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    Benito Juárez

    Town Benito Juárez, Tlaxcala

    Railway and pulque country in northern Tlaxcala, minutes from Apan, with a hacienda, a station and paper balloons.

    From San Martín Texmelucan: 40 min by car (48 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Day trips around Tlaxco sometimes stop in Benito Juárez; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    How to get to Benito Juárez

    • From San Martín Texmelucan: about 40 min by road (~48 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 1 h 6 min by car to Tlaxco
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    Private Transportation from Benito Juarez Airport CDMX to Puebla ★ 5.0 (1) 0–2.5 h From US$175
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    About Benito Juárez

    Benito Juárez is the seat of the municipality of the same name, at the far north of Tlaxcala, at about 2,535 metres and very close to Apan, Hidalgo. At the 2020 census the locality had 6,185 inhabitants, according to Wikipedia and INEGI data. The municipality is one of the state's youngest: a decree of the state Congress on 9 October 1995 split it from Sanctórum de Lázaro Cárdenas. Besides the seat it has only Álvaro Obregón, with 864 people, and a two-person ranch.

    Its history is tied to the haciendas of the high plateau. San Nicolás El Grande, a kilometre from town, keeps its granary, pulque-making hall, chapel and the owner's house, and it was devoted to farming, livestock and pulque. In October 1914 there was fighting at that hacienda and at Zoquiapan during the Revolution. At the entrance to the municipality stands Iturbide station, a 19th-century red-stone building, and the railway line crosses the territory.

    The economy was agricultural, with barley for breweries, and the municipality is known for fireworks, balloons and tissue-paper kites. Carnival starts a week before Ash Wednesday and closes with a dance in the square. San Benito is celebrated on 21 March, though his day is 17 January, and on 31 May the Sacred Heart is honoured with fireworks, morning serenades, barbacoa and black mole. The table also offers mixiote, maguey worms and capulin and tejocote preserves.

    How to get to Benito Juárez

    Drive from San Martín Texmelucan: 40 min, 48 km

    Benito Juárez is at the far north of Tlaxcala, about 1.5 km from Apan, Hidalgo, and about 32 km from Tlaxco (approx.). From Tlaxcala city it is roughly 50 minutes to a little over an hour by car, depending on the route. There is no direct bus from the capital: Autotransportes de Hidalgo runs two daily buses from Tlaxcala to Calpulalpan (about an hour), and from there a taxi to Benito Juárez takes about 33 minutes. Another option is to reach Apan: buses leave Apizaco about every 30 minutes (around an hour), and from Mexico City the Calpulalpan terminal has Texcoco-line buses to TAPO. Schedules change, so confirm them first. Ask for Iturbide station, which is at the entrance.

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    Before you go to Benito Juárez: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    Carnival from a week before Ash Wednesday; San Benito on 21 March; Sacred Heart festival on 31 May. Guía Turística México · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Benito Juárez: what to see and do

    Visit the San Nicolás El Grande hacienda, with its granary, pulque hall and chapel.
    See Iturbide station, in red stone, at the entrance to the municipality.
    Watch where the railway line crosses the territory.
    Look for the tissue-paper balloons and kites and the fireworks made here.
    Come at carnival or on 31 May and try the barbacoa and black mole.

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    When to go to Benito Juárez cool

    Benito Juárez shares the climate of Tlaxco, 32 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.

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