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Municipality in State of Mexico, Mexico
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Amecameca de Juárez is a sleepy town of 31,000 people (2010) south of Mexico City, in the State of Mexico between Mexico City and the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanos of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This area is popular with weekend visitors from Mexico City, Puebla and Morelos to enjoy the scenery of the mountains, eat local foods, visit the Sanctuary of the Señor del Sacromonte, the Panohaya Hacienda and other attractions. It is on the Ruta de los Volcanes tourist route.
Extremely cheap. Clean, bare, unheated rooms with tile floors and old, battered furniture. Private baths with hot water. Some rooms have televisions.
By car
From Toluca: Get to Lerma passing through La Marquesa, go to Mexico City through Constituents, towards the Periférico, go through Mixcoac and Circuito Interior towards Churubusco, reach Calzada…
The town is small enough to be easily walkable, but there are also taxis, as well as lots of ciclotaxis on the streets.
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