Ixtapan de la Sal is a town and municipality located in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is 60 km south of Toluca, the state capital. The word Ixtapan comes from Nahuatl. There are two theories as to the origin of the name. The first one states that it is composed of iztal, which means salt, and pan, which means over or in. The second one states that it comes from iztac, which means white, atl, which means water; and pan, which means in white waters. "de la Sal" is Spanish for "of salt".
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Famous quotes containing the word sal:
“Perhaps you have been busy
Horse-whipping Sal or Lizzie,
Stealing some poor mans baby,
Selling its mother, maybe.”
—Jane Grey Swisshelm (18151884)