Town founded by groups Olmec and Nahuatl. Cortes defeated in 1520 and in 1524 the parcel was given to Christopher Pacheco. For 824 became part of the state of Puebla. In 1895 he was a free municipality.
In the municipal seat of Tochimilco there is a very beautiful Temple and a former Franciscan convent of the Assumption of Our Lady was founded by Fray Diego de Olarte and built in 1560.
Tochimilco is located about 38 kilometers east of the capital of the state (Puebla), is 30 minutes drive as the first leg taking the toll road and 45 if the first way is taken as the federal highway. You have to cross the town of Atlixco, after San Pedro Ocoyucan and has arrived.
The altitude of 2,060 above sea level and the location is a transition from the temperate climates of the Valley of Atlixco, the cold of the highlands of the Sierra Nevada, this makes the average temperature ranges between 12 and 18 ° C .
Its people are quiet, despite having hosted and scene of several conflicts that have been part of larger context and historical landmarks such as the conquest of Mexico and its revolution, a century apart each.
The cultural and tourist attractions, are inherited from history that the people have. Is the Temple and a former Franciscan convent of the Assumption of Our Lady, the aqueduct "Los Arcos" and nursery located at the entrance to town on the road.
Access roads
Carretera Fed. or Highway 190 (via Atlixcayotl) to pass Atlixco, continuing signs of a secondary road.
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