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    Huecahuasco

    Village Ocuituco, Morelos Municipality of Ocuituco Volcano Route Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl

    Village in Ocuituco at about 2,080 m on the slopes of Popocatépetl; it existed in the 16th century and keeps St Mark's day on 25 April.

    From Cuautla: 35 min by car (32 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Huecahuasco

    • From Cuautla: about 35 min by road (~32 km)
    • Nearest airport: Mexico City (MEX), 1 h 33 min by car to Tlayacapan
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    About Huecahuasco

    Huecahuasco, Nahuatl for "place of elders" or "old place", is one of the highest villages in the municipality of Ocuituco: about 2,080 metres above sea level, 6.6 km north of the municipal seat, on the slopes of Popocatépetl. The name is not an exaggeration. A study from the INAH Morelos centre lists it, as San Marcos Huecahuasco, among the subject towns of the lordship of Ocuituco in the 16th century, the same period in which the Augustinians built the convent of Santiago Apóstol at Ocuituco.

    INEGI counted 2,081 residents in 2020, up from 1,785 in 2010, which makes it one of the larger localities in the municipality. The altitude gives it a cool, damp climate, with an annual mean of about 16.7 °C and more than 1,600 mm of rain a year, falling on some 238 days, so bring a jacket. Within its territory lies the Apapazco ejido, where springs fed by the volcano's meltwater rise.

    The village calendar centres on the feast of St Mark on 25 April and a fair on 13 October. There are no hotels in the locality; the nearest are about 6 to 12 km away. It suits someone already on the Popocatépetl convent trail or the Ocuituco, Tetela del Volcán and Yecapixtla loop who wants to see a working village with no tourist infrastructure.

    How to get to Huecahuasco

    Drive from Cuautla: 35 min, 32 km

    Huecahuasco is 6.6 km north of Ocuituco, the municipal seat, on an asphalt road. From Cuautla, the nearest city (about 21 km in a straight line; allow 45 minutes to an hour by road, approx.), head up to Yecapixtla and then to Ocuituco by the paved road that links the municipality to Yecapixtla and Tetela del Volcán; the area is mountainous. From Mexico City, reach Cuautla on the Mexico City-Cuautla toll road (Mex 115D, about two hours, approx.) and continue the same way.

    For public transport We found no published schedule for a direct colectivo; the usual way is to reach Cuautla, take a combi to Yecapixtla and then another to Ocuituco, where you change or take a taxi to Huecahuasco. From Tlayacapan, the nearest pueblo on our list, it is about 31 km (30 minutes by car according to PueblosAmérica), but there is no road we can recommend as a direct link, so go back through Cuautla. Travel in daylight and bring a jacket: rain is frequent at this altitude.

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    Before you go to Huecahuasco: hours, prices and tips

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    St Mark's feast is on 25 April and a fair is held on 13 October. Wikipedia (Ocuituco) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Huecahuasco: what to see and do

    Walk the centre of the village and find the church, dedicated to St Mark.
    Come on 25 April for St Mark's feast or 13 October for the fair.
    Ask about the Apapazco ejido and its meltwater springs.
    Go down to Ocuituco to see the Augustinian ex-convent of Santiago Apóstol, 6.6 km away.
    Bring a jacket: it rains on about 238 days a year.

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    When to go to Huecahuasco mild

    Huecahuasco shares the climate of Tlayacapan, 21 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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