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Explore San Juan La Isla in Mexico

San Juan La Isla in the region of México is a town in Mexico - some 36 mi or ( 57 km ) South-West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in San Juan La Isla is now 01:30 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Toluca, Tianguistenco, Santiaguito Cuaxustengo, San Mateo Atenco, and Putla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Toluca . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in San Juan La Isla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pinta Cuerna

3:00 min by acsaviar
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CAÑONAZOS EN SANTIAGO TLACOTEPEC (TLACOTEPUNK) , 25 DE JULIO 2009

2:41 min by UNGUIONBAJO
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TRADICIÓN EN SANTIAGO TLACOTEPEC ..


Vestimos Máquinas Vending

1:12 min by coincity
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Coin City viste sus máquinas de botanas, refrescos, café, helados y cualquier producto que desee comercializar, nos interesa conocer sus ideas para plasmarlas en su máquina vending, sólo consulte en n ..

Rapture opening for deicide & demiricious 16 oct 2008 hard rock café

10:00 min by Frank dubé
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frankdube666@hotmail.com I am the bassist in that video when i opened the deicide's show with the band Rapture (after the guys changed to "Armed Rebellion" because the guys splitted after i gone out o ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Teotenango

Teotenango was in important pre-Hispanic fortified city located in the southern part of the Valley of Toluca. It was initially founded during the last stages of the Teotihuacan civilization by a group generally referred to as the “Teotenancas. ” Later, the Matlatzincas conquered the city and expanded it. The city existed for about 1,000 years, being abandoned only after the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire.

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Located at 19.11 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Mexico, Archaeological sites in the State of Mexico, Mesoamerican sites, Museums in the State of Mexico

Santiago Tianguistenco

Santiago Tianguistenco, often just simply called Tianguistenco, is a city and municipality located in Mexico State about thirty km south of the state capital of Toluca. It is located in the southwest part of the Valley of Toluca at the edge of the Ajusco mountain range that separates it from Mexico City. The name Tianguistenco (Tyanguistengko) is from Nahuatl and means “at the edge of the tianguis,” which is a traditional Aztec market.

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Located at 19.18 -99.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in the State of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Metepec

Metepec is a city and municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of 2,635 metres above sea level. The centre of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The name Metepec comes from Náhuatl meaning hill of the maguey plants. However, it is also known in the Matlatzinca language as "Nepinta-Tuhi" meaning 'people of corn land' and in the Otomi language as "Ntaguada".

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Located at 19.25 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the State of Mexico, Populated places in the State of Mexico

Pottery of Metepec

The pottery of Metepec is that of a municipality in central Mexico, located near Mexico City. It is noted for durable utilitarian items but more noted for its decorative and ritual items, especially sculptures called “trees of life,” decorative plaques in sun and moon shapes and mermaid like figures called Tlanchanas. Metepec potters such as the Soteno family have won national and international recognition for their work and the town hosts the annual Concurso Nacional de Alfarería y Cerámica.

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Located at 19.25 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ceramic art, History of ceramics, Mexican art, Pottery

Soteno family of Metepec (pottery)

The Soteno family of Metepec is one of the main families of ceramic artisans specializing in sculptures called Trees of Life which have made the town found in the State of Mexico one of Mexico’s main ceramic centers. The Tree of Life is a complicated colorful sculpture which was developed from the creation of candlesticks.

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Located at 19.25 -99.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Mexican art, People from the State of Mexico, Pottery