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Tecapulco Destination Guide

Delve into Tecapulco in Mexico

Tecapulco in the region of Guerrero is a city in Mexico - some 73 mi or ( 118 km ) South-West of Mexico City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Tecapulco

Current time in Tecapulco is now 06:23 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Xoloztoc, Tonalapa del Rio, Toluca, Tlamacazapa, and Puebla. While being here, make sure to check out Xoloztoc . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tecapulco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Taxco, Guerrero, MX

4:25 min by revansatoda
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A few shots of this picturesque town. revansatoda atoda.com ..

Touring the Silver City of Taxco, Mexico

26:02 min by rvr2
Views: 1942 Rating: 4.00

Recorded January 8: Walking around the silver city and checking out the local silver shops and artesinies.. ..


Beetle Ballet - Taxco, Mexico

3:55 min by TransAmericasJourney
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See our blog post on Taxco, Mexico (su.pr trans-americas.com Funny video of the dance vehicles, including the ever present VW Beetle taxi, have to do in order to navigate the tiny lanes of Taxco, the ..

LXXII FERIA NACIONAL DE LA PLATA CARRERA DE BURROS

3:20 min by nava22mx
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LA CARRERA DE LOS BURROS DE LA PLAZA BORDA A LA PLAZUELA DE SAN JUAN EN LA FERIA NACIONAL DE LA PLATA EN TAXCO ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Taxco

Taxco de Alarcón (usually referred to as simply “Taxco”) is a small city and administrative center of a municipality of the same name located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The name Taxco is most likely derived from the Nahuatl word tlacheco, which means “place of the ballgame. ” However, one interpretation has the name coming from the word tatzco which means “where the father of the water is,” due to the high waterfall near the town center on Atatzin Mountain.

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Located at 18.56 -99.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guerrero

Santa Prisca Church (Taxco)

The Church of Santa Prisca is a colonial monument is located in the city of Taxco de Alarcón, in the northern state of Guerrero, Mexico. This is a building built in the 1750s (more precisely, between 1751 and 1758), dedicated to the Catholic religion in that population whose main activity was -and remains- mining Plate. The construction was ordered by the Catalan miner José de la Borda, one of the most prosperous of the region of Taxco in the 18th century.

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Located at 18.56 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Baroque architecture in Mexico, Religious buildings completed in 1758, Spanish Colonial architecture in Mexico, Visitor attractions in Guerrero

Iguala

The historic city of Iguala de la Independencia is located 102 km from state capital Chilpancingo in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It stands on Federal Highway 95. Iguala is the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name, located in the north-central part of the state. The city had a 2005 census population of 110,390 and the municipality 128,444. The area of the municipality is 567.1 km . The city is the third-largest community in the state, after Acapulco and Chilpancingo.

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Located at 18.35 -99.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guerrero