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Travel to Toluca, Mexico

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Toluca, Mexico

 

Toluca is the state capital of Mexico. Toluca is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico.

Most vistors go straight to the Cosmovitral, an indoor botanical garden housed in stained glass designed by the artist Leopolodo Flores. The stained glass depicts the human struggle between good and evil and is said by some to the largest stained glass mural in the world.

When Toluca was founded by the Matlazincas, its original name was Nepintahihui (land of corn). It is also referred to in a number of Aztec codices as Tolutepetl, meaning hill of the god Tolo, referring to the nearby volcano Nevado de Toluca.

Toluca has one of the largest bus terminals in the country.

Fotos of Toluca 

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UN RECORRIDO DE TOLUCA A SAN FELIPE TLALMIMILOLPAN

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Places of Interest in Toluca 

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Plaza de los Martires (Plaza of the Martyrs), also know as the Zocalo, which includes buildings such as the Palace of the State Government and the Justice Palace (Palacio de Justicia).

The Temple of La Merced is one of the most ancient convents still preserved and one of the most important founded by Spaniards.

The Cosmovitral is located in a stone and ironwork building in the center of Toluca built in 1910 by engineer Manuel Arratia in order to accommodate the "16 de Septiembre" market.

Los Portales represent the social and commercial life of the city.

The Plaza de Fray Andrés de Castro is located next to Los Portales and connected to the older arches by means of a passageway with a transparent roof.

The Cathedral of Toluca was begun in 1867 by José Francisco de Paula on land originally belongin to the Asunción de Toluca Franciscan monastery.

Climbing Nevado de Toluca the Fourth Highest Peak in Mexico 

Climbing Nevado de Toluca

Collection of photographs climbing Nevado de Toluca, Mexico

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Mexico State & Toluca City Map 

Travel map (in Spanish) of the Mexican state of Mexico, city of Toluca, and selected other cities shows roads, with distances in kilometers; railways and airports; cities and other settlements; national parks and scenic areas; archaeological and historic sites; art and craft centers; sites of folkloric significance; museums; beaches and thermal baths; golf; hunting, fishing, and aquatic sports; trailer parks and campsites. State map scale 1:330,000. Also includes city maps (various scales) of Toluca, Atlacomulco, Valle de Bravo, and Ixtapan de la Sal. With table of distances; chart indicating with icons which amenities, services, and attractions (lodging, gasoline, railways, national parks, thermal baths, fishing, tourist attractions, etc.) are available in the larger cities and towns.

Mexico State & Toluca City Map

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Posted June 24, 2008

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