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Atizapan Destination Guide

Explore Atizapan in Mexico

Atizapan in the region of México with its 7,243 inhabitants is a town in Mexico - some 30 mi or ( 49 km ) South-West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Atizapan is now 04:48 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Xonacatlan, Toluca, Tenango de Arista, San Pablo Autopan, and Puebla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Xonacatlan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Atizapan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Hermanos Lobos

2:55 min by Marguzman5
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La Barda, el Mosco y algo más, Hermanos Lobos ..

Máquinas Expendedoras Vending lo que necesitas en un solo lugar Coin City

0:48 min by coincity
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Coin City le ofrece un nuevo concepto en máquinas expendedoras en México. Conozca nuestro servicio e inicie su propio negocio. ..


MBAE 2011 ~ Piaggio P-180

2:16 min by MexAero
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Piaggio P-180 Avanti II, XB-KSW exhibido en la Mexican Business Aviation Exhibition (MBAE) 2011 efectuada en el aeropuerto de Toluca. ..

La Vida en el Pancracio - Life in the Pankration

14:05 min by produccionesplan9
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Un grupo de luchadores de la Ciudad de Toluca platican sobre su experiencia profesional y personal de lo que implica vivir en uno de los deportes nacionales más subestimados, pero que es un reflejo de ..


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Interesting facts about this location

San Mateo Atenco

San Mateo Atenco is a city and a municipality located in the State of México in Mexico. It lies west of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) near the municipality of Metepec, in the central part of the state of México, and is part of the Toluca urban area bordering the city to the east. Atenco is derived from the Nahuatl language. It means “In the water’s edge”, from atl(water), tentli (edge) and co (in).

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Located at 19.27 -99.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the State of Mexico

Toluca Valley

The Toluca Valley is a valley in central Mexico, just west of the Valley of Mexico. The valley runs north south for about 35 km surrounded by mountains, the most imposing of which is the Nevado de Toluca Volcano. It is one of the highest valleys in Mexico and for this reason has a relatively cold climate.

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Located at 19.29 -99.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Geography of the State of Mexico, Valleys of Mexico

Metepec

Metepec is a city and municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of 2,635 metres above sea level. The centre of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The name Metepec comes from Náhuatl meaning hill of the maguey plants. However, it is also known in the Matlatzinca language as "Nepinta-Tuhi" meaning 'people of corn land' and in the Otomi language as "Ntaguada".

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Located at 19.25 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the State of Mexico, Populated places in the State of Mexico

Pottery of Metepec

The pottery of Metepec is that of a municipality in central Mexico, located near Mexico City. It is noted for durable utilitarian items but more noted for its decorative and ritual items, especially sculptures called “trees of life,” decorative plaques in sun and moon shapes and mermaid like figures called Tlanchanas. Metepec potters such as the Soteno family have won national and international recognition for their work and the town hosts the annual Concurso Nacional de Alfarería y Cerámica.

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Located at 19.25 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ceramic art, History of ceramics, Mexican art, Pottery

Soteno family of Metepec (pottery)

The Soteno family of Metepec is one of the main families of ceramic artisans specializing in sculptures called Trees of Life which have made the town found in the State of Mexico one of Mexico’s main ceramic centers. The Tree of Life is a complicated colorful sculpture which was developed from the creation of candlesticks.

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Located at 19.25 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mexican art, People from the State of Mexico, Pottery

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