Chalco (municipality)
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Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias is a municipality located in Southen México State, and considered part of Mexico City despite is located in the outsides of it. The head of government is located in the city of Chalco. Chalco is often confused with Valle de Chalco Solidaridad municipality as the name Chalco remains in both. The major difference is that Valle de Chalco Solidaridad is located near the ancient Lake Chalco. Due to its poorly built streets, Valle de Chalco is often flooded by the storms that hit the Valley of Mexico. In fact, Chalco is interconected to Valle de Chalco through Avenida Solidaridad.
[edit] History
The first civilization which arrived to what today is Chalco were the Acxotecas. According to Chimalpahin, they came from Tula and named themselves "chalcas" The second group arriving were the Mihuaques, who hadn't leaders and adopted those ones of the Acxotecas. Circa 1160, the Chichimecas Teotenancas arrived from the Toluca valley and came across Tlahuac. They all together formed the Chalca civilization. They lived there until 1510, when the Spanish conquistadors arrived. The place remained without inhabitants until the early 20th Century. The municipality has expanded to the limits of Mexico City. Now many capitalinos (residents of the capital) are moving to Chalco looking for more peace and tranquility also because housing prices are so high in Mexico City. The estimated population is 60,000
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[edit] Transportation
Chalco is served by the State of Mexico collective transports divided in geographical areas (AG-##) locating Chalco within the AG-10. Vans transport people from the municipality to the bourdaries of the D.F. in order to let people take the subway from that point into the inner Mexico City.
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