About the Hike: The entire Cemino de Juarez is a comemorative trail, inagurated by AMLO in March of 2024, to honor the walk the late President Benito Juarez made as a young man from his hometown in Guelatao to the city to find his sister.

The trail is paved with a mixture of cement and river rock, in some part the middle was left as dirt, and can include steps in some places.

Our hike today is a point to point hike from El Estudiante, a curve in the road by Tierra Colorada, and we walk downhill into Tlalixtac.

Driving Time: 60 minutes

Type/Difficulty: Countryside / Easy to Moderate

Hike Type: Point to Point hike

Starting elevation: 6561 feet/ 2000 meters

Distance: 5.3 miles /8.5 KM

Elevation Change:+162 ft / -1225 ft / +49 m / - 373 m

Additional Fee: n/a

Meal: Lunch by the reservoir in Huayapam

Time frame: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Please arrive at the boarding location at least 15 minutes before departure.

Meeting & Return Point: Calle de Los Libres, between Zarate and San Martin, directly behind the Grand Fiesta Americana Hotel. See map on the hiking introduction page.