Mexico State
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Cities
- – capital of the state
- – small town near the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl
Other destinations
- – impressive pre-Columbian pyramids
Understand
This state is the most populous state (16,187,608) in the country and the most densely populated (720/km 2 ). There are an abundance of activities around the state, but most are concentrated around the Mexico City metropolitan area and Toluca, the state capital.
Get in
- Toluca International Airport (TLC)
See
- The flowered gondolas in the floating gardens of Xochimilco are in the south of Mexico City (not Mexico State) but are still worth a trip.
- The Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System, a UNESCO World Heritage site (partially located in Hidalgo).
- The National Museum of the Viceroyalty is in Tepotzotlán, just outside Mexico City.