Village Chilcuautla, Hidalgo Municipality of Chilcuautla Mezquital Valley
Chilcuautla's biggest locality: an 1778 church of San Salvador, a ruined hacienda, an eight-arch bridge and a fair on 6 August.
From Pachuca: 1 h 20 min by car (72 km by road) How to get there ↓
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How to get to Tunititlán
- From Pachuca: about 1 h 20 min by road (~72 km)
- Nearest airport: Querétaro (QRO), 1 h 28 min by car to Huichapan
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About Tunititlán
Tunititlán, "place of prickly pears" in Nahuatl, was once called Santiago Tenextepango; the change of name is dated to about 1579. It lies in the Mezquital Valley at 2,016 metres, and with 2,512 residents in 2020 it is the most populous locality in Chilcuautla: 13% of the municipality lives here. Its growth is fairly recent: in 1900 it counted 82 people.
The main building is the church of San Salvador, rustic, rectangular and of masonry, with carved stone reliefs on the façade: Saint Peter, Saint Paul, the sun, the moon and the archangel Gabriel on horseback. The sacristy door bears the date 1778; inside are original eighteenth-century figures and paintings, and the bell tower is reached by 34 spiral steps, among five bells, one of them from 1781 named for Santiago Apóstol. The patron-saint fair is on 6 August, the day of the Divino Salvador.
On the road toward Tezontepec de Aldama stand the remains of the Hacienda Demiñho, now just the chapel, with its nave and cone-topped tower, half in ruins and partly used as a stable and fodder store. The Gastronomic and Pulque Festival is held there. The way into the village from Mixquiahuala crosses the Río Tula on an old stone bridge of eight arches and a single lane, from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Carnival falls on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
How to get to Tunititlán
Drive from Pachuca: 1 h 20 min, 72 km
Tunititlán is about 10 km southwest of Chilcuautla, the municipal seat, in the Mezquital Valley. The main way in and out is the road that links Mixquiahuala and Chilcuautla, which crosses the Río Tula by the old eight-arch bridge (one lane) and a newer one; according to the local history, the access road to the village was begun in 1954 and finished in 1963. There is also a road toward Tezontepec de Aldama, the one past the hacienda. In a straight line Pachuca is about 55 km away, roughly 65 minutes' drive, and Huichapan about 44 km, roughly 50 minutes; these are straight-line estimates. No bus lines or timetables are published for the village: go to Mixquiahuala or Chilcuautla and ask about transport to Tunititlán.
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From the nearest cities to Tunititlán
- Pachuca · 72 km by road, 1 h 20 min
- San Juan del Río · 121 km by road, 1 h 45 min
- Tulancingo · 137 km by road, 1 h 50 min
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Before you go to Tunititlán: hours, prices and tips
- Best season
- Patron-saint fair of the Divino Salvador, main day 6 August; carnival on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Gastronomic and Pulque Festival at the Hacienda Demiñho. Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting Tunititlán: what to see and do
The church of San Salvador: a façade with Saint Peter, Saint Paul, the sun, the moon and Gabriel on horseback.
The 34-step spiral bell tower and its five bells, one from 1781.
The ruined chapel of the Hacienda Demiñho, on the road to Tezontepec de Aldama.
The old eight-arch bridge over the Río Tula, on the way to Mixquiahuala.
The fair of the Divino Salvador on 6 August.
The Gastronomic and Pulque Festival at the hacienda.
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Tunititlán shares the climate of Huichapan, 44 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and November.
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Also close to
- Jilotepec · Estado de México · 45 km away
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- Tepotzotlán · Estado de México · 60 km away
Closest to Tunititlán
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Mixquiahuala de Juárez · Town · 5 km away
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Progreso de Obregón · Town · 6 km away
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Tezontepec de Aldama · Town · 7 km away
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Chilcuautla · Town · 9 km away
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Árbol Grande · Village · 9 km away
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Cerro de la Cruz · Village · 12 km away
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