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    A forest clearing with a small house near Cuajimoloyas, framed by tall pines, with wooded ridges behind, San Antonio Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca

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    View over forested mountain ridges of the Sierra Norte from near Cuajimoloyas, San Antonio Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca

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    Pine and oak forest on a dry hillside near San Antonio Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca

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    San Antonio Cuajimoloyas

    Village San Miguel Amatlán, Oaxaca Municipality of San Miguel Amatlán Sierra Norte of Oaxaca

    A Zapotec village above 3,000 m in the Pueblos Mancomunados, with forest trails, a 1-km zip line and a wild mushroom fair every July.

    From Oaxaca: 1 h 5 min by car (56 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips and guided outings from Capulálpam de Méndez often include San Antonio Cuajimoloyas; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

    Tours from Oaxaca City Hierve el Agua 2.5 hours, Mitla, Tule, Rugs and Mezcal for a Day ★ 4.9 (1,558) · From US$70
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    How to get to San Antonio Cuajimoloyas

    • From Oaxaca: about 1 h 5 min by road (~56 km)
    • Nearest airport: Oaxaca (OAX), 1 h 27 min by car to Capulálpam de Méndez
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    Tours from Oaxaca City, near San Antonio Cuajimoloyas

    Hierve el Agua 2.5 hours, Mitla, Tule, Rugs and Mezcal for a Day ★ 4.9 (1,558) 11 h From US$70
    Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour ★ 4.7 (1,183) 12 h From US$60
    Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour ★ 4.8 (1,070) 3–4 h From US$30
    OAXACA CULTURAL FOOD TOUR, eat like a local. ★ 5.0 (508) 6 h From US$103
    Immersion Tour and Oaxaca Markets, All gastronomy included ★ 4.8 (466) 3 h 30 min From US$55

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    About San Antonio Cuajimoloyas

    San Antonio Cuajimoloyas is a Zapotec village high in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte, at roughly 3,170 m above sea level among pine and oak forest that is often wrapped in fog. It belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Amatlán and is the most populous of the Pueblos Mancomunados, eight neighbouring communities (Amatlán, Lachatao, Yavesía, Benito Juárez, La Nevería, Latuvi, Llano Grande and Cuajimoloyas) that together hold some 25,000 hectares of mountain forest. Together they run Expediciones Sierra Norte, a community-owned ecotourism project with cabins and guides in each village.

    Cuajimoloyas opened to ecotourism and adventure travel in 1998, and two years later it held its first Feria Regional de Hongos Silvestres. The fair takes place over a weekend in July: on the first day groups led by community guides walk about three hours through the forest to the Llano de Tarajeas, collecting one mushroom of each species, and the basket with the most variety wins; the second day brings talks, exhibits and mushroom cooking. In 2019 the collectors found 270 species, from prized edibles such as Amanita caesarea to poisonous ones.

    The village's ecotourism centre is called Yaa-Cuetzi, and from it run a zip line about a kilometre long and a suspension bridge 137 m long and 21 m high with views across the ridges. Trails lead to viewpoints, to the Cañón del Coyote and to neighbouring villages; the walk to Llano Grande is about 8.5 km through high, fairly level forest. The village also has a traditional medicine centre. Nights are cold all year and rain can come in any season, so warm layers matter even in the dry months.

    How to get to San Antonio Cuajimoloyas

    Drive from Oaxaca: 1 h 5 min, 56 km

    Cuajimoloyas is about two hours by road from Oaxaca city: take Federal Highway 175 north toward Ixtlán de Juárez past Santa Catarina Ixtepeji, then turn onto the mountain road toward San Miguel Aloápam; the last stretch is unpaved. It is one of the few Pueblos Mancomunados villages reached by road. Without a car, colectivos and Flecha del Zempoaltépetl buses leave from near Oaxaca's Central de Abastos (around 80 MXN); ask the Expediciones Sierra Norte office in Oaxaca about current departures.

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    Before you go to San Antonio Cuajimoloyas: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    The Feria Regional de Hongos Silvestres is held over a weekend in July; the July–September rains are mushroom season. El Universal · checked Oct 2026
    Guide or tour
    Trail access carries a community fee and hikes require a local guide, roughly 300–400 MXN per group per hike. Tours: Viator GetYourGuide Mexico Travel & Leisure · checked Oct 2026
    What to bring
    Warm layers and rain gear in any season: nights are bitterly cold at this altitude and showers are common. Mexico Travel & Leisure · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Antonio Cuajimoloyas: what to see and do

    Ride the kilometre-long zip line at the Yaa-Cuetzi ecotourism centre.
    Cross the 137-m suspension bridge to the viewpoint.
    Hike with a community guide to the Cañón del Coyote or the Llano de Tarajeas.
    Walk the forest trail to Llano Grande, about 8.5 km away.
    Join the mushroom hunt at the wild mushroom fair in July.
    Spend a night in the community cabins and watch the fog lift at sunrise.

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    San Antonio Cuajimoloyas shares the climate of Capulálpam de Méndez, 20 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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