Taking the hacienda as your point of departure, there are many sites, cities, or haciendas that can be visited in a day's excursion.  Included in this list is Cacaxtla, a prehispanic city from the 8th century, with magnificient murals, the cities of Puebla, Tlaxcala,  nearby Tlaxco, the close hacienda of Xochuca and the thermal baths of Chignahuapan, among others.

Cacaxtla - This archeological zone was discovered in 1975, and was active between 700 and 900 AD´, after the decline of nearby Teotihuacan (with its pyramids of the sun and the moon). It was founded by groups called "Olmecs-xicalancas', taking advantage of ther main trade route between Veracruz and the highland of central Mexico. The murals in Cacaxtla are some of the most exciting in the country, and show the warriors from various tribes and in various of the battles and customs of those times.

Puebal de los Angeles, one hour's drive away from the hacienda, is the city in Mexico with most churches, supposedly at least one to be visited per the 365 days of the year; two of these 17th century cathedrals have the entire altarpiece and lateral extensions covered with goldplate, a moving testimony to the faith and fervor of those times.

Tlaxcala the capital of the state of Tlaxcala, is 45 minutes'  drive away. The city has maintained its colonial aspect and tone, with a broad, central plaza, with a gazebo in the center, with concerts every Sunday.  The capi tal building has an extensive historic mural, describing the founding of the state and its history up to the 20th century, emphasizing the unique role that Tlaxcala played in Hernan Cortes' conquest of Mexico,  Surrounding the central plaza there are numerous restaurants with either continental or Mexican cuisine, in a series of arches, 'Los Arcos'.

Tlaxco, 5 minutes' drive away, with the church (parroquia) of San Agustin Tlaxco, the patron saint of the city; one of the sites features the traditional arts and crafts, the silver shop of Sra. Eva, with colonial and pre-hispanic silver earrings, pins, clips and brooches.

Hacienda Xochuca - The drink produced by the Aztecs and only served to their emperors and relkigious leaders is called pulque, a fermented cactus drink; this national drink was only replaced by beer in the late 19th century.  The preparation of pulque, how it was (and still is) made, and the maguey cactus from which it is extracted, are shown in this hacienda, about 10 minutes' drive from the hacienda Sta. Ma. Xalostoc.

About 90 minutes drive away, the city of Chignahuapan has thermal baths, either in  broad, shimmering pools, or as private 'rooms' with individual baths.

The arches of padre Tembleque.  This amazing aqueduct from the 16th century is about an hour's drive away, and shows the brick arches, each built by a separate Indian tribe, with its identifying mark on the arch.  The architects of the aqueduct had to take into accou nt the curvature of the earth in order to guarantee the proper slope for the flow of water; the highest arches are about 50 meters high. At the foot of one of the arches there's an adobe ladder, showing what was used to build the arches at that time.