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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Chicoloapan
México, Mexico · North America
About Chicoloapan
Chicoloapan works well as a base: 10 minutes from Montecillo, 29km from Chapultepec Castle.
Chicoloapan is in México, Mexico, with about 170,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Montecillo, about 5 km away.
Chicoloapan de Juárez is the municipal seat and largest city in the municipality of Chicoloapan in State of Mexico, Mexico. It is located in the eastern part of the state, just east of Chimalhuacán and northeast of the Federal District (Distrito Federal), within the Greater Mexico City urban area.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Chicoloapan?
Within an hour or so of Chicoloapan: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (20 km), Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (24 km), Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) (24 km), Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Chicoloapan?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Chicoloapan?
Chicoloapan is in México, Mexico, about 5 km from Montecillo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 172,919
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- México
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.4169, -98.9020
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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 Chicoloapan
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)
One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.
24 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.
24 km · about 30 min drive
restaurant
Casa de los Azulejos
An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.
25 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
28 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Chapultepec Castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Chicoloapan
- 46 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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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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