landmark
Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Xico
México, Mexico · North America
About Xico
Xico works well as a base: 10 minutes from Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl, 29km from Chapultepec Castle.
Xico is in México, Mexico, with about 380,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl, about 5 km away.
Xico is a city in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of Valle de Chalco municipality, with which it is, for all practical purposes, coterminous. The municipality lies adjacent to the east side of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of the Mexico City metropolitan area. TheRead more
city and municipality lie on the old lakebed of Lake Chalco, which was drained like much of the Basin of Mexico.
The city name comes from the nearby Xico hill (Cerro de Xico) and the name of the municipality comes from the old lake plus a reference to the "Programa Nacional de Solidaridad" (National Program of Solidarity) which was initiated here. The municipality's glyph and shield make reference to both names. It is a distinct entity from the city and municipality of Chalco, which is nearby. "Chalco" in both names refers to the Chalca tribe that were one of the original inhabitants of the area.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Xico?
Within an hour or so of Xico: Xochimilco Floating Gardens (16 km), Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (21 km), Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul) (24 km), Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Xico?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Xico?
Xico is in México, Mexico, about 5 km from Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 384,327
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- México
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.2703, -98.9509
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Xico
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)
One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Six Flags México
Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
27 km · about 30 min drive
restaurant
Casa de los Azulejos
An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.
27 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Chapultepec Castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Xico
- 38 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.
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Year-round
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