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A low level aerial view of Rodeo, New Mexico from the southwest. The cropped mountain (flat top) is the highpoint of the en:Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County), Gray Mountain, which is due east of Rodeo. (Clickable to High-Res; the straight-line road extension, north, is a gas pipeline, unimproved service road, through the mountains. A small escarpment due southeast is visible on right, and is on Atlas's, or topo maps.)
Estación El Rodeo
Colonia El Rodeo, Iztacalco, Mexico City.
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El Rodeo

Morelos, Mexico · North America

About El Rodeo

El Rodeo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Miacatlán, 26km from Malinalco.

El Rodeo is in Morelos, Mexico, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Miacatlán, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near El Rodeo?

Within an hour or so of El Rodeo: Malinalco (26 km), Tepoztlán (33 km), Taxco (39 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (58 km).

Are there any good drives near El Rodeo?

The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.

Where is El Rodeo?

El Rodeo is in Morelos, Mexico, about 4 km from Miacatlán.

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Quick Information

Population
1,278
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Morelos
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
18.7786, -99.3227

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from El Rodeo

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Malinalco

Site of the Cuauhcalli, or House of Eagles: one of the very few temples in the Americas carved directly out of solid bedrock, reached by 400 steps up the Hill of the Idols above a quiet colonial town.

26 km · about 30 min 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.

33 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Taxco

A hillside silver-mining town with winding cobblestone streets, baroque Santa Prisca church, and centuries of silversmithing tradition.

39 km · about 45 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.

58 km · about 65 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.

59 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near El Rodeo

  • 79 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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16 km awayPop. 17,966

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