Raíces, Mexico State

Raíces is a Mexican village on the slopes of the volcano Nevado de Toluca in the Municipio of Zinacantepec, Estado de México at the altitude of 3,531 metres. The population of the village is around 500 people.[1]

Raíces compares with Alma, Colorado (population 270) at an elevation of approximately 10,578 feet (3,224 m), the highest incorporated municipality in the US.

References

  1. ↑ Fodor's - Mexico, 1985 1984 - Page 358 "Valle de Bravo is a mountain-and-lake resort known as "a bit of Switzerland in Mexico," and Ixtapan de la Sal is a popular spa with healing waters and many ... Here your altitude is about 10,000 feet. The gravel road climbs more steeply than the paved one and 5 miles later you reach a desolate hamlet called Raices. "

Coordinates: 19°09′41″N 99°48′19″W / 19.1614°N 99.8053°W / 19.1614; -99.8053

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