Chalco

Chalco is a city that is city seat of the encompassing district of Chalco. It lies in the eastern piece of the State of Mexico only east of the Federal District of Mexico and is viewed as a major aspect of the Mexico City metropolitan territory. Chalco name is Nahuatl, and originates from Challi: "lake edge", and Co: "place" hence the two words together signify "on the edge of the lake".

The metropolitan head, bears the surname of Diaz Covarrubias, to pay tribute to Juan Diaz Covarrubias, one of the specialists of drug who was gallantly shot in Tacubaya in 1859. The primary gathering of Native Americans to achieve the district of Chalco was "the acxotecas" originating from Tula, the renowned and old country of the Toltecs, and the main town they settled was called Chalco. Afterward, a second gathering of individuals arrived, this were the Mihuaques.

By 1160 A.D arrived teotenancas and chichimecas from the valley of Toluca, through Tlahuac. Around the lake there were different gatherings, including cuixocas, temimilolcas and ihuipanecas, which shaped an assemblage of clans with Chalcas. A noteworthy business is the San Rafael paper manufacturing plant.