Tepotzotlán, Colonial town in State of Mexico, Mexico.
The municipality combines Spanish colonial architecture with local stone buildings at an elevation of 2300 meters northwest of Mexico City.
The Jesuits established the College of San Francisco Javier in 1580, which operated as an educational center until its closure in 1914.
The Museo Nacional del Virreinato displays extensive collections of colonial art, religious artifacts, and historical objects from New Spain within former college buildings.
Visitors can reach Tepotzotlán via the Mexico City-Querétaro highway, with a 45-minute drive from Mexico City covering 40 kilometers northwest.
The Xalpa Aqueduct, featuring 43 arches and standing at 438 meters, remains the highest structure of its type in Latin America.
Location: Tepotzotlán Municipality
Inception: 1525
Elevation above the sea: 2,300 m
Website: http://tepotzotlan.gob.mx
GPS coordinates: 19.71611,-99.22361
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:30
Museo Nacional del Virreinato
389 m
Santa Lucía Air Force Base Num 1
22 km
Tenayuca
21.2 km
Church of San Francisco Javier, Tepotzotlán
380 m
Santa Cecilia Acatitlan
19 km
Tepotzotlán Aqueduct
13.3 km
Archeological site of Malinalco
19 km
Infonavit Norte
4.6 km
National Pyrotechnic Festival
10.5 km
El Tenayo
20.7 km
Corpus Christi Cathedral, Tlalnepantla
20.1 km
St. Bonaventure Cathedral, Cuautitlán
7.1 km
Christ the King
17.6 km
Hacienda Santa Monica Museum
20.8 km
Museum Adolfo Lopez Mateos
17.2 km
Mamut de Tultepec
11.5 km
Museo Xaltocan
18.1 km
Zona Arqueológica Santa Cecilia Acatitlán
18.9 km
Tenayuca II
21 km
Letras Pueblo Mágico Tepotzotlan
405 m
Velatorios Municipales Nicolas Romero
17.1 km
Sme
15.7 km
Museo Nacional de la Pirotecnia (MUNAPI)
11.5 km
Museo Arqueológico de Coyotepec Ehecalli
7.5 km
Museo de escultura Mexica Eusebio Dávalos Hurtado
19 km
Toscana Alta La Palma
20 km
Museo del Ferrocarrilero
13.4 km
La Magdalena
16.8 kmReviews
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