Toluca is a Mexican city, capital of Mexico, located in the Midwest.

Toluca is a Mexican city, capital of Mexico, located in the Midwest.

The Municipality of Toluca has a population of 819,561 inhabitants distributed in 99 locations and forms part of the metropolitan area of ​​Toluca Valley, with an estimated population in 2010 of 1,846,602 inhabitants [citation needed], making it the fifth important in Mexico only after the metropolitan areas of Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puebla.

It is connected to a few 66 km away to the east by modern roads in the Valley of Mexico, consisting of the Federal District and its metropolitan area or conurbation, which is the main resort town in the country.

Toluca is located at 2680 m (the highest city in Mexico), making it warm all year round with average temperatures ranging from 2 to 23 ° C in summer and -5 to 13 ° C in winter. Its climate is temperate subhumid with summer rains. Its altitude favors the practice of high performance sport.

The city of Toluca is located in central Mexico, and consequently in the northern hemisphere, 19 ° 17 '29 "north latitude and 99 ° 39'38" west longitude. Its territory extends over the so-called Valley of Toluca, a huge plateau surrounded by volcanic mountains. The height above sea level is 2 000 650 meters, making it ranks among the highest cities in the Americas.

Its geographical nature, particularly its altitude and location on the globe, have given weather conditions, which in turn result in a very distinctive flora and fauna.


Historically, it is certain that in recent years Toluca has suffered one of its most radical transformations, because they have carried out works that the updated offering better public services, streamlining its road traffic, and especially, helping to solve serious ecological problems.

Toluca is one of the municipalities in Mexico State, Mexico. It is located at 18 ° 59'2''to 27'9''19 º north latitude and 99 º 31'43''to 99 º 46'58''west longitude of the entity, has an altitude of 2.600 meters above the meters above sea sea level. You can get a picture of Toluca in satellite map using Google Maps.

Its boundaries are Temoaya and Otzolotepec north, Villa Guerrero, Coatepec Flour, Calimaya Tenango Valley and south San Mateo Atenco Lerma and the east and west Zinacantepecal.

Its land area is 420.14 square kilometers. For its part, the topography of Toluca volcano is counted as being formed by Xinantécatl or Nevado de Toluca.

The major rivers passing through Toluca and Lerma are Tecaxic, there are also smaller tributaries like.

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Toluca Industrial development in this location,

Toluca


Industrial development in this location, focused on the Toluca-Lerma Valley, known for the production of food, drinks, snuff, textiles, wood, petroleum chemicals, rubber and plastic, glass, beer, cars, medicines, electrical appliances and electronics, among others.
It is the capital of the State of Mexico, is a converging point where industry and modern life in a city full of nightlife slightly away from the Federal District.

Portals are 3 groups of huge arches that stretch behind the cathedral. They have different names like Constitution, Madero, Reforma and 20 November. These arches lead to the Plaza de Fray Andres de Castro, which is a nice place to walk. Zócalo or Plaza of the Martyrs The name alludes to a 1811 incident in which the Spanish realistic shot to kill a group of indigenous insurgents. Here are the halls of Government and Justice imposing buildings that are supported by extending an endless arches along the main streets. These buildings show the majesty of colonial architecture in contemporary Mexico. Religious buildings: Templo de la Santa Veracruz stresses inside a popular black Christ. Its external facade stands out in the context since it is tinted a light orange with red parts. Templo de la Merced is a former convent built by the Spanish mercenaries. Earlier this neoclassical-baroque room served as a hospice for orphans and beggars.

Today architectural vestige remains of great beauty distinguishes the use of gold leaf in the interior decorations.Toluca's Cathedral was built in 1867 and was remodeled several times, which gives it a very varied style construction. National Park Insurgent Miguel Hidalgo (La Marquise) Just 30km from Toluca, here was held the famous Battle of Cerro de las Cruces led by Miguel Hidalgo. This is a scenic area with incredible historical content where there is the option of camping
Toluca's "Beauty", has earned this name by the French-style neoclassical architecture to flaunt their houses, is a meeting point between modernity and tradition as it has a major industrial development is not perfectly opaque constructions like Gates and the Cathedral, considered among the most important artistic expressions of the colonial era and s. XIX within the city.
In Toluca can find Toluca Mexican food and dishes, as well as international cuisine.Do not leave without trying the delicious chorizo, high quality meats, cheeses tompiates, delicious sweet milk, the traditional snow, which competes with the best in the country, and the orange liqueur, better known as "Toluca mosquitoes" . You can also pre-Hispanic dishes taste exotic preparations of various plants and insects and jumiles acosiles

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