Iztapalapa in Ciudad de México
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Iztapalapa

Iztapalapa is one of the Federal District of Mexico City’s 16 boroughs, located on the east side of the entity. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa, which is officially called Iztapalapa de Cuitláhuac for disambiguation purposes. The rest is made up of a number of other communities which are governed by the city of Iztapalapa.

Located at 19.3583, -99.0931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District, Nahuatl words and phrases

Cerro de la Estrella (archeological site)

Cerro de la Estrella is a mesoamerican archaeological site located in southeastern Central Mexico's Valley of Mexico, in the Iztapalapa delegación of the Mexican Federal District at an elevation of 2460 meters (8070ft) above sea level, hence its Summit is 224 m over the Valley of Mexico level. At the southeast edge of what was the Great Texcoco Lake. Historical sources establish that ancient inhabitants of the Mexican Plateau knew this place as Huizachtecatl.

Located at 19.3436, -99.09 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mesoamerica, Archaeological sites in Mexico, Mesoamerican sites, Archaeological sites in Mexico City, Former populated places in Mexico, 5th-century BC architecture, Aztec sites

Metro Iztapalapa

Metro Iztapalapa is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. It is located on the Calzada Ermita Iztapalapa (also known as Eje 8 Sur) in the Colonia El Santuario neighborhood of Iztapalapa borough on the southeast side of the city. The station's logo is a sun, representing the ceremony that is celebrated in Iztapalapa every year of the birth of the new sun. The station was opened 20 July 1994.

Located at 19.3578, -99.0935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1994

Metro Cerro de la Estrella

Metro Cerro de la Estrella (English: Hill of the Stars) is an underground station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. The station is located along the Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa and serves the Colonia Hidalgo y Mina neighborhood within the Iztapalapa borough on the east side of the city. The station is named for the Cerro de la Estrella – a mesoamerican archaeological site located nearby. It was opened on 20 July 1994.

Located at 19.356, -99.0855 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1994

Metro UAM-I

Metro UAM-I is a station along Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro. The station's logo is the logo of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana campus Iztapalapa, which is close to the station. The station was opened on 20 July 1994. Until September 1996 this station was known as La Purísima, the name of the street where it is located. The previous logo was the silhouette of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Located at 19.3512, -99.0747 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1994

Metro Constitución de 1917

Constitución de 1917 is a terminal station at the southeastern end of line 8 of the Mexico City Metro in Mexico City, Mexico. The logo of the station depicts a quill above a document dated 1917 and is intended to represent the Constitution of Mexico, which was adopted 5 February 1917. The station was opened on 20 July 1994.

Located at 19.3459, -99.0639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1994

Cerro de la Estrella National Park

Cerro de la Estrella National Park is centered on the Cerro de la Estrella mountain which is located entirely within Mexico City, in the borough of Iztapalapa. It was originally designated in 1938 with 1,100 hectares, but the growth of the city has encroached on it and left it with less than 200 hectares.

Located at 19.3442, -99.0912 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National parks of Mexico

Carnivals of Iztapalapa

The Carnivals of Iztapalapa are various celebrations of Carnival which occur in the Mexico City borough of Iztapalapa. They are what remain of Carnival celebrations brought to Mexico City by the Spanish but subsequently suppressed by Inquisition authorities. There are individual celebrations in various communities, but for the close of Carnival, these communities come together for an event that can draw up to 200,000 people.

Located at 19.3573, -99.092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Carnivals