Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan) is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tlayacapan, 34km from Popocatépetl.
Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan) is in Morelos, Mexico, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tlayacapan, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)?
Within an hour or so of Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan): Tepoztlán (16 km), Paso de Cortés (34 km), Popocatépetl (34 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)?
Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan) is in Morelos, Mexico, about 4 km from Tlayacapan.
Road trip
Drive to Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Worth the detour from Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Tepoztlán
A Morelos town under sheer volcanic cliffs, with a hilltop 13th-century pyramid to the pulque god reached by a steep hour's climb, a fortress-like Dominican convent, and a market known for exotic ice creams.
16 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Paso de Cortés
The 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Popocatépetl
An active 5,426 m stratovolcano southeast of Mexico City, visible from the Puebla highway; the Paso de Cortés road runs on its saddle.
34 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Six Flags México
Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
45 km · about 50 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
50 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)
34 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.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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