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    Satellite view of Velazco, Tlaxcala

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    Velazco

    Village Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala Municipality of Xaloztoc La Malinche

    A colonia founded in 1948 in the municipality of Xaloztoc, at 2,490 m and among the farthest from the municipal seat.

    From Huamantla: 20 min by car (18 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Velazco

    • From Huamantla: about 20 min by road (~18 km)
    • Nearest airport: Puebla (PBC), 1 h 5 min by car to Huamantla
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    About Velazco

    Velazco is a colonia in the municipality of Xaloztoc, in eastern Tlaxcala, at roughly 2,490 metres above sea level. Its founding date is on record: 11 October 1948. It is one of the youngest settlements in the area and the census shows its growth: 101 people in 1950, 226 in 1970, 512 in 1990, 858 in 2010 and 1,015 at the 2020 census, which puts it among the five most populous localities in the municipality. The municipal description lists it, together with the colonia José López Portillo, as one of those farthest from the main population centre.

    The seat, San Cosme Xaloztoc, is about 4.6 km away, and neighbouring localities include Guadalupe Texmolac (about 3.5 km north), colonia José López Portillo (about 4 km) and Santa Cruz Zacatzontetla. The land is open plain with low hills, a temperate climate with summer rain, and small peaks such as Quimicho (2,739 m) nearby. Velazco has no hotels; the closest ones are on the Apizaco side.

    No patron-saint festival is published for the colonia. For the area's celebrations, the municipal fair of Xaloztoc is held on 26 September for Saints Cosmas and Damian, known as the Feria del Mariachi, with fireworks on the first Sunday afterwards. Pyrotechnics and costumes for dancers are the municipality's best-known crafts.

    How to get to Velazco

    Drive from Huamantla: 20 min, 18 km

    Velazco is about 4.6 km from Xaloztoc, the municipal seat, in eastern Tlaxcala. By car, Huamantla is about 23 minutes away and, according to Pueblos de América, Tlaxco about 35 minutes and Ixtenco about 34. By public transport the usual way is to reach Xaloztoc first and continue from there; there are no published schedules or lines for that last stretch, so ask in the seat. There is no lodging in the colonia: the closest hotels are toward Apizaco, 7 to 15 km away.

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    Before you go to Velazco: hours, prices and tips

    Best season
    Xaloztoc municipal fair on 26 September (Saints Cosmas and Damian); Preciosa Sangre on 1 July in the seat. Wikipedia (Municipio de Xaloztoc) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting Velazco: what to see and do

    Views of the low hills around, such as Quimicho (2,739 m), about 4.6 km to the southeast.
    Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Xaloztoc, 18th century, with a Latin-cross plan.
    Xaloztoc's municipal fair on 26 September, with fireworks.
    Ruins of the Tochac and La Concepción haciendas, in the municipality.

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    When to go to Velazco cool

    Velazco shares the climate of Huamantla, 16 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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