Chapingo in Estado de México
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Chapingo, State of Mexico

Chapingo is a small town located on the outskirts of the city of Texcoco, Mexico State in central Mexico. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|29|N|98|53|W||| | |name= }}, about 25 km west of Mexico City International Airport. Chapingo is most notable as the location of Chapingo Autonomous University (Universidad Autónoma Chapingo). The UACh, as it is known, is the country's most prestigious center for agricultural studies.

Located at 19.4833, -98.8833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in the State of Mexico

San Salvador Atenco

San Salvador Atenco is the municipal seat of Atenco, in the Mexican state of Mexico. The name "Atenco" comes from a Nahuatl phrase meaning "place on the edge of water".

Located at 19.5167, -98.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the State of Mexico, Municipalities of the State of Mexico

Texcoco, State of Mexico

Texcoco is a city and municipality located in the State of Mexico, 25 km northeast of Mexico City. In the pre-Hispanic era, this was a major Aztec city on the shores of Lake Texcoco. After the Conquest, the city was initially the second most important after Mexico City, but its importance faded over time, becoming more rural in character.

Located at 19.52, -98.88 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the State of Mexico, Mexico City metropolitan area, Municipalities of the State of Mexico, Texcoco, State of Mexico

Coatlinchan

Coatlinchan is a town in the Mexican state of Mexico. A colossal statue over a thousand years old that was thought to represent Tlaloc was found in the town of Coatlinchan Mexico. This statue was made of Basalt and weighed an estimated 168 tons. It was moved to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in 1964 on a special trailer with dozens of rubber tires. This didn't happen until they promised the residents of the town to provide a large amount of public works.

Located at 19.45, -98.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in the State of Mexico

San Bernardino, State of Mexico

San Bernardino is a village in the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Located at 19.45, -98.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the State of Mexico

Paleontological Museum in Tocuila

The Paleontological Museum in Tocuila (Museo Paleontológico en Tocuila) displays part of one of the richest deposits of Late Pleistocene fauna in America. International groups of archeologists discovered a large quantity of bones, mainly mammoth remains, estimated to be 11,000 to 12,000 years old, in an ancient river mouth that used to flow into the Lake Texcoco.

Located at 19.5203, -98.9078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Natural history museums in Mexico, Museums in the State of Mexico, Pleistocene animals

Chapingo Autonomous University

Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (Chapingo Autonomous University) is an agricultural college located in Texcoco, Mexico State in Mexico. The university is a federally funded public institution of higher education. It offers technical and full bachelor’s degrees as well as having scientific and technological research programs. Many of these programs are related to agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Located at 19.4896, -98.8936 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public universities and colleges in Mexico, Universities and colleges in the State of Mexico, Educational institutions established in 1854, Forestry education