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    Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Merced 06, Villa Victoria, Estado de México

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    Villa Victoria

    Town Villa Victoria, Estado de México

    Municipal seat beside the Villa Victoria dam: boat rides, fishing, the El Salto waterfall and fried charales.

    From Zitácuaro: 45 min by car (49 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Villa Victoria

    • From Zitácuaro: about 45 min by road (~49 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 10 min by car to Valle de Bravo
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    About Villa Victoria

    Villa Victoria is the seat of the municipality of the same name, in the Quencio Valley in the west of the State of Mexico. It is the municipality's largest locality, with 4,656 people in 2020, at about 2,605 m; the whole municipality has 108,196. It is cool and rains in summer: the annual mean is around 13 °C, the lowest recorded temperature is -8 °C, and June and July are the wettest months. It was once called Pueblo Nuevo and is named after Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico's first president.

    What draws people is the water. The Villa Victoria dam is one of three feeding the Cutzamala System, and at the Centro Turístico Las Peñas (El Embarcadero) you can take boat rides, fish or row. In town, near the centre, are the Plaza Cívica Roja, a Mazahua mural and the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced; the shops around it sell textiles and pottery. On the outskirts the El Salto eco-park has a waterfall of a little over 30 m, and Nuevo Bosque offers camping, trails and a lake. On the table, look for fried charales and barbacoa al hoyo.

    How to get to Villa Victoria

    Drive from Zitácuaro: 45 min, 49 km

    By car from Mexico City it is about 2 hours on the Toluca–Naucalpan autopista (134D), per Mexico Desconocido; from Valle de Bravo, close to an hour. From Toluca, Rome2Rio gives about 47 minutes and roughly 48 km by road. There is no direct bus: Autobuses Zina runs from Toluca about four times a day to the Desviación Villa Victoria (about 1 hour), and you then change, around 1 h 30 in all. In Mexico City, buses to Toluca leave from the Terminal Poniente (Metro Observatorio). Check times with the company before you go.

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    Visiting Villa Victoria: what to see and do

    Take a boat ride or fish on the Villa Victoria dam at Centro Turístico Las Peñas (El Embarcadero).
    Walk the centre: Plaza Cívica Roja, the Mazahua mural and the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced.
    Look for textiles, pottery and ceramics in the shops near the centre.
    Hike or ride a horse to the 30-plus-metre waterfall in El Salto eco-park.
    Camp or hike at Nuevo Bosque park, which has a lake.
    Try fried charales and barbacoa al hoyo.

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    Tours & activities

    Day trips around Valle de Bravo sometimes stop in Villa Victoria; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at TLC (Toluca): about 1 h 10 min by road to Valle de Bravo, then 33 km more to Villa Victoria, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Toluca (TLC), about 1 h 10 min by road from Valle de Bravo, the base for Villa Victoria.

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    When to go to Villa Victoria mild

    Villa Victoria shares the climate of Valle de Bravo, 33 km away. The best months to visit are January, March, April, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Valle de Bravo

    Lake Valle de Bravo and the town glowing under storm clouds at sunset, Estado de México mild
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