Morelos, Mexico · North America
Lázaro Cárdenas (El Empalme) is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Amatlán de Quetzalcoatl, 43km from Popocatépetl.
Lázaro Cárdenas (El Empalme) is in Morelos, Mexico, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Amatlán de Quetzalcoatl, about 5 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Lázaro Cárdenas (El Empalme): Tepoztlán (10 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (37 km), Popocatépetl (43 km), Paso de Cortés (44 km).
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Lázaro Cárdenas (El Empalme) is in Morelos, Mexico, about 5 km from Amatlán de Quetzalcoatl.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
37 km · about 45 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
44 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.
45 km · about 50 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.
49 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
racetrack
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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