Exploring Tezcutzingo / Baños de Nezahualcoyotl (archeological site)

At only 1.5 hours from Mexico City, in the State of Mexico, we can find Tecutzingo, also known as Baños de Nezahualcoyotl.

This is a beautifully conserved lesser known archeological site and aditionally it makes for a great hike, since we we can walk all around and up the mountain with the main temple and with archeological findings and beautiful flora and fauna all around, in around 3 hours.

Los Baños de Nezahualcóyotl is a monumental construction built in 1431. It has fountains, stairways, canals and sculptures with excellent stone carvings, complemented by masonry works that reflect the engineering applied to the construction of a hydraulic system that supplied water to the site and the towns close to it. The Baño de Xóchitl, El Baño del Rey and El Trono del Rey stand out, combining stone and masonry, as well as El Baño de las Concubinas.

Nezahualcóyotl was a scholar, philosopher (tlamatini), warrior, architect, poet and ruler (tlatoani) of the city-state of Texcoco (1402 – 1472). Nezahualcoyotl was not fully Mexica; his father’s people were the Acolhua, another Nahuan people settled in the eastern part of the Valley of Mexico, on the coast of Lake Texcoco. His mother, however, was the sister of Chimalpopoca, the Mexica king of Tenochtitlan.

The baths and gardens of Nezahualcóyotl are testimony to the high cultural development that the genius and “King Poet” achieved for his people, and and amazing place to explore, with amazing views all around. 6 hour day trip.

Our Facebook albums on Baños de Nezahualcoyotl: Album 1 and Album 2.

Trip info:
From 08.00 to 15.00, 21st of April, price 750 pesos, includes private transport for our small group and certified bilingual guide. Make your reservation on Whatsapp, Lidia Herrera. Payment 100% in advance, at least 3 days before the trip.