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Ecatepec

About 1.6 million people.

Ecatepec

Ecatepec is a large city that sits right next to Mexico City, so many people live and work between the two. Its full name is Ecatepec de Morelos.

You can ride the fun cable car called the Mexicable high above the city, and visit the tall hill of Ehecatl named after the Aztec wind god.

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Getting around

The Mexicable is a cable car that glides over rooftops, giving riders a bird's-eye view of the whole neighborhood.

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Wind legends

The name Ecatepec comes from old words meaning hill of the wind, tied to the ancient story of Ehecatl.