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    Coatlán del Río

    Village Coatlán del Río, Morelos Municipality of Coatlán del Río Southern Morelos

    Municipal seat in western Morelos at 1,020 m, with a mango fair in April, the ruins of Coatlán Viejo and a carved stone in the plaza.

    From Taxco: 50 min by car (47 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Xochitepec often include Coatlán del Río; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    How to get to Coatlán del Río

    • From Taxco: about 50 min by road (~47 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 59 min by car to Xochitepec
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    Tours from Taxco, near Coatlán del Río

    Taxco and Cuernavaca Tour from CDMX ★ 4.5 (11) 8 h From US$61
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    The Wonderful Thousand Waterfalls ★ 5.0 (2) 7 h From US$86
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    About Coatlán del Río

    Coatlán del Río is the seat of a small municipality in western Morelos, tucked against the State of Mexico and Guerrero: it borders Malinalco and Miacatlán to the north and Tetecala and Amacuzac to the south. In 2020 it had 1,907 residents, at about 1,010 to 1,020 m depending on the source, on the Chalma River, which comes down from Chalma in the State of Mexico. The name is Nahuatl and means place where snakes abound.

    Local tradition says the Toltecs founded the town in 1509 on a pilgrimage from Malinalco. The first settlement, Coatlán Viejo, stood 5 km to the south on Las Paredes hill, and the people later moved to Axoyochi hill, 3 km to the east. Under Spanish rule it was an encomienda of Juan Zermeño, the present church was founded in 1808 with bells added in 1809, and the municipality was created on 22 May 1862. In the plaza stands a rock carved with hieroglyphic and pictographic figures, the Piedra Coatlán.

    People live from farming, cattle, dairy and fruit and flower growing; the Feria del Mango is held on 25 April. The liveliest dates are 1 to 6 January, with rodeos, fireworks and a brass band, and the year's end: on 31 December people dressed as death and devils parade through town, and on 1 January a pushcart carries a person dressed as a baby for the new year. In Holy Week the parish atrium is decked with huertos made of wooden posts, coconut fronds and banana leaves.

    How to get to Coatlán del Río

    Drive from Taxco: 50 min, 47 km

    From Cuernavaca it is about 47 km by road and roughly 48 min by car according to Rome2rio (Wikipedia gives 65 km); we could not confirm the highway number, so follow the signs to Miacatlán, Tetecala and Coatlán del Río. By bus, Pullman de Morelos runs from central Cuernavaca to Coatlán del Río about every 4 hours, around 75 min per Rome2rio (confirm the departure terminal in Cuernavaca, as guides disagree). From Mexico City, buses leave the Terminal Sur (Taxqueña) for Cuernavaca, where you change. Tetecala, seat of the neighbouring municipality, borders Coatlán del Río, and Benito Juárez, another locality of the municipality, is about 9 km away in a straight line.

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    Before you go to Coatlán del Río: hours, prices and tips

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    Fiestas: Epiphany fair 1 to 6 January, Feria del Mango on 25 April, Independence fair 15 to 20 September, New Year's Eve parade on 31 December. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Coatlán del Río: what to see and do

    Look at the Piedra Coatlán, a carved stone, in the civic plaza.
    Step into the Santos Reyes parish church and the chapels of El Calvario and El Cerrito.
    Walk out to the ruins of Coatlán Viejo, the first settlement, 5 km south.
    Visit Cocoyotla, 3.5 km away, for the former hacienda and the Santa Rosa chapel.
    Come on 25 April for the Feria del Mango.
    See the 31 December and 1 January street theatre of death and devils.

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    Tours & activities

    Day trips and guided outings from Xochitepec often include Coatlán del Río; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at TLC (Toluca): about 1 h 59 min by road to Xochitepec, then 14 km more to Coatlán del Río, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toluca (TLC), about 1 h 59 min by road from Xochitepec, the base for Coatlán del Río.

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    When to go to Coatlán del Río warm

    Coatlán del Río shares the climate of Xochitepec, 14 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Xochitepec

    Red dome of the San Juan Evangelista parish among trees and green hills, Xochitepec, Morelos warm
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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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