racetrack
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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San José las Palmas
México, Mexico · North America
About San José las Palmas
San José las Palmas works well as a base: 27km from Chapultepec Castle.
San José las Palmas is in México, Mexico, with about 8,200 people. You drive on the right here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near San José las Palmas?
Within an hour or so of San José las Palmas: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (17 km), Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) (22 km), Xochimilco Floating Gardens (22 km), Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (22 km).
Are there any good drives near San José las Palmas?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is San José las Palmas?
San José las Palmas is in México, Mexico.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,203
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- México
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.3672, -98.9337
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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 San José las Palmas
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)
One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.
22 km · about 25 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.
23 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Casa de los Azulejos
An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
24 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Chapultepec Castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near San José las Palmas
- 44 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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