page_title: Ixtapan de la Sal
hierarchical_section_title: Ixtapan de la Sal
caption_attribution_description: English: Overview of the main plaza with church on the side in Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico State, Mexico
context_page_description: Ixtapan de la Sal is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is 60 km south of Toluca, the state's capital, and 120 km south of Mexico City by the Federal Road 55. The word Ixtapan comes from Nahuatl. There are two theories as to the origin of the name. The first one states that it is composed of iztal, which means salt, and pan, which means over or in. The second one states that it comes from iztac which means white; atl which means water; and pan which means in white waters. The phrase de la Sal is Spanish for of salt.
  n de la Sal. They are "El Rio Salado" from the east with a year-round current, and "El Rio Salitre" from the northwest with a seasonal current. An aqueduct also passes through the city. But the most relevant part for tourists is the carbonated water of "La Laguna Verde", a spring which filters from the subsoil sprouting naturally in form of water eruptions.
  On January 22, 1981, Ixtapan de la Sal officially became a city. In 1996, it was integrated to the program of the "100 Colonial Cities", which is a touristic program that gathers the oldest as well as the most important Mexican cities.
context_section_description: Ixtapan de la Sal is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico, Mexico.  It is 60 km south of Toluca, the state's  capital,, and 120 km south of Mexico City by the Federal Road 55. The word Ixtapan comes from Nahuatl. There are two theories as to the origin of the name. The first one states that it is composed of iztal, which means salt, and pan, which means over or in. The second one states that it comes from iztac which means white; atl which means water; and pan which means in white waters. The phrase de la Sal is Spanish for of salt.
  n de la Sal. They are "El Rio Salado" from the east with a year-round current, and "El Rio Salitre" from the northwest with a seasonal current. An aqueduct also passes through the city. But the most relevant part for tourists is the carbonated water of "La Laguna Verde", a spring which filters from the subsoil sprouting naturally in form of water eruptions.
  On January 22, 1981, Ixtapan de la Sal officially became a city. In 1996, it was integrated to the program of the "100 Colonial Cities", which is a touristic program that gathers the oldest as well as the most important Mexican cities.
caption: Main plaza with church
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