4 haciendas
Tlaxcala has 4 haciendas with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Huamantla and Tlaxco. The closest to a pueblo is Hacienda Santa María Xalostoc, 3 km from Tlaxco; the farthest out is Hacienda Xochuca, 8 km from Tlaxco.
Many old haciendas are now hotels, restaurants or museums. Some can only be visited on a tour or with a booking, so check before you go.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
The Haciendas 4
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Hacienda Santa María Xalostoc · Landmark · 3 km from Tlaxco
A 16th-century pulque hacienda 4 km from Tlaxco, carefully restored and now a hotel with a restaurant; its restoration won a national prize. -
Hacienda Soltepec · Landmark · 3 km from Huamantla
An 18th-century pulque hacienda on the Huamantla–Puebla road, now a hotel with a restaurant and a small pulque museum in its old tinacal. -
Hacienda Tecoac · Landmark · 8 km from Huamantla
A family-run pulque hacienda north of Huamantla with maguey-field walks, a temazcal and smoke-kitchen cooking classes; book ahead. -
Hacienda Xochuca · Landmark · 8 km from Tlaxco
A working pulque hacienda west of Tlaxco, below the Peña del Rosario, with maguey-field walks, a tinacal tour and tastings.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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Names and locations from OpenStreetMap; notes and write-ups are our own.