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Acolman de Netzahualcoyotl Attractions

 
How to get there

From Mexico City by bus from Terminal Indios Verdes; by car on the MEX 85 then, after about 40km/25mi (10km/6mi before Teotihuacán), MEX 85D.

The magnificent San Agustín de Acolman, an archetypal 16th c. New Spanish fortified convent founded by Augustinian monks, is located on a plateau north-east of Mexico City. Although the overall impression is Iberian Gothic, the façade of the convent church provides an outstanding example of the Renaissance-influenced Plateresque style.

History The fortress-like appearance of the Acolman convent (Náhuatl: "encircled by water") testifies to the unsettled times immediately following the Conquest.

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The convent façade is a pure Plateresque style, with unique characteristics that are not seen in other parts of Mexico.

Acolman de Netzahualcoyotl Surroundings

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