Malinalco
Malinalco holds one of Mexico's most striking Aztec monuments: the Cuauhcalli, or House of Eagles, a sanctuary for the Eagle and Jaguar warrior elite carved directly into the rock face of the Cerro de los Idolos in the 1470s. The town is also a designated Pueblo Mágico in the State of Mexico, long associated with shamanism and sorcery through the legend of the goddess Malinalxochitl. Nearby Chalma draws religious pilgrims to a shrine housing a Black Christ figure, the second-most visited in Mexico after the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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- Population8,045
- Nearest water from center 4.6 km2.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.5 km2.8 mi
Malinalco: quick answers
Where is Malinalco?
Malinalco is in Mexico, about 28 km17 miles in a straight line from Cuernavaca.
How do you get to Malinalco?
The nearest airport is Toluca (TLC), about 1 hr 29 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Malinalco?
The warmest month is April, averaging 20°C68°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 15°C59°F. The wettest month is June, with about 328 mm12.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Malinalco?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 9 restaurants, 2 cafés and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Malinalco?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Los Tejocotes, Taxco and La Lupita.