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El Caracol (State of Mexico)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 427 inhabitants of Estado de México.

The town of El Caracol (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Lerma. There are 427 inhabitants and it is 2,569 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Metepec is 21 minutes away by car (15 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #59 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Caracol, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 58% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Caracol is located at 2.6 kilometers from Lerma de Villada, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Caracol.

#1 Where is El Caracol? How to go? Map

Online map of El Caracol in Estado de México, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Caracol (Estado de México) is 427 inhabitants

Population data in El Caracol (State of Mexico)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	211	216	427
2010	82	72	154
2005	48	42	90

Evolution of the population in El Caracol: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.2	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México:	1.87%	3.25%
Illiterate population:	3.28%	1.95%
Illiterate population (men):	1.41%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	1.87%	3.66%
Schooling level:	9.62	8.82
Schooling level (men):	9.91	8.39
Schooling level (women):	9.32	9.11

Indigenous culture data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Caracol, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Estado de México, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	43.79%	31.17%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	51.39%	44.44%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	36.02%	19.51%
Number of inhabited private housings:	95	42
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	97.89%	97.06%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	98.95%	88.24%
Homes with a radio:	24.21%	88.24%
Homes with a television:	95.79%	94.12%
Homes with a refrigerator:	82.11%	64.71%
Homes with a washing machine:	69.47%	35.29%
Homes with a car:	29.47%	32.35%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	22.11%	14.71%
Homes with landline telephone:	15.79%	8.82%
Homes with cell phones:	89.47%	61.76%
Homes with Internet:	57.89%	5.88%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Caracol (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Estado de México, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Caracol

With the satellite map of El Caracol will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Lerma. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Caracol.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caracol

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Caracol, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Caracol so you can contact them:

• HOTEL LERMA DE OCOYOACAC: 3 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
• HOTEL OLIVER INN BUSSINES CLASS: 3 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
• AUTO HOTEL VILLAMIRO: 3 km away, direction Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• POSADA ALEX: 5 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Caracol

Want to know what to see in El Caracol if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Caracol.
Las mejores montes de El Caracol para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Pie de Moctezuma (2795 meters): 7.3 km walk (102 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro San Miguel (2682 meters): 7.6 km walk (134 minutes), heading East.
• Loma El Tío Lico (2591 meters): 9.0 km walk (180 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Virgen (2949 meters): 9.2 km walk (178 minutes), heading Northeast.

Magical Towns near El Caracol to discover the Mexican culture:

• Metepec (México): Don't miss "Plaza Juárez", 21 km, heading West (15 minutes by car)
• Malinalco (México): Don't miss "Centro ceremonial Cuauhtinchán", 61 km, heading South (56 minutes by car)

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Caracol?:

• San Antonio el Llanito (1310 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• San Pedro Cholula (9757 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• San Pedro Tultepec (15052 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• Estación Maclovio Herrera (28 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Estado de México)

In El Caracol there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Caracol, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Caracol (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	24	19	43
Youth (6-14 years)	40	45	85
Adults (15-59 years)	126	132	258
Elderly (60+ years)	21	20	41

#7 Pictures of El Caracol

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Caracol? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Caracol.
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