Tlaxco, Tlaxcala: 18 Places to Visit, Map & Guide

Tlaxcala

18 places with their own page in the municipality of Tlaxco, in the state of Tlaxcala.

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Places to visit in Tlaxco

Towns · 2 Villages · 11 Lakes · 1 Mountains · 2 Landmarks and museums · 2

Towns

El Rosario · Town
Mountain locality in Tlaxco at 2,694 m, at the foot of the Peñón del Rosario, the climbing and hiking crag that carries its name.
Tierra y Libertad · Town
Locality in Tlaxco, known as Unión Ejidal Tierra y Libertad, the fifth-largest in the municipality, at about 2,500 m.

Villages

José María Morelos Buenavista · Village
Former hacienda in the municipality of Tlaxco, now known for La Barca de la Fe, a boat-shaped concrete church with a viewing deck.
Lagunilla · Village
A Tlaxco locality at 2,582 m, founded in 1947, with 1,866 residents in 2020; its chapel is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
San José Tepeyahualco · Village
Northern Tlaxcala village at the foot of Cerro de Villalta, with an 18th-19th century pulque hacienda and a San José fiesta on 19 March.
San Lorenzo Soltepec · Village
Village in Tlaxco at 2,536 m, "on the hill of the quails"; its name is shared by a fighting-bull ranch founded in 1941.
Acopinalco del Peñón · Village
Village in Tlaxco about 7 km from the town, at the foot of the Peñón del Rosario, a 3,400 m-plus rock summit for hiking and climbing.
La Magdalena Soltepec · Village
Hamlet of 640 people at 2,519 m in western Tlaxco, with a church whose stepped tower is clad in stone and tile images.
Maguey Cenizo · Village
Hamlet of 152 people at 2,601 m, born from the breakup of the Mazaquiáhuac hacienda, with a gabled chapel and a white bell tower.
Mariano Matamoros · Village
Village of 924 people at 2,544 m west of Tlaxco, with a five-tier church tower trimmed in stepped-fret patterns.
Mazaquiáhuac · Village
Hamlet of 182 people and home to the ex pulque hacienda of Concepción Mazaquiáhuac (1549), now a motorised cavalry base.
Santa María Zotoluca · Village
Tlaxco locality at 2,626 m with 243 residents in 2020, set among grazing land and cattle haciendas in northern Tlaxcala.
Tecomalucan · Village
Tlaxco locality at 2,744 m with 693 residents, known for Hacienda Santiago Tecomalucan, a former pulque hacienda.

Lakes

Presa El Muerto · Lake
A 63-hectare reservoir at 2,540 m, opened in 1987 beside José María Morelos Buenavista in Tlaxco.

Mountains

Peñón del Rosario · Mountain
A 3,400 m rock-crowned peak in the Sierra de Tlaxco, climbed from Acopinalco or El Rosario, with a ladder up the final crag.
La Peñuela · Mountain
A rocky hill east of Tlaxco popular for hiking, with wide views over the maguey plains and the Sierra de Tlaxco.

Landmarks and museums

Hacienda Xochuca · Landmark
A working pulque hacienda west of Tlaxco, below the Peña del Rosario, with maguey-field walks, a tinacal tour and tastings.
Hacienda Santa María Xalostoc · Landmark
A 16th-century pulque hacienda 4 km from Tlaxco, carefully restored and now a hotel with a restaurant; its restoration won a national prize.