Zacango: If you like animals and enjoy taking long walks in the open air, you will definitely love the Zacango Zoo. It measures over a hundred acres squared and shelters more than 200 animal species living in recreations of their natural habitat. The zoo is located 12 kilometers south of Toluca on the way to Santa Maria Nativitas. There is also a charming lake where you can enjoy a motorboat ride and a museum that exhibits several stuffed animals. Close to the Zacango Zoo, you will find the town of Calimaya, which is home to a stunning Franciscan Convent, well worth visiting.

Museums: In Toluca you will find a lots of great museums, such as the Fine Arts Museum that features sculptures and paintings of a great artistic importance; the Stamp Museum that exhibits the work of renowned artists such as Jose Luis Cuevas, Pedro Coronel and Gunther Gerzo. The Jose Maria Velasco and Felipe Gutierrez museums exclusively exhibit the realist paintings created by these two renowned Mexican artists.

Nevado de Toluca: If hiking is your hobby or you just love to ramble through the countryside, you should stop by the Nevado de Toluca Volcano, which is the fourth highest peak in the country and a favorite with eco-tourists. In its crater there are two lagoons that you will be able to easily see, because the Nevado de Toluca is the only volcano in the world that you can drive up, all the way to the top. By the lagoons, there are beautiful wide-open areas, which are perfect for long walks and admiring the fantastic local flora and fauna. A couple of the best places for hiking and natural beauty are "El Fraile" and the "Pico del Aguila".

La Marquesa: This dynamic city welcomes its visitors with a beautiful landscape and natural attractions, such as the Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo National Park, popularly known as "La Marquesa", where you can enjoy several outdoor activities as well as some extreme sports. "La Marquesa", located 32 kilometers east of Toluca, is a wide valley of almost 4 thousand acres, where the weather remains mild year round. La Marquesa also features an important ecological conservation center, from where you will find several trails, ideal for a hike or a horseback ride through the pristine natural environment.

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