Lomas Altas
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Ciudad de México - Mexico

Chapultepec

Chapultepec Park, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in the Western Hemisphere, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres) (South Mountain Park, for example, contains 16,094 acres within the city of Phoenix, AZ, USA). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is to be an ecological space in the vast megalopolis.

Located at 19.4131, -99.1978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Parks in Mexico City, Visitor attractions in Mexico City, Urban public parks, Archaeological sites in Mexico City

Panteón de Dolores

The Panteón Civil de Dolores is the largest cemetery in Mexico and contains the "Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres" (Rotunda of Illustrious Persons). It is located on Constituyentes Avenue in Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, between sections two and three of Chapultepec Park.

Located at 19.407, -99.204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.818 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Visitor attractions in Mexico City, 1875 establishments in Mexico

Álvaro Obregón, D.F

Álvaro Obregón is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It contains a large portion of the south-west part of Mexico City. It had a 2010 census population of 727,034 inhabitants and lies at an elevation of 2,319 m. above sea level. It was named after Álvaro Obregón, a leader of the Mexican Revolution and an early-20th-century Mexican president, who was assassinated in this area.

Located at 19.4, -99.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

Miguel Hidalgo, D.F

Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Federal District of Mexico City is divided. It was created in 1970, joining the historic areas of Tacuba, Chapultepec and Tacubaya along with a number of notable neighborhoods such as Polanco and Lomas de Chapultepec. With landmarks such as Chapultepec Park and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, it is the second most visited borough in Mexico City after Cuauhtémoc, D.F. where the historic center of Mexico City is located.

Located at 19.4067, -99.1911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

Battle of Molino del Rey

The Battle of Molino del Rey was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Mexican-American War. It was fought in September 1847 between Mexican forces under General Antonio Léon against an American force under General Winfield Scott at a hill called El Molino del Rey near Mexico City.

Located at 19.419, -99.191 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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1847 in Mexico, History of Mexico City, Battles of the Mexican–American War, Mexican-American War forts, Mexico City Campaign

Metro Observatorio

Metro Observatorio is a station on Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Álvaro Obregón borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre. This station is the western terminus of Line 1. The station logo represents the stylised dome of an astronomical observatory. It is named after the National Astronomical Observatory of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México located at the top of a hill near the station.

Located at 19.3982, -99.2004 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1971, 1971 establishments in Mexico

Metro Tacubaya

Metro Tacubaya is a station on Lines 1, 7 and 9 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre. The station logo represents a water bowl while the name, taken from the surrounding neighbourhood, means "where water joins" in Nahuatl. An Aztec settlement was built on the area, which back then was at the edge of Lake Texcoco. Metro Tacubaya is one of the network's busiest stations.

Located at 19.4034, -99.1871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Los Pinos

Los Pinos (from Spanish, The Pines) is the official residence and office of the President of Mexico. Located in the Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest) in central Mexico City, it became the presidential seat in 1934, when Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas became the first president to live here. The term Los Pinos has become a metonym for the Presidency of Mexico.

Located at 19.4156, -99.1914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Official residences in Mexico, Presidential palaces, Visitor attractions in Mexico City

Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)

The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (Spanish: Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, SEDENA) is the government department responsible for managing Mexico's Army and Air Forces. Its head is the Secretary of National Defense who, like the co-equal Secretary of the Navy, reports directly to the President. Before 1937, the position was called the Secretary of War and Navy (Secretaría de Guerra y Marina). The agency has its headquarters in Lomas de Sotelo, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City.

Located at 19.44, -99.216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.818 miles away.
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Politics of Mexico, Cabinet of Mexico, Military of Mexico, Defence ministers

National Auditorium

Auditorio Nacional (English: National Auditorium) is an entertainment centre located at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City right in front of the Polanco hotel zone next to Campo Marte. The National Auditorium, main site Mexico shows and considered among the top in the world by various specialized media, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and Gonzalo Ramírez del Sordo, Mexican architects and remodeled ingeralmente by Abraham zabludovsky and Teodoro González de León.

Located at 19.4247, -99.1949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Event venues established in 1952, Sports venues in Mexico City, Buildings and structures in Mexico City, 1968 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic gymnastics venues

Cascabel (roller coaster)

Cascabel is a steel shuttle roller coaster that has been at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City since 1991. In 1991, Chapultepec park received the coaster from Kennywood amusement park, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the coaster was named "Laser Loop". Chapultepec park would rename the coaster to "Cascabel" (Spanish for "rattle", in reference to a rattlesnake).

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Mexico, Roller coasters introduced in 1980, Roller coasters introduced in 1994

Metro Constituyentes

Constituyentes is a station on Line 7 of the Mexico City metro on the western outskirts of the city center. It serves Chapultepec Park and numerous attractions therein, as well as the Luis Barragán House and Studio. The station opened on 23 August 1985. \t\t \t\t\tConstituyentesStationDF. JPG \t\t\t Entrance to station

Located at 19.4119, -99.1913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1985

Metro San Pedro de los Pinos

Metro San Pedro de los Pinos (Spanish: Estación San Pedro de los Pinos) is a station on Line 7 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre. The station opened on 19 December 1985. The logo of the station features a silhouette of two pine trees.

