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    Satellite view of Ahuatlán in the dry forest of the eastern Matamoros valley, Puebla

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    Ahuatlán

    Village Ahuatlán, Puebla Mixteca Poblana

    Village in the eastern Matamoros valley, "place of oaks", with a 16th-century Augustinian church of San Andrés and a fiesta on 30 November.

    From Atlixco: 1 h 10 min by car (57 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Ahuatlán

    • From Atlixco: about 1 h 10 min by road (~57 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 41 min by car to Atlixco
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    About Ahuatlán

    Ahuatlán heads a municipality bearing its own name in Puebla's south-west, roughly 100 km by road from the state capital. Its Nahuatl name pairs ahuatl, oak, with tlan, place, meaning "place where oaks abound". Sitting at around 1,280 m, the village counted 1,092 residents in 2020. Until 1895 it was part of the Matamoros district; that year it gained free-municipality status.

    Covering some 194 km², the municipality occupies the eastern tip of the Matamoros valley, the meeting point of the Puebla plateau, the Atlixco valley and the Sierra de Acatlán. The Atoyac River runs through it, and dry tropical forest blankets most of the land. Fields yield maize, beans and peanuts, while households keep cattle, pigs, goats, rabbits and poultry. Neighbouring municipalities are Teopantlán, Tehuitzingo, Coatzingo, Zacapala and Izúcar de Matamoros.

    Augustinian friars raised its chief monument, the church of San Andrés, in the 16th century. Saint Andrew is honoured with the main fiesta every 30 November. In local kitchens you'll find tamales, pipián, mole poblano and criollo bread; jamoncillo is the signature sweet and mezcal the customary drink.

    How to get to Ahuatlán

    Drive from Atlixco: 1 h 10 min, 57 km

    The drive from Puebla city covers about 100 km and takes roughly an hour and three quarters; the village sits beside Izúcar de Matamoros in the state's south-west. Atlixco, a Pueblo Mágico, lies some 42 km off as the crow flies.

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    From the nearest cities to Ahuatlán

    • Atlixco · 57 km by road, 1 h 10 min
    • Puebla · 89 km by road, 1 h 35 min
    • Cuautla · 101 km by road, 1 h 40 min

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

    Before you go to Ahuatlán: hours, prices and tips

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    The Saint Andrew festival is on 30 November. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Ahuatlán: what to see and do

    San Andrés, the Augustinian church from the 1500s.
    The 30 November fiesta of Saint Andrew.
    The Atoyac River and the dry forest around it.
    Jamoncillo sweets and local mezcal.

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    When to go to Ahuatlán mild

    Ahuatlán shares the climate of Atlixco, 42 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Atlixco

    Ornate kiosk among palms and flower beds on the zócalo of Atlixco, Puebla mild
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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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