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    Blue-painted chapel of San Antonio de Padua in San Antonio Alpanocan, with murals of the saint on its front, Puebla

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    San Antonio Alpanocan

    Village Tochimilco, Puebla Municipality of Tochimilco Volcano Route Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl

    Indigenous Tochimilco community on the slopes of Popocatépetl, surrounded by Morelos; the 2017 earthquake brought down 90% of its buildings.

    From Cuautla: 40 min by car (38 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to San Antonio Alpanocan

    • From Cuautla: about 40 min by road (~38 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 41 min by car to Atlixco
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    About San Antonio Alpanocan

    On the map, San Antonio Alpanocan looks like a mistake: it belongs to Puebla, but sits in a strip of Puebla territory entirely surrounded by Morelos, between Tetela del Volcán to the west and Hueyapan to the east. It lies on the slopes of Popocatépetl at 2,065 m and had 2,828 residents in 2010. It is an auxiliary town of Tochimilco municipality, about 12 km from the seat, living from maize, beans, flowers and poultry.

    On 19 September 2017 the earthquake that struck central Mexico destroyed about 90% of the village's buildings, including schools, the auxiliary town hall and the church of San Antonio de Padua, though nobody died. Many houses were adobe.

    Alpanocan is now seeking recognition of its territory as an indigenous community, and talks have begun between the Morelos and Puebla governments. The main fiesta is on 13 June, the feast of San Antonio de Padua, whose chapel, painted blue with murals of the saint on its front, is the village's emblem.

    How to get to San Antonio Alpanocan

    Drive from Cuautla: 40 min, 38 km

    The paved way in is through Morelos. From Cuautla take federal highway 115 towards Izúcar and after about 9 km state road 10 via Yecapixtla and Ocuituco to Tetela del Volcán; from there a paved road continues east to Alpanocan. That is about 40 km and 45 minutes. From Atlixco, the nearest pueblo mágico, the road via Tochimilco and Santiago Tochimizolco is about 39 km (some 50 minutes by routing), but on the Puebla side the link to Tochimizolco includes dirt stretches, so ask about the road first. From the city of Puebla, the simplest is via Atlixco or round through Cuautla. By public transport, the practical option is to reach Cuautla and take local transport to Tetela del Volcán.

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    From the nearest cities to San Antonio Alpanocan

    • Cuautla · 38 km by road, 40 min
    • Atlixco · 39 km by road, 45 min
    • Puebla · 77 km by road, 1 h 10 min

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

    Visiting San Antonio Alpanocan: what to see and do

    The blue chapel of San Antonio de Padua, with murals on its front.
    The San Antonio fiesta on 13 June.
    The village's flower fields and maize plots.
    Views of Popocatépetl from its lower slopes.
    The former convent of San Juan Bautista in neighbouring Tetela del Volcán, Morelos.

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    When to go to San Antonio Alpanocan mild

    San Antonio Alpanocan shares the climate of Atlixco, 30 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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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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