Town Chiautempan, Tlaxcala Municipality of Chiautempan La Malinche
Chiautempan's second-largest locality, with a church claimed as the first hermitage in the Americas and the Walnut Fair each August.
From Chiautempan: 10 min by car (6 km by road) How to get there ↓
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How to get to San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
- From Chiautempan: about 10 min by road (~6 km)
- Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 1 h 16 min by car to Ixtenco
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About San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac is the second-largest locality in the municipality of Chiautempan after the seat, Santa Ana Chiautempan, with 4,447 inhabitants in the 2020 census. It sits on the flank of La Malinche at about 2,400 metres, with San Pedro Xochiteotla to the north, San Pedro Tlalcualpan to the south and Chiautempan to the west. People here work the land and, above all, in the textile industry.
According to local tradition, Tlaxcalans founded the town in 1380, and a group that left from here settled the lowlands by the rivers where Chiautempan grew. The chronicles say a temple to the water deity Matlalcueye stood on the site (other authors link it to the goddess Toci); Fray Martín de Valencia tore it down and put up an image of San Bartolomé. Hence the church is billed as the "First Hermitage of the Americas", around 1524. Inside are a small museum of pre-Hispanic and colonial history, an image of San Bartolomé said to have been brought from Spain with indigenous craftsmanship, bells made from Apizaco railway rail and a Sacred Heart altar. The modern parish holds a replica of Our Lady of Ocotlán.
The feast is 24 August, with turkey mole offered by the mayordomía; the following Sunday the fiscalía hosts the neighbouring villages. The fair is called the Walnut Fair because nearly every house has walnut trees and the Castilian walnut is harvested around those dates; in 2014, its 38th edition, it ran 17 to 31 August with horse races, a bull-ring event and a balloon show. There is also a carnival with cuadrillas and huehues in four groups.
How to get to San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
Drive from Chiautempan: 10 min, 6 km
San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac lies just outside Santa Ana Chiautempan, on the flank of La Malinche, about 28 km from Puebla (roughly 30 minutes by car); the nearest pueblo on our list is Ixtenco, roughly 23 km and 25 minutes. From Tlaxcala city the road goes through Chiautempan, the municipality it belongs to, and then climbs to the village; ask at the Tlaxcala bus terminal or in Chiautempan for the colectivo to Cuahuixmatlac, as. During the Walnut Fair at the end of August thousands of visitors come, so leave the car away from the centre. The church and the community presidency are in the middle of the village.
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From the nearest cities to San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
- Chiautempan · 6 km by road, 10 min
- Huamantla · 35 km by road, 35 min
- San Martín Texmelucan · 38 km by road, 35 min
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Neighbourhoods and villages of San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
Part of San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac or just outside it, closest first.
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San Pedro Tlalcuapan · Town · 2 km from the centre
Chiautempan locality on the slopes of La Malinche, once called Melendeztla, with two churches and a Nahuatl wedding dance. -
San Pedro Xochiteotla · Town · 2 km from the centre
Village in Chiautempan with 2,868 people in 2020, once a blanket-weaving place, with its San Pedro fiesta on 29 June. -
San José Aztatla · Town · 3 km from the centre
Contla village at the foot of La Malinche, with a 19th-century church of bare-stone towers and cantera angels, a jagüey pond and a 19 March saint's day. -
San Rafael Tepatlaxco · Village · 3 km from the centre
Village in Chiautempan on the slope of La Malinche at 2,540 m; 2,213 people in 2020, with Archangel Raphael as patron since 1916. -
Contla · Town · 4 km from the centre
San Bernardino Contla, a weaving town on La Malinche's slopes, home of the saltillo sarape and of Tlaxcala's Revolution, with a catrín carnival. -
San Felipe Cuauhtenco · Village · 4 km from the centre
Fifth section of Contla on La Malinche's northeast slope; a Nahuatl-speaking village of weavers and farmers with a feast for San Felipe de Jesús on 5 February. -
San Francisco Tetlanohcan · Town · 4 km from the centre
Seat of a municipality at 2,420 m on the slopes of La Malinche: St Francis church with a clock, carnival camadas and woollen textiles.
Day trips and tours from San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
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Before you go: getting to and around San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
- The nearest airport is Puebla (PBC).
- The best months to go are February, March, November, and December.
- 3 of the places on this page are more than 3 km from the centre: take a taxi, a ride-hailing app or a local bus.
- For day trips a rental car gives the most freedom; the tours above leave from San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac.
Before you go to San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac: hours, prices and tips
- Best season
- Feast of San Bartolomé on 24 August; Walnut Fair in August; carnival near Ash Wednesday. Wikipedia y blog comunitario · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac: what to see and do
Church of San Bartolomé, billed as the first hermitage in the Americas, with its small museum
The image of San Bartolomé and the Sacred Heart altar inside
Modern parish with the replica of Our Lady of Ocotlán
Walnut Fair around 24 August, with turkey mole and Castilian walnuts
Carnival with cuadrillas and huehues in four groups
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Day trips around Ixtenco sometimes stop in San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.
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Flights
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When to go to San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac cool
San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac shares the climate of Ixtenco, 23 km away. The best months to visit are February, March, November, and December.
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The closest Pueblo Mágico: Ixtenco
Ixtenco is the Pueblo Mágico closest to San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac, with places to stay, food, and more to see.
Also close to
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Near San Bartolomé Cuahuixmatlac
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