, palms and bandstand on the main plaza of Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo

    Photo by Arturo Castelán, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Red and white bell tower of the Templo de la Asunción de María, Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo

    Photo by Arturo Castelan Zacatenco, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Girl beside a colorful sawdust carpet on a street of Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo

    Photo by Jaime Alberto Trejo Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Trays of pan cruzado, Acaxochitlán's traditional ring-shaped bread, Hidalgo

    Photo by Arturo Castelán Zacatenco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Carved wooden ceiling and gilded arch inside the parish church of Acaxochitlán, Hidalgo

    Photo by Enrique López-Tamayo Biosca from Ciudad de México, Mexico, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Fiesta of the Señor del Colateral in Acaxochitlán

    A novena of dances and processions through the barrios, closing with an evening procession and fireworks.

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    May 3 – 11, 2027

    The year after: May 3 – 11, 2028

    These are the traditional dates. Programs are announced a few weeks before, so check with the town before you book.

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    Where to stay in Acaxochitlán

    Hotel del Centro Hotel · 90 m from the center Prices La Terraza Hotel · 180 m from the center Prices El Crucero Hotel · 1.3 km from the center Prices
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    Tours in Acaxochitlán

    Guided tours, tastings, and day trips in and around Acaxochitlán.

    Tours from Zacatlan Zacatlán Guided Tour walking through the Center ★ 5.0 (2) · From US$8
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    How to get to Acaxochitlán

    • From Tulancingo: about 23 min by car (23 km)
    • Nearest airport: Poza Rica (PAZ), 1 h 41 min by car to Acaxochitlán
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    About Acaxochitlán

    Acaxochitlán is a highland town in the sierra of eastern Hidalgo where Nahuatl and Otomí are still spoken. Its center gathers around a plaza with an art deco clock tower from the early 1930s, the tile-roofed parish of Santa María de la Asunción, and a neo-Gothic chapel on a low hill. In May the fiesta of the Señor del Colateral fills the streets with processions and carpets of sawdust, sand, and flowers, and three reservoirs lie close by.

    The Acaxochitlán travel guide · How to get to Acaxochitlán

    More fiestas in Acaxochitlán

    1. Feast of the Assumption

      The patronal feast, with an altar heaped with apples, a procession, band and mariachi music, and a fireworks castle.

      Feast of the Assumption: dates and what to see →

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