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    SAN PABLO CASACUARAN, Guanajuato

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    San Pablo Casacuarán

    Village Yuriria, Guanajuato Municipality of Yuriria The Bajío

    Farming village in Yuriria with a church to San Pablo and a fair that ends on 25 January with bands, bulls and a parade of cars.

    From Uriangato: 25 min by car (23 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    • From Uriangato: about 25 min by road (~23 km)
    • Nearest airport: Morelia (MLM), 49 min by car to Yuriria
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    About San Pablo Casacuarán

    Casacuarán, formally San Pablo Casacuarán, sits on the flat farmland of southern Guanajuato, along the road that joins Yuriria and Salvatierra. The name is Purépecha and is usually read as "on the slope of the mountain". People lived here before the friars: the remains found nearby are yácatas, the stone platforms the Purépecha built, which locals call cuecillos.

    The founding date usually given is 12 February 1582. Augustinians from the convent of San Pablo in Yuriria set the village up on land that had been the Hacienda de Santa Rosa de Pastores, which is why the patron saint is Paul. It is now one of the larger communities in the municipality, with about 2,200 people in the 2020 census, and it lives mostly from farming. It has a plaza, a church, schools from kindergarten to secondary, a health centre, a savings cooperative and the municipal delegation office, so most daily errands do not need a trip into Yuriria.

    The fair in January is what sets it apart. The opening date changes with each year's programme (it has been published as the 16th, 18th or 22nd), but it always ends on 25 January, the feast of Paul's conversion. Expect a parade, the palote dance, dances, rodeos, a parade of cars and brass bands, and on the last day a procession down the main street from the top of the village. Outside those dates it is a quiet farming village with no tourist sights, and most people see it on the way between Yuriria and Salvatierra.

    How to get to San Pablo Casacuarán

    Drive from Uriangato: 25 min, 23 km

    By road, from Yuriria take the Yuriria-Salvatierra highway towards Santiago Maravatío; it is about 9 km and roughly 10 to 15 minutes. Coming from Salvatierra, at the La Tinaja junction take the road towards Yuriria: about 800 m on, a paved branch to the right reaches Casacuarán after 2 km. From Celaya it is about 43 km and an hour or so (approx.) via Salvatierra. By bus, the usual way is to ride to Yuriria or Salvatierra (Flecha Amarilla serves Yuriria) and continue by combi or taxi; there is no published timetable for direct transport to Casacuarán, so ask at the Yuriria bus station. The road is paved right into the village.

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    Before you go to San Pablo Casacuarán: hours, prices and tips

    Best time of day
    Around 25 January, during the fair. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    Feria de San Pablo: ends 25 January (parade, palote dance, dances, rodeos, car parade and procession); the start date varies each year. Yuriria 1540-2010 (monografía municipal de Guanajuato) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Pablo Casacuarán: what to see and do

    Church of San Pablo, in the centre beside the plaza
    The plaza and central streets, entered along Avenida Juárez
    Feria de San Pablo, ending 25 January: parade, palote dance, rodeos and procession
    Rancho Viejo de Pastores, about 3 km south at the foot of Cerro Blanco
    Gervasio Mendoza, a neighbouring community 1 km east

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    When to go to San Pablo Casacuarán mild

    San Pablo Casacuarán shares the climate of Yuriria, 9 km away. The best months to visit are January, March, April, and December.

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