Tlayacapan
A 'Magical Town' (Pueblo Mágico) where the 16th-century Monastery of St. John the Baptist is a World Heritage site, famous for its pottery and the Chinelo masked dances of Carnival.
The town keeps its red-tiled roofs, whitewashed walls and stone-paved streets. At its heart is the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, founded by the Augustinians and part of the 'Popocatépetl Monasteries' World Heritage site. The monastery has murals and a small museum. Many pottery workshops operate in town, and the central square hosts a market on weekends. During Carnival, Chinelo dancers wearing large bearded masks dance through the streets. The town is about 40 km from Cuernavaca, roughly 50 minutes by car, and can be combined with a visit to the nearby Oaxtepec hot springs.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Teopanzolco
- Ethnobotanical Garden & Museum of Traditional Medicine
- Juan Soriano Morelos Museum of Contemporary Art
- Palace of Cortés
- Plaza de Armas & Jardín Juárez
- Robert Brady Museum
- Cuernavaca Cathedral
- Jardín Borda