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Near the community of El Salto is the José Trinidad Fabela dam. In the middle of the lake created by the dam is the Isla de las Aves or Island of the Birds. This island is an ecological sanctuary for migratory birds and contains an aviary. Some of the birds kept and bred here are doves, guinea hens,
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1275:Santo Tomás
1220:Otzolotepec
1000:Chicoloapan
990:Chapultepec
950:Atlacomulco
780:January 26,
758:January 26,
729:January 26,
698:January 26,
669:January 26,
519:(2012-2018)
437:Lerma River
352:encomendero
291:Atlacomulco
101: /
64:Atlacomulco
23:Atlacomulco
1475:Xonacatlán
1355:Tepetlixpa
1340:Teoloyucan
1235:Polotitlán
1215:Otzoloapan
1195:Nopaltepec
1180:Nextlalpan
1130:Juchitepec
1125:Joquicingo
1120:Jocotitlán
1115:Jiquipilco
1110:Jilotzingo
1095:Ixtlahuaca
1080:Ixtapaluca
1070:Hueypoxtla
1065:Huehuetoca
1035:Cuautitlán
1025:Cocotitlán
1005:Chiconcuac
810:2013-12-26
622:References
553:See also:
501:Tamaulipas
493:Nuevo LeĂłn
469:chameleons
453:eucalyptus
399:Government
356:Ixtlahuaca
198:Population
160:Government
89:99°52′28″W
86:19°47′51″N
1485:Zacualpan
1470:Xalatlaco
1435:Tultitlán
1425:Tonanitla
1300:Temamatla
1295:Tejuplico
1230:Papalotla
1200:Ocoyoacac
1150:Malinalco
1105:Jilotepec
1055:Ecatzingo
1030:Coyotepec
975:Capulhuac
925:Amecameca
870:(capital)
449:holm oaks
340:Tezozomoc
267:Area code
251:(Central)
220:Time zone
190:Elevation
1524:Category
1500:Zumpango
1430:Tultepec
1420:Tonatico
1410:Tlatlaya
1395:Timilpan
1385:Tezoyuca
1285:Sultepec
1145:Luvianos
1100:Jaltenco
995:Chiautla
970:Calimaya
965:Ayapango
960:Axapusco
955:Atlautla
940:Atizapán
920:Amatepec
915:Amanalco
590:See also
497:Coahuila
344:Tlacopan
1380:Texcoco
1320:Temoaya
1290:Tecámac
1205:Ocuilan
1170:Morelos
1160:Metepec
890:Acolman
885:Acambay
566:twinned
410:Acambay
406:Mazahua
322:History
312:Mazahua
307:Nahuatl
276:Website
229:Central
144:Founded
114:Country
1415:Toluca
1225:Ozumba
1210:Otumba
1135:La Paz
1060:El Oro
935:Atenco
930:Apaxco
895:Aculco
868:Toluca
584:France
568:with:
488:barley
445:cedars
440:7.4C.
426:El Oro
303:Toluca
214:20,447
206:77,831
126:Mexico
123:
1240:RayĂłn
1140:Lerma
385:BajĂo
260:50450
249:UTC-5
225:UTC-6
147:1530s
133:State
782:2010
760:2010
731:2010
700:2010
671:2010
580:Vire
499:and
424:and
363:and
177:Area
155:1824
457:ash
447:,
271:712
242:DST
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