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Santa María Chimalhuacán

México, Mexico · North America

About Santa María Chimalhuacán

Santa María Chimalhuacán works well as a base: 5 minutes from Santa Martha, 24km from Chapultepec Castle.

Santa María Chimalhuacán is in México, Mexico, with about 71,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Santa Martha, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Santa María Chimalhuacán?

Within an hour or so of Santa María Chimalhuacán: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (15 km), Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (19 km), Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) (19 km), Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (19 km).

Are there any good drives near Santa María Chimalhuacán?

The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.

Where is Santa María Chimalhuacán?

Santa María Chimalhuacán is in México, Mexico, about 4 km from Santa Martha.

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Quick Information

Population
70,519
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
México
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.4215, -98.9504

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Santa María Chimalhuacán

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.

15 km · about 30 min drive

cathedral

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site, receiving over 10 million visitors annually.

19 km · about 20 min 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.

19 km · about 20 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.

19 km · about 20 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.

20 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.

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.

24 km · about 30 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.

24 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Santa María Chimalhuacán

  • 49 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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