Toluca Sightseeing

Nearby Cities -> | Ixtapan de la Sal | Mexico City | Valle de Bravo

Local Sights

Handicrafts Market
Directions Centro Historico
Description Popular on Fridays - many stalls flea-market style with local and out-of-the-area folk-art.

Nearby Sights

Nevado de Toluca State Park
Directions Approximately 25 miles southwest of Toluca
Description Scenic camping grounds popular on week-ends. Pre-Columbian artifacts have been found at the crater lakes found at the top of this Sierra Madre peak, indicating site was used for sacrificial ceremonies.

Teotenango Archeological Zone
Directions Off the road between Toluca and Ixtapan de la Sal
Description The Matlaltzincas - a pre-Aztec culture - flourished at this site between 900AD and 1200AD. The local museum named after Dr. Roman Piña Chan - the late famed archeologist who explored many sites in all parts of Mexico - houses fine examples of pre-Hispanic artifacts found throughout the entire Toluca Valley.