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Puebla
A UNESCO-listed colonial city famous for its Talavera tiles, baroque churches, mole poblano cuisine, and views of snow-capped volcanoes.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Apizaco
Tlaxcala, Mexico · North America
About Apizaco
Apizaco sits on the route: 10 minutes from Yauhquemehcan, 43km from Great Pyramid of Cholula.
Apizaco is in Tlaxcala, Mexico, with about 50,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Yauhquemehcan, about 4 km away.
Apizaco is a city in Apizaco Municipality located near the geographic center of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala. Those seeking to reach the port of Veracruz by railroad from Mexico City must travel through Apizaco. The city began because of itsRead more
location on this railroad.
Universities in Apizaco include the Technological Institute of Apizaco (Instituto Tecnológico de Apizaco), and most recently, the University of the Valley of Tlaxcala (Universidad del Valle de Tlaxcala)
The city is the second in importance after the capital city, Tlaxcala. It is of major commercial and trade value to the state because it is halfway on the road between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz.
The census of 2005 reported a population of 49,459 in the city of Apizaco, while the municipality had 73,097 inhabitants. The city is the second largest in the state in population, behind only Villa Vicente Guerrero. The municipality has an area of 56.83 km² (21.94 sq mi) and includes a small number of other communities, the largest of which are Santa Anita Huiloac, Santa María Texcalac, and San Luis Apizaquito.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Apizaco?
Within an hour or so of Apizaco: Puebla (42 km), Puebla Cathedral (42 km), Museo Amparo (42 km), Great Pyramid of Cholula (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Apizaco?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Apizaco?
Apizaco is in Tlaxcala, Mexico, about 4 km from Yauhquemehcan.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 49,506
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Tlaxcala
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.4133, -98.1436
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Apizaco
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Puebla Cathedral
A Renaissance cathedral on Puebla's Zócalo with Mexico's tallest bell towers, in a UNESCO-listed historic centre off Highway 150D.
42 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Museo Amparo
Two 16th–18th-century buildings in central Puebla housing one of Mexico's finest pre-Hispanic collections alongside colonial art, with a modern rooftop terrace looking straight across at the cathedral towers and Popocatépetl.
42 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Great Pyramid of Cholula
The largest pyramid by volume in the world, topped by a Spanish colonial church, with tunnels revealing layers of ancient construction.
43 km · about 50 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo Miguel E. Abed
A Mexican circuit at Amozoc de Mota near Puebla with both a road course and an oval, home to NASCAR Mexico and set against the volcanic backdrop of the central highlands.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Apizaco
- 64 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.
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