A region of Guerrero
The mountainous east of Guerrero toward Puebla and Oaxaca, home to Nahua, Mixtec and Tlapanec communities, with Tlapa as its market town and Olinalá known for its lacquerware.
2 places to visit
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Places to visit in La Montaña of Guerrero 2
2 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Cities
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Tlapa de Comonfort · City · Guerrero
Market city at the heart of La Montaña, hub for Nahua, Mixtec and Tlapanec villages, with a 16th-century Augustinian church and the Señor del Nicho fiesta.
Towns
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Olinalá · Town · Guerrero
Mountain town that is Mexico's leading centre of lacquerware: fragrant linaloe boxes and gourds painted in workshops, and a church its artisans decorate.
Getting around La Montaña of Guerrero
Fly into Mexico City (MEX) and Oaxaca (OAX).
Cities to start from: Tlapa
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
When to visit La Montaña of Guerrero
Most of La Montaña of Guerrero is at its best in January, February, March, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Tlaltizapán, Teposcolula, Atlixco