Valley of Mexico
The Valley of Mexico, sometimes also called the Basin of Mexico, is a large natural basin on the highland plateau of central Mexico. Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, the valley was the historical center of several pre-Columbian civilizations including…Photo: José María Velasco Gómez, Public domain.
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,309 metres
- Description: highlands plateau in central Mexico
- Also known as: “Anahuac”, “Anáhuac”, “Basin of México”, and “Cuenca de México”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tecámac Municipality and Ecatepec.
Tecámac Municipality
Town
Photo: Benjamin Estevez Cruz, Public domain.
Tecámac is a municipality in State of Mexico in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 157.34 km2. The municipal seat lies in the town of Tecámac de Felipe Villanueva. Tecámac Municipality is situated 6 km northeast of Valley of Mexico.
Ecatepec
Photo: PetrohsW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ecatepec is a suburb of Mexico City, lying just across the state line in Mexico State. Although densely populated and well positioned as an important transportation hub for northern Mexico City, it is not a particularly attractive area and has little in the way of culture or recreation to draw out-of-town visitors.
Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl
Town
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl is a town and municipality located in the northern part of State of Mexico, part of the Greater Mexico City area, just north of the city proper. Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl is situated 10 km east of Valley of Mexico.
Valley of Mexico
- Category: landform
- Location: Mexico, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Valley of Mexico” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي المكسيك”
- Armenian: “Մեքսիկական հովիտ”
- Basque: “Mexikoko harana”
- Basque: “Mexikoko ibarra”
- Basque: “Valle de México”
- Belarusian: “Даліна Мэхіка”
- Breton: “Traonienn Mec’hiko”
- Catalan: “vall de Mèxic”
- Catalan: “Vall de Mèxic”
- Chinese: “墨西哥谷”
- Czech: “Údolí Mexika”
- Dutch: “Vallei van Mexico”
- Esperanto: “Valo de Meksiko”
- Finnish: “Meksikon laakso”
- French: “Anahuac”
- French: “vallée de Mexico”
- French: “Vallée de Mexico”
- Galician: “Val de México”
- Georgian: “მეხიკოს ველი”
- German: “Anahuac-Tal”
- German: “Becken von Mexiko”
- German: “Mexiko-Becken”
- German: “Tal von Mexiko”
- Hebrew: “עמק מקסיקו”
- Indonesian: “Lembah Meksiko”
- Interlingua: “Valle de Mexico”
- Italian: “Valle del Messico”
- Italian: “Valle di Anáhuac”
- Japanese: “メキシコ盆地”
- Korean: “멕시코 계곡”
- Lithuanian: “Meksiko slėnis”
- Manx: “Glion Veksico”
- Navajo: “Méhigo tééh”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mexicodalen”
- Norwegian: “Mexicodalen”
- Polish: “Dolina Meksyku”
- Portuguese: “Vale do México”
- Russian: “долина Мехико”
- Slovenian: “Mehiška dolina”
- Spanish: “Valle de Mexico”
- Spanish: “Valle de México”
- Swedish: “Anahuac”
- Turkish: “Meksika Vadisi”
- Ukrainian: “Долина Мехіко”
- Western Frisian: “Delling fan Meksiko”
- “Tepētzallāntli Mēxihco”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soto y Gama and Santa María Ozumbilla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taitocan and Felipe Ángeles International Airport.
Mexico: Must-Visit Destinations
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