Tetzcoco

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Tetzcoco was a major Acolhua altepetl 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 Tetzcoco is now subsumed by the modern Mexican municipio of Texcoco and its major settlement, the city formally known as Texcoco de Mora. It also lies within the greater metropolitan area of Mexico City. ()

Local name: Tetzcuco Coordinates: 19°30'50"N, 98°52'53"W

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Tetzcoco – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Texcotzingo, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Chimalhuacán, Huejotla.

4.3 miE
Archaeological site
Texcotzingo, Texcoco de Mora
110 min walk • Texcotzingo is claimed to be one of the first extant botanical gardens in the Americas, along with Montezuma's gardens in Huastepec. The gardens and archaeological site are located roughly 20 miles northeast of central Mexico City, Mexico.
~720 ftW
Church
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Texcoco de Mora
4 min walk • The Immaculate Conception Cathedral Also Texcoco Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral that is located in the former convent that the Franciscans built in the 16th century in the town of Texcoco in Mexico.
7 miSW
Area
Chimalhuacán, Mexico City
180 min walk • Chimalhuacán is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies just outside the northeast border of Mexico City and is part of the Greater Mexico City urban area.
2.7 miS
Archaeological site
Huejotla, Texcoco de Mora
69 min walk • Huexotla or Huexotla is an archaeological site located 5 kilometers south of Texcoco, at the town of San Luis Huexotla, close to Chapingo, in the Mexico State.
1.8 miW
Museum, Natural history museum
Paleontological Museum in Tocuila, Texcoco de Mora
45 min walk • The Paleontological Museum in Tocuila is a fossil museum located in Municipality of Texcoco, State of Mexico, central Mexico. It displays part of one of the richest deposits of Late Pleistocene fauna in America.
5.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Tepetlaoztoc
146 min walk • Tepetlaoztoc or Tepetlaoxtoc is an archaeological site located in the Central Mexico plateau region of Mesoamerica, which was an Aztec/Nahua settlement during the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology, with an occupancy continuing through the Colonial period.
2.8 miNW
Area
San Salvador Atenco, Texcoco de Mora
71 min walk • 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".
2.8 miE
National park
Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park
71 min walk • Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park, located in the Municipality of Texcoco, the State of Mexico, Mexico.
1.6 miS
Universities and schools
Chapingo Autonomous University, Texcoco de Mora
42 min walk • Universidad Autónoma Chapingo is an agricultural college located in Texcoco, Mexico State in Mexico. The university is a federally funded public institution of higher education.
0.7 miW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez, Texcoco de Mora
18 min walk • The Estadio Municipal Claudio Suárez is a multi-use stadium located in Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Faraones de Texcoco. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 people.