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Texcoco (altepetl)

Texcoco was a major Acolhua city-state in the central Mexican plateau region of Mesoamerica during the Late Postclassic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. It was situated on the eastern bank of Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico, to the northeast of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. The site of pre-Columbian Texcoco is now subsumed by the modern Mexican municipio of Texcoco and its major settlement, the city formally known as Texcoco de Mora.

Located at 19.5294, -98.8967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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San Salvador Atenco

San Salvador Atenco is the municipal seat of Atenco, in the Mexican state of Mexico. The name "Atenco" comes from a Nahuatl phrase meaning "place on the edge of water".

Located at 19.5167, -98.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chiconcuac de Juárez

Chiconcuac de Juárez, typically referred to simply as Chiconcuac, is a town and municipio in the state of Mexico, approximately 10 kilometers north of Texcoco de Mora. The name Chiconcuac derives from the Aztec word Chicome Coatl, “Seven snakes”, which was a date on the Aztec calendar.

Located at 19.55, -98.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Texcoco, State of Mexico

Texcoco is a city and municipality located in the State of Mexico, 25 km northeast of Mexico City. In the pre-Hispanic era, this was a major Aztec city on the shores of Lake Texcoco. After the Conquest, the city was initially the second most important after Mexico City, but its importance faded over time, becoming more rural in character.

Located at 19.52, -98.88 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Paleontological Museum in Tocuila

The Paleontological Museum in Tocuila (Museo Paleontológico en Tocuila) displays part of one of the richest deposits of Late Pleistocene fauna in America. International groups of archeologists discovered a large quantity of bones, mainly mammoth remains, estimated to be 11,000 to 12,000 years old, in an ancient river mouth that used to flow into the Lake Texcoco.

Located at 19.5203, -98.9078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Santa Isabel Ixtapan

Santa Isabel Ixtapan is a community which is part of the municipality of San Salvador Atenco in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It has 4,125 inhabitants and lies 2,240 meters above sea level. The area is known for having one of the largest and best-studied mammoth kill sites in the Valley of Mexico.

Located at 19.5833, -98.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the State of Mexico