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    Volcano on the horizon above farmland near Cuauhtémoc, Huamantla, Tlaxcala

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    Cuauhtémoc

    Village Huamantla, Tlaxcala Municipality of Huamantla La Malinche

    Huamantla locality founded on 2 March 1938 in honour of the last Mexica tlatoani; 1,227 people in 2020, about 5 km from the town.

    From Huamantla: 5 min by car (6 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Cuauhtémoc

    • From Huamantla: about 5 min by road (~6 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 1 h 5 min by car to Huamantla
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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 Cuauhtémoc

    Cuauhtémoc, also called Colonia Cuauhtémoc, is a locality in the municipality of Huamantla, at 2,545 metres above sea level and about 5 km (approx.) west-northwest of the centre of the municipal seat. Its founding is dated 2 March 1938, barely two months after neighbouring Benito Juárez, and its name honours Cuauhtémoc, the last tlatoani of the Mexica empire.

    The 2020 census counted 1,227 residents. Earlier censuses show a very regular progression: 221 in 1940, 306 in 1960, 499 in 1980, 825 in 2000 and 1,022 in 2010.

    With no monuments of its own on record, a visit is built around Huamantla. Parque Juárez holds the Museo Nacional del Títere, in an 18th-century mansion, and the Palacio Municipal, with Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin's mural on the founding of the town and a relief replica of the Códice de Huamantla. Farther out, La Malinche National Park, decreed in 1938, the same year Cuauhtémoc was founded, offers trails, camping areas and cabins.

    How to get to Cuauhtémoc

    Drive from Huamantla: 5 min, 6 km

    Cuauhtémoc is about 5 km (approx.) west-northwest of the centre of Huamantla, around 5 minutes by car. Huamantla is 45 km from Tlaxcala and 56 km from Puebla, reached by federal highway 136 from Apizaco or the 150D Mexico–Puebla toll road (about two hours from the capital). The Huamantla ADO terminal (Zaragoza Ote. 202) has first-class buses to Puebla and Mexico City, with Suprabus from TAPO; from Puebla the change is in Apizaco. There are no published public transport schedules to the village: take a taxi or drive from the centre of Huamantla.

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    Visiting Cuauhtémoc: what to see and do

    Walk through a locality founded on 2 March 1938 in honour of Cuauhtémoc.
    Visit the Museo Nacional del Títere in Huamantla, in an 18th-century mansion.
    See Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin's mural and the Códice de Huamantla replica in the Palacio Municipal.
    Head up to La Malinche National Park, decreed in 1938, to hike or camp.
    Come in August for the sawdust carpets of the Noche que nadie duerme.

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    Day trips and guided outings from Huamantla often include Cuauhtémoc; 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 5 min by road to Huamantla, then 5 km more to Cuauhtémoc, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Puebla (PBC), about 1 h 5 min by road from Huamantla, the base for Cuauhtémoc.

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    When to go to Cuauhtémoc cool

    Cuauhtémoc shares the climate of Huamantla, 5 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Huamantla

    Castle-like red facade of a hacienda behind a lawn and fountain near Huamantla, Tlaxcala cool
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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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