Morelos, Mexico · North America
Emiliano Zapata is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tres de Mayo, 35km from Malinalco.
Emiliano Zapata is in Morelos, Mexico, with about 49,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tres de Mayo, about 4 km away.
Emiliano Zapata is a city in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at 18°52′N 99°09′W. The city serves as the county seat (sede municipal) for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality is the sixth largest in the state of Morelos, with a 2020 census population ofRead more
107,053 inhabitants, and has it an area of 64.983 km2 (25.09 sq mi). The city of Emiliano Zapata had 64,084 inhabitants in 2020. The city was previously known as both San Francisco Zacualpan and San Vicente Zacualpan. It was renamed in honor of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata.
Subsidiary county seats (ayudantias) are: Tres de Mayo, (population 20,950); known principally for its ceramic, Tezoyuca (population 5,501); where a cement factory and a water park are located, Tetecalita (population 3,963), Tepetzingo (population 2,292) and Tetecalita (population 3,963).
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Within an hour or so of Emiliano Zapata: Tepoztlán (18 km), Malinalco (35 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (47 km), Six Flags México (51 km).
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Emiliano Zapata is in Morelos, Mexico, about 4 km from Tres de Mayo.
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A hillside silver-mining town with winding cobblestone streets, baroque Santa Prisca church, and centuries of silversmithing tradition.
54 km · about 65 min drive
museum
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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