Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, Mexico
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias is a town of 168,720 people in México, Mexico, founded in January 30, 1824.
Why visit Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
Townapedia lists 30 museums and landmarks, 151 parks and trails, 45 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 20 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Acozac, Tlapacoya, Bosque de los arboles de navidad and Deportivo Polivalente Union de Guadalupe.
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About Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃaːɬko]) is a city that is municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Chalco. It lies in the eastern part of the State of Mexico just east of the Federal District of Mexico and is considered part of the Mexico City metropolitan area.
From the Wikipedia article Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do20
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Museums and landmarks30
Acozac
Monument and historic site · 7.5 km
Human settlement in Mexico
Monumento Adolfo López Mateos
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
Monumento Aguila, sobre la avenida Adolfo López Mateos en Valle de Chalco Solidaridad
Monumento San Juan Diego
Monument and historic site · 5.2 km
Monumento a San Juan Diego
Reloj Solar
Monument and historic site · 6.4 km
Enorme monumento en forma de Reloj Solar que ayuda a las personas a recordar la Hora.
18 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds151
Deportivo Polivalente Union de Guadalupe
Park · 3.2 km
Calle Norte 19, Chalco
Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00
Ecoparque Cerro del elefante
Park · 4.7 km
Autopista México - Puebla
sunrise-sunset
Jardin de Eventos Hortensias
Park · 7.8 km
Hortensias, Ixtapaluca
Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
Parque principal de Izcalli
Park · 7.6 km
Este es un parque nuevo, que presenta 4 zonas jardineras con sus respectivas bancas y un quisco al centro
24/7
Rectoria San José
Park · 10.6 km
Calle Juventino Rosas, Ciudad de México
08:00-20:00
139 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes45
Restaurante Paradise
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.7 km
50 Cuauhtémoc, Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
07:00 - 22:00
La Michoacana
Ice cream · 9.0 km
Avenida México, San Juan Tlapizahuac
Mo-Sa 11:00-19:30, Su 10:30-21:00
33 more on the map.
History
The first group of Native Americans to reach the region of Chalco was "the acxotecas" coming from Tula, the famous and ancient homeland of the Toltecs, and the first town they settled was called Chalco.
Later, a second group of people arrived, this were the Mihuaques. By 1160 A.D arrived teotenancas and chichimecas from the valley of Toluca, through Tláhuac. Around the lake there were other groups, including cuixocas, temimilolcas and ihuipanecas, which formed a congregation of tribes with Chalcas.
By 1354 the entire region was known by the name of Tzacualtitlán-Tenanco Amaquemeca-Chalco". For 1410 the territory of the Chalca almost a Confederate state, consisted in four domains: Acxotlan-Chalco, Tlalmanalco-Amaquemecan, Tenanco-Tepopollan and Xochimilco-Chimalhuacan, being Acxotlan-Chalco Header".
War as a means of expansion and conquest becomes common, just we mention one of many: in 1376 the "flower war" that lasts eight years and is among Mexicans and Chalco, in this war only Chalca people died in battle and is because of this long struggle for survival and defense of the territory that the Chalco region didn't achieve the splendor of Texcoco or Tenochtitlan.
There are two versions of the arrival of Hernán Cortés in the region of Chalco.
From the History section of Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship78
capilla de chopos y av. sanbuenaventura
Church · Catholic · 5.7 km
sin numero paseo de los chopos y de vuenaventura, ixtapaluca
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesús.
Church · Catholic · 2.4 km
Avenida San José, Chalco
Parroquia Cristo Rey
Church · Catholic · 9.0 km
S/N Avenida México, San Juan Tlapizahuac
Salón del Reino de los Testigos de Jehová
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 5.1 km
Francisco Villa, Pueblo San Marcos Huixtoco
Salón del Reino de los Testigos de Jehová
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 8.8 km
Avenida Cuauhtémoc, Ixtapaluca
Shopping47
Gas and EV charging19
Grupo Surcos Largos, S.A. de C.V.
Gas station · 1.6 km
1200 Av. Cuauhtémoc Oriente, Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
Schools, colleges and libraries99
Centro de Estudios Humanisticos de Nezahualcoyotl
School · Catholic · 6.2 km
Paseo de San Buenaventura, San Buenaventura
CBT. Número 02 Guillermo González Camarena
School · 4.1 km
Avenida Colibrí, Ixtapaluca
Esc. Prim. Fed. Nestor Membrillo Díaz
School · 5.6 km
Atlacomulco, San Buenaventura
Healthcare27
NovaFarma NovaMedic
Clinic and pharmacy · 6.1 km
Calle Paseo de San Buenaventura, San Buenaventura
Hospital Materno Infantil Tlahuac
Hospital · 10.7 km
231 Av. Tláhuac Chalco Col. La Habana, Distrito Federal
Polimédica Quirurgica Materno-Infantil
Clinic and pharmacy · 9.1 km
7-B Calle Agricultura, San Juan Tlapizahuac
Map of Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mexico City International Airport (MEX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Ixtapaluca 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Xochimilco 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Iztacalco 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Tlalpan 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Texcoco de Mora 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Mexico City 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Benito Juarez 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Cuauhtémoc 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Miguel Hidalgo 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Iglesia de Chalco, Bambirucho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chalco Centro, Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, Méx., Mexico - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acozac, Samuel Morales Bender, Public domain
- 4 Tlapacoya figurines, Madman2001, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bosque de los Arboles de Navidad en Amecameca, Jacky 4213, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Municipio Chalco - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- FacadeChalcoChurch, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FacadeChalcoChurch2, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chalco Centro01 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Centro - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Centro12 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Centro08 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Centro11 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Centro13 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias, C.E. Chalco - panoramio (3), Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias, C.E. Chalco - panoramio (2), Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias, C.E. Chalco - panoramio (1), Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- La Iglesia de JESUCRISTO de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias, C.E. Chalco - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Salida13 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chalco Salida11 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gerberasyflores, Deidyx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amanecer.mx, Deidyx, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chiles en nogada clásicos, Oscar Aparicio Leal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Damian Inside05 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Inside03 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Inside06 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Inside04 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Inside07 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Inside00 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Inside07 - panoramio (1), Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Frente02 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Frente00 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Damian Frente06 - panoramio, Noe Soriano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Volcanes desde el Jardín Industrial Ixtapaluca - panoramio, Carlos Perez Chavez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Carretera y volcán - panoramio, Carlos Perez Chavez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- IztaccChalco1, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Centro Comercial El Cortijo Ixtapaluca, Genaro1719, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xico20230312 ohs21, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xico20230312 ohs23, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xico20230312 ohs24, PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0
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