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    Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo

    Town Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo, Oaxaca Sierra Norte of Oaxaca

    Mixe town at 2,040 m with a 1600 parish church, a Holy Spirit fiesta in May or June and a regional basketball tournament.

    From Oaxaca: 1 h 20 min by car (100 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips around Mitla sometimes stop in Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo; a tour is the easy way to see it 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 Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo

    • From Oaxaca: about 1 h 20 min by road (~100 km)
    • Nearest airport: Oaxaca (OAX), 47 min by car to Mitla
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    Tours from Oaxaca City, near Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo

    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 Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo

    Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo sits in the Sierra Mixe, part of Oaxaca's Sierra Norte, at about 2,040 m. The 2020 census counted 3,020 people, nearly 96% identifying as Indigenous and almost 79% speaking an Indigenous language, Mixe. The climate is cool and wet: about 15 °C a year and over 1,400 mm of rain. Around town rise Cerro Cuatro Palos, Chupa Rosa and Palo de Águila, and the Tigre and Salinas rivers run nearby.

    The name blends Nahuatl with Christian devotion: tamazul, "toad", and lapam, "place", plus the Holy Spirit, the patron. The land title was issued in 1712 and the parish church dates from 1600, although two towers and a clock were added in the 2000s. The cemetery is from 1822. In 1844 it was recorded as an outlying settlement of the Ayutla parish, and in 1891 it got its own town council. The primary school opened in 1933 and the secondary school in 1972.

    The main fiesta honours the Holy Spirit and has no fixed date: it falls in mid-May or the first week of June, and Santa Rosa de Lima is celebrated in late August to early September. Since 2005 the town has hosted the Campeonato Regional Mixe basketball tournament, bringing teams from the region's 19 municipalities. Typical dishes are machucado de papa, caldo de mixe and tamales de amarillo; fiestas call for pulque-based tepache. There is no lodging in town (the nearest is about 4 km away), but there are comedores and antojitos stands.

    How to get to Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo

    Drive from Oaxaca: 1 h 20 min, 100 km

    From Oaxaca you take the road toward Mitla and continue into the Sierra Mixe; route planners give about 80 km from Mitla and approx. 1 hour by car, and the final stretch is a winding mountain road, often misty. The road distance from the state capital is longer and we found no reliable published figure; allow several hours.

    We found no published timetable for a direct bus from Oaxaca, nor the name of the line or terminal. In this region the usual approach is a bus or colectivo toward the Mixe area from Oaxaca, then asking locally for the combi to Tamazulápam; always confirm at the terminal. There is no lodging in town, so plan your return or sleep in a nearby locality (about 4 km away). There is mobile signal (around 92% of homes have a phone), though it can drop on mountain roads.

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    From the nearest cities to Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo

    • Oaxaca · 100 km by road, 1 h 20 min
    • Tuxtepec · about 150 km by road, ~2 h 10 min
    • Salina Cruz · 190 km by road, 2 h 25 min

    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic or stops. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

    Before you go to Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo: hours, prices and tips

    Best time of day
    Bring warm layers and rain gear: about 15 °C a year and over 1,400 mm of rain. Pueblos de América (INEGI data) · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    The Holy Spirit fiesta has no fixed date: mid-May or the first week of June; Santa Rosa de Lima in late August to early September. Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo: what to see and do

    Visit the 1600 parish church, with towers and a clock added in the 2000s.
    Walk to the 1822 cemetery and look out over the town through the mist.
    Catch the Holy Spirit fiesta (May or early June).
    Watch the regional Mixe basketball tournament, played since 2005.
    Try machucado de papa, caldo de mixe or tamales de amarillo.
    Look out for Cerro Cuatro Palos and Palo de Águila.

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    Tours & activities

    Day trips around Mitla sometimes stop in Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    Pick up a car at OAX (Oaxaca): about 47 min by road to Mitla, then 35 km more to Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oaxaca (OAX), about 47 min by road from Mitla, the base for Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo.

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    When to go to Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo mild

    Tamazulápam del Espíritu Santo shares the climate of Mitla, 35 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Mitla

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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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