To the north is the State of Mexico, south is Cuautla, east is Yecapixtla, and west are Tlayacapan and Yautepec.

Moctezuma Ilhuicamina expanded his conquests in the Morelos valley include to Atlatlahucan, which was forced to pay tribute to the Aztec sovereign.

A monastery was founded in 1570, although the actual date may be a bit later because the town was still subject to Totolapan at that time.

[4] On August 24, 1964, the town was the site of an explosion that killed 37 people and injured 40 others, after a stockpile of fireworks went off prematurely while stored next to two tanks of butane.

[8] The state office of DIF sent food and water to vulnerable groups of people in eight municipalities including Atlatlahucan on May 26.

[12] The monastery of San Mateo Atlatahucan was founded by Fray Jorge de Avila of the order of the Augustinians (1570?

The façade of the church has an undecorated arched door; above that is a rectangular coral window set in a niche surrounded by small pilasters.

The cloister is simple and austere, without luxury or decorations, in sharp contrast to the public areas of the church, tower, open chapel, and capillas posas used for unbaptized Indigenous.

According to Catholic tradition, Jesus made twelve appearances between his Resurrection and Ascension.

Water resources include the ravine of El Salto or Totolapan (waterfall), which joins the Arroyo del Bosque (stream of the woods) in Oaxtepec, and the ravine that flows into the Yautepec River.

The fauna are white-tailed deer, raccoon, skunks, squirrels, volcanic mice, puma or mountain lion, Moctezuma quail, mountain hen, bellotera pigeon, blue magpie, goldfinch, Florida mulatto, red spring, rattlesnake, rat viper, frogs, and lizards.