Village Tetlatlahuca, Tlaxcala Municipality of Tetlatlahuca Volcano Route Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl Puebla Valley
Tetlatlahuca village whose Nahuatl name means "in the wooded milpa"; church of Saint Andrew the Apostle.
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How to get to San Andrés Cuamilpa
- From Chiautempan: about 15 min by road (~13 km)
- Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 7 min by car to Huejotzingo
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About San Andrés Cuamilpa
San Andrés Cuamilpa is a village in the municipality of Tetlatlahuca, in southern Tlaxcala, at about 2,340 metres. Its name comes from Nahuatl: cuahuitl (tree), milli (milpa or cultivated field) and pan (on, in), and is read as "in the wooded milpa". Its patron is Saint Andrew the Apostle, from whom it takes its name, and its yellow church with red trim and a two-stage bell tower is the most recognisable building in the village.
Census figures show a small community for much of the 20th century: 428 people in 1900, 445 in 1970 and 851 in 1980, then growth to 1,163 in 2000, 1,444 in 2010 and 1,565 at the 2020 census. For comparison, the largest in the municipality are the seat Tetlatlahuca (4,618 people in 2020, with the church of Santa Isabel), Santa Cruz Aquiahuac (4,067) and San Bartolomé Tenango (2,123). The municipality was founded in 1822 and later lost land that became San Damián Texoloc and San Jerónimo Zacualpan.
The Catholic calendar remembers Saint Andrew on 30 November. For a day trip, the seat Tetlatlahuca and Tlaxcala city are a short distance away.
How to get to San Andrés Cuamilpa
Drive from Chiautempan: 15 min, 13 km
San Andrés Cuamilpa is in the south of the state, within the municipality of Tetlatlahuca, which borders the municipality of Tlaxcala to the northeast. From the seat Tetlatlahuca to Tlaxcala city it is about 14 km and around 29 minutes on average by road; Cuamilpa is about 6 km in a straight line from central Tlaxcala. Tlaxcala is about 42 km from Puebla and about 119 km from Mexico City. Buses run from the Puebla CAPU terminal to the Tlaxcala station (Autobuses Valles, about every 15 minutes, roughly 40 minutes). From Tlaxcala the practical way in is a taxi or local transport towards Tetlatlahuca, asking for Cuamilpa.
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From the nearest cities to San Andrés Cuamilpa
- Chiautempan · 13 km by road, 15 min
- San Martín Texmelucan · 26 km by road, 25 min
- Puebla · 32 km by road, 35 min
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Before you go to San Andrés Cuamilpa: hours, prices and tips
- Best season
- Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron: 30 November in the Catholic calendar. Wikipedia · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting San Andrés Cuamilpa: what to see and do
The church of Saint Andrew the Apostle, with yellow-and-red facade and bell tower.
The plaza and churchyard, with its volcanic-stone wall.
The fields behind the name "in the wooded milpa".
The church of Santa Isabel in Tetlatlahuca, the municipal seat.
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San Bartolomé Tenango · Village · 2 km away
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San Damián Texóloc · Town · 2 km away
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San Diego Metepec · Town · 3 km away
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San Jerónimo Zacualpan · Town · 3 km away
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San Juan Huactzinco · Town · 4 km away
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San Lucas Cuauhtelulpan · Town · 4 km away
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Santa María Acuitlapilco · Town · 4 km away
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Tetlatlahuca · Town · 4 km away
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