Located at 19.3913, -99.1861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1985

Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico)

The Mexican Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Spanish: Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, SHCP) is the finance ministry. The Secretary of Finance and Public Credit is a member of the federal executive cabinet and is appointed by the President of the Republic. It is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. In Mexico the Secretary of Finance is the head of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit.

Located at 19.397, -99.216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.818 miles away.
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Finance ministries, Cabinet of Mexico, Mexican Secretaries of Finance, Revenue services, 1968 births, Living people

Hipódromo de las Américas

Hipódromo de las Américas is a thoroughbred and quarter-horse race track in Mexico City, Mexico that had its inaugural meeting on March 6, 1943. It is located approximately four and one-half miles from the downtown district, on Lomas de Sotelo, Mexico City. It is operated by Grupo CIE. Facilities include the original club-house and grandstand, with seating for 20,000 persons, as well a stable area which can accommodate 1700 horses.

Located at 19.4386, -99.2228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.819 miles away.
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Sports venues in Mexico City, Horse racing venues in Mexico

Guillermo Prieto

Guillermo Prieto Pradillo (10 February 1818 — 2 March 1897) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, poet, chronicler, journalist, essayist, patriot and Liberal politician. According to Eladio Cortés, during his lifetime he was considered Mexico's national poet, and his political allegiance to the Mexican liberals allowed him to serve as Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs under different administrations. In his writings he used several pen names, including Don Benedeno and Fidel.

Located at 19.4068, -99.2046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.818 miles away.
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1818 births, 1897 deaths, Mexican writers, Mexican poets, Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), Mexican Secretaries of Finance, Mexican Secretaries of Foreign Affairs, People from Mexico City

Montaña Infinitum

Montaña Infinitum is a roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the World's first roller coaster with 3 vertical loops. Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, it was originally purchased by showman Rudolf Barth in 1984 who operated it as "Dreier Looping" for 12 years on the German fair circuit.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Mexico, Roller coasters introduced in 2007

Montaña Rusa

Montaña Rusa is a roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1993, it was renamed Serpiente de Fuego but later it was changed back to Montaña Rusa.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Mexico, Roller coasters introduced in 1964

La Feria Chapultepec Mágico

La Feria Chapultepec Mágico is an amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico. Located in Chapultepec Park, it opened in 1964 as Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec and was operated by the Mexican government. In 1992 Grupo CIE bought it and changed the name to the current one.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Amusement parks in Mexico City

Luis Barragán House and Studio

The Luis Barragán House and Studio, located in the west of Mexico City, was the residence of architect Luis Barragán in the years following the Second World War. Built in 1947, the house reflects Barragán's design style during this period and remained his residents until his death in 1988. Today it is a museum, run by Barragan’s home state of Jalisco and the Arquitectura Tapatía Luis Barragán Foundation, with tours available only by appointment.

Located at 19.4108, -99.1922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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World Heritage Sites in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Gardens in Mexico, Modernist architecture, Historic house museums in Mexico, Museums in Mexico City

2008 Mexico City plane crash

An official Mexican Interior Ministry aircraft crashed in central Mexico City at around 18:45 local time on November 4, 2008. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan Camilo Mouriño, who was aboard the plane, was killed in the crash, along with the other seven people on board and at least six people on the ground. The plane crashed in rush-hour traffic close to the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma and the Anillo Periférico, in the Las Lomas residential and business district.

Located at 19.4264, -99.2036 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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2008 in Mexico, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2008, Aviation accidents and incidents in Mexico

Escuela Médico Militar

The Escuela Médico Militar is a medical school of the Mexican army and air force for advanced medical training. The school is located in Mexico City. The school was founded as Escuela Constitucionalista Médico Militar by Generals Guadalupe Gracia García-Cumplido and Enrique Cornelio Osornio Martínez de los Ríos in 1917.

Located at 19.4346, -99.2145 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.818 miles away.
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Schools of medicine in Mexico, Military schools, Military medical facilities, Military of Mexico, Universities in Mexico City

Jilotzingo

Jilotzingo is a town and municipality in Mexico State in Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 143.66 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 13,825.

Located at 19.4, -99.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.820 miles away.
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Municipalities of the State of Mexico, Populated places in the State of Mexico

Campo Marte

Campo Marte is an equestrian venue located next to the National Auditorium in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.

Located at 19.4247, -99.1972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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1968 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic equestrian venues, Sports venues in Mexico City

Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City

The Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Mexico.

Located at 19.4215, -99.2242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.819 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of Sweden, Mexico–Sweden relations, Diplomatic missions in Mexico City