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    Chapulhuacán

    Village Chapulhuacán, Hidalgo

    Seat of a Sierra Gorda municipality in Hidalgo, misty most of the year, with the Amajac river and a Sunday market.

    From Ciudad Valles: 2 h 15 min by car (138 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Xilitla often include Chapulhuacán; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    How to get to Chapulhuacán

    • From Ciudad Valles: about 2 h 15 min by road (~138 km)
    • Nearest airport: Querétaro (QRO), 3 h 27 min by car to Xilitla
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    Tours from Xilitla, near Chapulhuacán

    Surrealist Garden of Edward James, Castle of Health and Xilitla Nativity ★ 4.3 (10) 9–10 h From US$100
    Swallow Show, Tamul Waterfall by canoe and Cenote Cueva del Agua ★ 4.1 (7) 12 h From US$120
    two days valley trek in the Atlas mountains ★ 4.7 (3) 2 days From US$171
    Bridge of God and Tambaca Waterfalls ★ 5.0 (2) 13 h From US$120
    Waterfalls of El Meco and El Salto ★ 5.0 (2) 14 h From US$130

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    About Chapulhuacán

    Chapulhuacán, 'place of those who own grasshoppers' in Nahuatl, is the seat of a municipality in northern Hidalgo that borders San Luis Potosí. It stands between 920 and 960 metres above sea level, depending on the source, on Carso Huasteco sierra terrain. In 2020 it had 4,054 inhabitants, and commerce and farming are its livelihood; the lower parts of the municipality grow bananas, citrus, maize and mountain coffee.

    The climate is warm and very wet: a 24 °C annual average, more than 2,200 mm of rain, fog much of the year and, now and then, sharp winter cold. The Amajac river crosses the municipality and gives anglers catfish, mojarra and crayfish. The plaza holds a statue of Miguel Hidalgo, and the parish church of San Pedro keeps its colonial structure. Archaeological remains sit on Cerro de Los Jarros.

    Recent history was shaped by the Revolution: Villista troops burned the town in April 1914 and in 1921 Generals Isaac Ángeles and José Casas Castillo were shot here. Today Sunday is market day in the plaza. The town fiesta falls on 29 June, with fairground rides, brass-band music and fireworks, and Independence celebrations and the December festivities follow. At the table there is lamb barbacoa, zacahuil, crayfish, enchiladas with cecina and home-made cheese; among crafts, fine-wood furniture and vine basketry.

    How to get to Chapulhuacán

    Drive from Ciudad Valles: 2 h 15 min, 138 km

    Chapulhuacán lies in Hidalgo's far north, in the Sierra Gorda, against the San Luis Potosí border. The usual way in is therefore from the Huasteca Potosina: Tamazunchale sits on federal highway 85 (Wikivoyage), about 330 km from Mexico City, and the Tamazunchale-Chapulhuacán road, which carries that name in the town's street addresses, starts there. Buses reach Tamazunchale from Mexico City's Norte terminal. Within Hidalgo, long-distance buses depart from Pachuca's central station. Xilitla is about 27 km away in a straight line and Ciudad Valles about 94 km (straight-line estimates; the mountain road is longer, roughly 30 minutes to Xilitla and nearly two hours to Valles).

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    Before you go to Chapulhuacán: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Sunday market in the main plaza. Wikipedia (es): Municipio de Chapulhuacán · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    Town fiesta on 29 June; All Saints celebrations, Independence Day on 15-16 September and the December festivities. INAFED, Enciclopedia de los Municipios: Chapulhuacán · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Chapulhuacán: what to see and do

    Parish church of San Pedro, from the colonial era
    Plaza with a statue of Miguel Hidalgo and a Sunday market
    Archaeological remains on Cerro de Los Jarros
    Amajac river, for catfish, mojarra and crayfish
    Town fiesta on 29 June

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at QRO (Querétaro): about 3 h 27 min by road to Xilitla, then 27 km more to Chapulhuacán, on your own schedule.

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    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Querétaro (QRO), about 3 h 27 min by road from Xilitla, the base for Chapulhuacán.

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    When to go to Chapulhuacán mild

    Chapulhuacán shares the climate of Xilitla, 27 km away. The best months to visit are February, March, August, and November.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Xilitla

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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

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