Morelos, Mexico · North America
Jiutepec is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tres de Mayo, 34km from Malinalco.
Jiutepec is in Morelos, Mexico, with about 220,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tres de Mayo, about 4 km away.
Jiutepec is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos.
The name Jiutepec comes from the Nahuatl name Xiutepetl, which means "the precious stones hill".
The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. Over recent decades Jiutepec has merged intoRead more
neighboring Cuernavaca so that on its northeasterly edges it forms one geographically contiguous urban area with the latter. The Cuernavaca metropolitan area not only includes these two municipalities, but also Temixco, Emiliano Zapata, Xochitepec, and Tepoztlán municipalities, for a total population of 1,027,562 (February 2018 figure also includes Huitzilac and Tlaltizapán).
According to the 2015 census the city of Jiutepec had a population of 153,704 while the municipality reported 214,137 inhabitants. The city and the municipality rank second in population in the state, behind the city and municipality of Cuernavaca. The municipality has an area of 70.45 km2 (27.20 sq mi).
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Within an hour or so of Jiutepec: Tepoztlán (14 km), Malinalco (34 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (43 km), Six Flags México (46 km).
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Jiutepec 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.
Full driving guide for Mexico8 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
46 km · about 55 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A hillside silver-mining town with winding cobblestone streets, baroque Santa Prisca church, and centuries of silversmithing tradition.
58 km · about 65 min drive
racetrack
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
59 km · about 70 min drive
castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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