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Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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San Miguel Topilejo
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
About San Miguel Topilejo
San Miguel Topilejo works well as a base: 10 minutes from San Salvador Cuauhtenco, 25km from Chapultepec Castle.
San Miguel Topilejo is in Mexico City, Mexico, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Salvador Cuauhtenco, about 6 km away.
San Miguel Topilejo is a community in the borough of Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico. It is one of the eight original villages in Tlalpan. The San Miguel Arcángel temple is in this community. Corn, oat, and vegetable cultivation form the backbone of its economy. The Corn Fair (feria del elote) is held here.
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Preparatoria Tlalpan II "Otilio Montaño" is located in the community.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near San Miguel Topilejo?
Within an hour or so of San Miguel Topilejo: Xochimilco Floating Gardens (7 km), Six Flags México (12 km), Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul) (17 km), Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (23 km).
Are there any good drives near San Miguel Topilejo?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is San Miguel Topilejo?
San Miguel Topilejo is in Mexico City, Mexico, about 6 km from San Salvador Cuauhtenco.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 34,603
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Mexico City
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.2026, -99.1419
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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 Miguel Topilejo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Six Flags México
Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
12 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
23 km · about 25 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Museo Nacional de Antropología
The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Tepoztlán
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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near San Miguel Topilejo
- 54 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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