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Estacion Santa Anita L8
Estación Santa Anita - Línea 8 - Metro de la Ciudad de México
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Santa Anita

Jalisco, Mexico · North America

About Santa Anita

Santa Anita sits on the route: 5 minutes from La Tijera, 55km from Tequila, Jalisco.

Santa Anita is in Jalisco, Mexico, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Tijera, about 4 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Santa Anita: Tequila, Jalisco (55 km).

Where is Santa Anita?

Santa Anita is in Jalisco, Mexico, about 4 km from La Tijera.

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Quick Information

Population
20,320
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Jalisco
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.5500, -103.4435

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Santa Anita

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

landmark

Tequila, Jalisco

The town that gives tequila its name, surrounded by UNESCO-listed blue agave fields with distillery tours off Highway 15.

55 km · about 65 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

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15 km awayPop. 26,500

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