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    Santa María Nenetzintla

    Village Acajete, Puebla Municipality of Acajete Puebla Valley

    Village in the municipality of Acajete, in the Tepeaca valley below La Malinche; its name means "place of many idols".

    From Puebla: 35 min by car (27 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Santa María Nenetzintla

    • From Puebla: about 35 min by road (~27 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 1 h 16 min by car to Ixtenco
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    Africam Safari Zoo Admission with Transportation ★ 4.8 (87) 5 h From US$35
    Iztaccihuatl Volcano Hiking Tour from Puebla ★ 5.0 (81) 8–9 h From US$179
    Cholula tour from Puebla ★ 4.9 (81) 3–4 h From US$82
    Town walking tour of the city ★ 4.9 (80) 2–3 h From US$36
    Cholula Magical Town on a Traditional Tram from Puebla in Spanish ★ 4.4 (67) 5 h From US$14

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    About Santa María Nenetzintla

    Between Acajete and the slopes of La Malinche, Santa María Nenetzintla is one of the larger villages of the municipality of Acajete. Some 4,667 people lived here in 2020, at around 2,320 m. The name joins the Virgin Mary, the village's patron, with the Nahuatl Nenetzintla, from nene, collective, tzin, idol, and titla, place: "place of many idols".

    Acajete, the municipal seat, belongs to the Tepeaca valley. Its Nahuatl name means "bowl of water". Before 1521 Popoloca and Nahua groups lived there, and when the Spaniards arrived it had about 12,000 inhabitants; the town was officially founded between 1521 and 1523. The municipality runs from the slopes of La Malinche down into the valley, and Nenetzintla sits on that band of farmland at the foot of the volcano.

    The building that marks the village is its church of Santa María. For travellers, Nenetzintla is close to Amozoc, famous for its charro ironwork, and about 22 km from the Pueblo Mágico of Ixtenco, on the far side of La Malinche in Tlaxcala.

    How to get to Santa María Nenetzintla

    Drive from Puebla: 35 min, 27 km

    Santa María Nenetzintla lies in the municipality of Acajete, about 24 km east of Puebla city in a straight line, roughly 35 to 45 minutes by car. The Pueblo Mágico of Ixtenco in Tlaxcala is about 22 km away, measured in a straight line.

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    The church of Santa María, the village's patron.
    The farmland at the foot of La Malinche.
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    Day trips and guided outings from Ixtenco often include Santa María Nenetzintla; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    Pick up a car at PBC (Puebla): about 1 h 16 min by road to Ixtenco, then 22 km more to Santa María Nenetzintla, on your own schedule.

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    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puebla (PBC), about 1 h 16 min by road from Ixtenco, the base for Santa María Nenetzintla.

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    Santa María Nenetzintla shares the climate of Ixtenco, 22 km away. The best months to visit are February, March, November, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Ixtenco

    Stone bell tower of the San Juan Bautista parish above the plaza trees, Ixtenco, Tlaxcala cool
    Tlaxcala Ixtenco

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