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    Swimming pool with water slides at a thermal balneario in Atotonilco el Bajo, Jalisco

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    Atotonilco el Bajo

    Village Villa Corona, Jalisco Municipality of Villa Corona

    Lakeside town with warm tap water, thermal balnearios, 17th-century churches and a diatomite pit.

    From Guadalajara: 1 h by car (63 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Cocula often include Atotonilco el Bajo; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    How to get to Atotonilco el Bajo

    • From Guadalajara: about 1 h by road (~63 km)
    • Nearest airport: Guadalajara (GDL), 1 h 14 min by car to Cocula
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    About Atotonilco el Bajo

    Atotonilco el Bajo is one of the main delegations of Villa Corona municipality and had 2,653 people at the 2020 census. It sits on the shore of the lake that bears its name, at roughly 1,357 metres, about 60 km from Guadalajara. The name is explained from Nahuatl as "place of hot water": the tap water in town comes out warm, and thermal balnearios around it, including Playa Sol and Vista Hermosa, fill up at Easter.

    A 17th-century Franciscan complex is the oldest part. Only ruins remain of the San Andrés church, dated 1639. La Purísima Concepción, finished in 1704, was first built as a hospital for indigenous people; its baroque facade carries a sundial and reliefs of plants, animals and musicians. The present parish church, Sagrado Corazón, is neoclassical and was built between 1899 and 1912.

    The farmland around is irrigated sugarcane, with maize, sorghum and greenhouse tomato and chile; there are also pitaya fruit and goats for birria. On the outskirts is an open-pit diatomite mine, called tizate locally, producing a very white, light powder. Festivals mark the year: at Easter the town builds the tendido de Cristo, a monumental altar of wood and branches, and on 8 December it honours the Purísima with wax processions, bands and floats.

    How to get to Atotonilco el Bajo

    Drive from Guadalajara: 1 h, 63 km

    Atotonilco el Bajo is about 60 km from Guadalajara (approx., around an hour) and about 16 km from Cocula (approx., 20 minutes). It belongs to Villa Corona municipality. The municipal encyclopedia names the Guadalajara-Barra de Navidad highway as Villa Corona's main route, plus rural roads, and says public buses operate in the municipality. The road into Atotonilco el Bajo is paved. There are no published bus schedules to Atotonilco el Bajo.

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    Before you go to Atotonilco el Bajo: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    Holy Week, with the tendido de Cristo and the silent march on Good Friday; Sagrado Corazón, a Friday in June; Independence festivities, 13-16 September; Purísima, 8 December (events from 19 November); Virgen de Guadalupe, 12 December. Wikipedia (Atotonilco el Bajo; Municipio de Villa Corona) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Atotonilco el Bajo: what to see and do

    The Purísima Concepción church, 1704, with a sundial and reliefs on its facade.
    The ruins of the San Andrés church, 1639.
    The neoclassical Sagrado Corazón parish church.
    The Atotonilco lagoon, on whose shore the town sits.
    The thermal balnearios such as Playa Sol and Vista Hermosa.
    The tizate diatomite pit on the outskirts.

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    Pick up a car at GDL (Guadalajara): about 1 h 14 min by road to Cocula, then 16 km more to Atotonilco el Bajo, on your own schedule.

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    When to go to Atotonilco el Bajo mild

    Atotonilco el Bajo shares the climate of Cocula, 16 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Cocula

    Pink Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel at the end of the main plaza of Cocula, Jalisco mild
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