Jilotepec Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Jilotepec
Jilotepec is a small city of about 10,000 residents, though when you count all the surrounding smaller towns and rural bedroom communities the number swells to 10 times that for the whole municipality (county). The city is officially known asJilotepec de Molina Enríquez, and was known asJilotepec de Abasolountil 1986. Jilotepec was settled byindigenousOtomi about 1,000 years ago. Like many indigenous settlements inCentral Mexico, it became a tributary of the Aztec Empire when it was conquered in 1379. Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 1560s, with Franciscan missionaries in tow. They established the town's main church, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul.
Top Attractions in Jilotepec
Explore the best things to see and do in Jilotepec:
- ★Museo de Jilotepec
- ★Parque Urbano Las Sequoias
- ★Parroquia de San Pedro y San Pablo
- ★Santuario de la Virgen de la Piedrita
Where to Stay in Jilotepec
- 🏨La Casona
- 🏨Las Carretas
- 🏨Real Jilo
- 🏨Xilonen Palace
Jilotepec Travel Guide Sections
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