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    Entrada principal de la iglesia, Lolotla, Hidalgo

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    Lolotla

    Village Lolotla, Hidalgo

    Sierra Alta municipal seat at 1,601 m, with the Santa Catarina parish, near-daily fog and its big fiesta on 25 November.

    From Pachuca: 2 h 10 min by car (134 km by road) How to get there ↓

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

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    How to get to Lolotla

    • From Pachuca: about 2 h 10 min by road (~134 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), 2 h 18 min by car to Metztitlán
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    Tours from Xilitla, near Lolotla

    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 Lolotla

    Lolotla is the seat of a municipality that is all mountain, in Hidalgo's Sierra Alta, at 1,601 metres. In 2020 it had 590 residents, 6.23% of a municipality of about 9,474 people spread over 47 localities. The climate is temperate and humid, around 18 °C on average with 1,420 mm of rain a year; the rains fall from June to September and, according to EcuRed, most afternoons are wrapped in dense fog, with frosts and the occasional snowfall in winter.

    The name is Nahuatl and is usually rendered "stone surrounded by thread". Local tradition says Fray Antonio de Roa, the Augustinian who evangelised the Sierra Alta, settled here in 1538 and built the church of Santa Catarina; Lolotla was a visita of Molango until 1593, when it became a priorate, and was erected as a parish in 1751. Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the patron and her feast, on 25 November, is the village's biggest. On 1 and 2 November the dead are honoured with jaripeos, a tianguis, fireworks and brass-band music.

    Around town there are hills shaped like an eagle (Pilatán, Santa Cruz and Tacaballo), the Pichingo caves, a waterfall at Cuatetla and the Claro and Tamala rivers. On the table you find zacahuil, piloncillo palanquetas with walnuts and peanuts, and cane aguardiente. Market days are Friday and Saturday in town.

    How to get to Lolotla

    Drive from Pachuca: 2 h 10 min, 134 km

    Lolotla is in northern Hidalgo, on the Mexico-Tampico highway corridor, which according to EcuRed crosses the municipality for about 12 km of pavement (the source numbers it 105); the other communities are reached by footpaths and mule tracks. Rome2rio puts the road distance from Molango to Pachuca at 121.5 km, about two hours by car.

    Rome2rio finds no direct bus from Molango to Pachuca: it lists Autobuses Conexión departures from Mexico City's Terminal Norte to Molango, one every four hours taking about 4 h 12 min, and one daily Futura service; Molango is Lolotla's neighbouring municipality. As the crow flies Pachuca is about 81 km away (approx.) and Metztitlán, the nearest Pueblo Mágico, about 29 km (approx.), though the real mountain road is considerably longer. Fog is common in the afternoon: set out early.

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    Before you go to Lolotla: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Market days are Friday and Saturday in the town. Wikipedia (es), municipio de Lolotla · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    The main fiesta is on 25 November, the feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. On 1 and 2 November there are jaripeos, a tianguis, fireworks and brass bands. The rains run from June to September. Wikipedia (es) y EcuRed · checked Oct 2026

    Hours and prices change, especially around holidays. Each fact links to where we checked it.

    Visiting Lolotla: what to see and do

    The Santa Catarina parish church, built of masonry, with its façade and barrel vault.
    The feast of Santa Catarina on 25 November.
    The Friday and Saturday tianguis in town.
    The Pilatán, Santa Cruz and Tacaballo hills, which form the silhouette of an eagle.
    The Pichingo caves and the Cuatetla waterfall.
    Zacahuil and piloncillo palanquetas at the town's stalls.

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    Tours & activities

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at NLU (Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles)): about 2 h 18 min by road to Metztitlán, then 29 km more to Lolotla, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City (Felipe Ángeles) (NLU), about 2 h 18 min by road from Metztitlán, the base for Lolotla.

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    When to go to Lolotla mild

    Lolotla shares the climate of Metztitlán, 29 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Metztitlán

    Bell gable and arcaded front of the convent of the Santos Reyes, Metztitlán, Hidalgo mild
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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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