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    Balneario "El Axocochetl"

    Hot springs Ayala, Morelos Municipality of Ayala Southern Morelos

    Ejido balneario in Ayala at km 7 of the Cuautla–Jojutla road: a spring, pools, a slide, a Zapatista museum and camping. Adults 80 pesos.

    From Cuautla: 15 min by car (11 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Balneario "El Axocochetl"

    • From Cuautla: about 15 min by road (~11 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (MEX), 1 h 55 min by car to Tlaltizapán
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    About Balneario "El Axocochetl"

    El Axocochetl, which local press also spells El Axocoche, is an ejido balneario at kilometre 7 of the Cuautla–Jojutla federal highway, in Ciudad Ayala. The Sociedad Cooperativa La Axocochetl runs it, and its main draw is not the pools but the spring: the water comes out in plain sight and forms a clear stream that runs through the grounds. There is a main pool, a children's pool, a slide, a restaurant with a palapa, lawns, a camping area and an events space with live music (rock and grupera) on some weekends.

    The complex includes a tourist pavilion built to look like an early twentieth-century village, with its bandstand and a hacienda smokestack, plus a Zapatista Museum. Ayala is the municipality that gave Emiliano Zapata's Plan de Ayala its name, and the balneario promotes itself as the cradle of the Revolution of the South. México Desconocido adds that, by local memory, Zapatista messengers passed these springs on the way to secret meetings; it is an oral tradition, and we did not see it documented.

    Directo al Paladar (May 2026) notes that the site holds the Secretaría de Turismo's Distintivo S, which recognises sustainable and conservation practices. The official site sets simple rules: no glass bottles and no pets. It is open Monday to Sunday, 9:00 to 18:00, and entry is 80 pesos for adults and 40 for children aged 3 to 9 and INAPAM cardholders.

    How to get to Balneario "El Axocochetl"

    Drive from Cuautla: 15 min, 11 km

    By car, the balneario is at km 7 of the Cuautla–Jojutla federal highway. Take the exit toward Ciudad Ayala and follow the signs for the balnearios; the entrance is on the right, marked by a sign. México Desconocido puts it at about 10 minutes from Cuautla, and Ciudad Ayala is about 6 km from that city (Wikipedia). From Mexico City the usual way is to reach Cuautla on the México–Cuautla autopista (around 2 hours, depending on traffic) and continue toward Jojutla.

    By public transport: take a bus from Terminal Sur (Taxqueña) or from the airport terminal to Cuautla, then a taxi or colectivo toward Ciudad Ayala; ask to be dropped at the balneario, at km 7. Cuautla is the closest city (about 9 km in a straight line) and Tlaltizapán, the nearest listed pueblo, is about 18 km away in a straight line. The balneario's phone is 735 354 2517.

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    Hours
    Monday to Sunday, 9:00 to 18:00. Balneario El Axocochetl (official site) · checked Oct 2026
    Entry
    Adults 80 pesos; children aged 3 to 9 and INAPAM cardholders 40 pesos. Balneario El Axocochetl (official site) · checked Oct 2026
    Rules
    No glass bottles and no pets. Balneario El Axocochetl (official site) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Balneario "El Axocochetl": what to see and do

    See where the water rises at the spring and follow the clear stream.
    Swim in the main pool and leave the kids in the children's pool.
    Ride the slide.
    Walk the tourist pavilion, with its bandstand and hacienda smokestack.
    Step into the Zapatista Museum.
    Camp in the camping area or eat in the restaurant's palapa.

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    Pick up a car at MEX (Mexico City): about 1 h 55 min by road to Tlaltizapán, then 18 km more to Balneario "El Axocochetl", on your own schedule.

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    When to go to Balneario "El Axocochetl" warm

    Balneario "El Axocochetl" shares the climate of Tlaltizapán, 18 km away. The best months to visit are January, October, November, and December.

    Warm water feels best when the nights are coldest here (January, February, and December), and those are also the busiest weekends at Balneario "El Axocochetl".

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