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Puebla
A UNESCO-listed colonial city famous for its Talavera tiles, baroque churches, mole poblano cuisine, and views of snow-capped volcanoes.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Papalotla
Tlaxcala, Mexico · North America
About Papalotla
Papalotla works well as a base: 10 minutes from Almecatla, 47km from Popocatépetl.
Papalotla is in Tlaxcala, Mexico, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Almecatla, about 4 km away.
Papalotla de Xicohténcatl is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Papalotla?
Within an hour or so of Papalotla: Puebla (14 km), Puebla Cathedral (14 km), Museo Amparo (14 km), Great Pyramid of Cholula (16 km).
Are there any good drives near Papalotla?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Papalotla?
Papalotla is in Tlaxcala, Mexico, about 4 km from Almecatla.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,969
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Tlaxcala
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.1686, -98.2039
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Papalotla
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Puebla Cathedral
A Renaissance cathedral on Puebla's Zócalo with Mexico's tallest bell towers, in a UNESCO-listed historic centre off Highway 150D.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Museo Amparo
Two 16th–18th-century buildings in central Puebla housing one of Mexico's finest pre-Hispanic collections alongside colonial art, with a modern rooftop terrace looking straight across at the cathedral towers and Popocatépetl.
14 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Great Pyramid of Cholula
The largest pyramid by volume in the world, topped by a Spanish colonial church, with tunnels revealing layers of ancient construction.
16 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo Miguel E. Abed
A Mexican circuit at Amozoc de Mota near Puebla with both a road course and an oval, home to NASCAR Mexico and set against the volcanic backdrop of the central highlands.
27 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Paso de Cortés
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Popocatépetl
An active 5,426 m stratovolcano southeast of Mexico City, visible from the Puebla highway; the Paso de Cortés road runs on its saddle.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Papalotla
- 47 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.
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