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    Iglesia de San Lorenzo Mártir en Tlacotlapilco, Hidalgo 02

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    Tlacotlapilco

    Village Chilcuautla, Hidalgo Municipality of Chilcuautla Mezquital Valley

    Mezquital Valley village at 1,798 m, 7 km northeast of Chilcuautla, with the church of San Lorenzo Mártir.

    From Pachuca: 1 h 25 min by car (80 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Tlacotlapilco

    • From Pachuca: about 1 h 25 min by road (~80 km)
    • Nearest airport: Querétaro (QRO), 2 h 23 min by car to Zimapán
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    About Tlacotlapilco

    Tlacotlapilco lies in the Valle del Mezquital region, at 1,798 metres and about 7.2 kilometres northeast of Chilcuautla, the municipal seat. The ground is hilly, part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and the climate is temperate semi-arid, typical of this low-rainfall valley. Its waters belong to the Tula river sub-basin, within the Moctezuma basin.

    The village's best-known image is its church, dedicated to San Lorenzo Mártir. A photograph on Wikimedia Commons shows it as the main building of the settlement.

    The censuses tell a story of ups and downs. There were 609 people in 1900, the number collapsed to 117 in 1910, climbed to 676 by 1930 and kept growing unevenly to 823 in 2010. The 2020 census records 810 residents, 4.28% of the municipality. INEGI rates its marginalisation as low and its social lag as very low.

    How to get to Tlacotlapilco

    Drive from Pachuca: 1 h 25 min, 80 km

    Tlacotlapilco is about 7.2 km northeast of the municipal seat, Chilcuautla, and about 58 km in a straight line from Pachuca (roughly 65 minutes by car per the brief's estimate, possibly more on the real road). Zimapán, the nearest Pueblo Mágico, is about 44 km in a straight line, roughly 50 minutes.

    The practical approach is to reach Chilcuautla, ask there for local transport or a taxi, and cover the last stretch to the northeast.

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    Visiting Tlacotlapilco: what to see and do

    The church of San Lorenzo Mártir
    The semi-arid hill and sierra landscape of the Mezquital Valley
    Chilcuautla, the municipal seat, 7 km to the southwest

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    When to go to Tlacotlapilco mild

    Tlacotlapilco shares the climate of Zimapán, 44 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Zimapán

    Rooftops of Zimapán around the parish church, with mountains behind, Hidalgo mild
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