Morelos, Mexico · North America
Cuautla is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Mixtlalcingo, 40km from Popocatépetl.
Cuautla is in Morelos, Mexico, with about 160,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mixtlalcingo, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Cuautla: Tepoztlán (26 km), Popocatépetl (40 km), Paso de Cortés (43 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (53 km).
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Cuautla is in Morelos, Mexico, about 4 km from Mixtlalcingo.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
An active 5,426 m stratovolcano southeast of Mexico City, visible from the Puebla highway; the Paso de Cortés road runs on its saddle.
40 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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