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Benito Juárez, D.F

Benito Juárez is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It is a largely residential area, located to the south of historic center of Mexico City, although there are pressures for areas to convert to commercial use. It was named after Benito Juárez, president in the 19th century. The borough has the highest socioeconomic index in the country as it is primarily populated by the middle and upper middle classes.

Located at 19.4017, -99.1583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

Metro Xola

Metro Xola is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Colonia Moderna and Colonia Alamos districts of the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. The station logo shows a coconut palm tree. The name comes from the 19th century "Xola" hacienda that existed in the current site of the station.

Located at 19.3952, -99.1377 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.813 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Viaducto

Viaducto is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the border of Benito Juárez and Iztacalco boroughs of Mexico City, south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. It is represented by the stylised logo of a cloverleaf interchange, which represents crossing of Calzada de Tlalpan (a former Aztec road) and Viaducto Miguel Alemán, a crosscutting freeway that runs across the middle of the Federal District which opened in September 1950.

Located at 19.4008, -99.1369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.813 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia

The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH, National Institute of Anthropology and History) is a Mexican federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. Its creation has played a key role in preserving the Mexican cultural heritage.

Located at 19.4078, -99.1681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mesoamerican studies, Pre-Columbian studies, Anthropology museums, Government of Mexico, History museums in Mexico, World Digital Library partners

Metro Chabacano

Metro Chabacano is a station on Lines 2, 8 and 9 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, south of the city centre, on Calzada de Tlalpan. Chabacano means apricot in Mexican Spanish. When Mexico City was expanding south towards Río de la Piedad (now tubed under the Viaducto Miguel Alemán) city planners decided to name an avenue after the fruit that grew prodigiously next to the shore of the river.

Located at 19.4084, -99.1358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.813 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Villa de Cortés

Metro Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan. It is a surface station. The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century. The name of this station comes from the area in which it is now located, which was known as the Villa de Cortés in colonial times.

Located at 19.3875, -99.139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.813 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Centro Médico

Metro Centro Médico (Spanish: Estación Centro Médico) is an underground metro station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. It is a transfer station for both Lines 3 and 9. The station logo represents the caduceus, a variant of the Rod of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine. Its name refers to the Centro Médico Siglo XXI general hospital, located above the metro station.

Located at 19.4066, -99.1558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1980

Metro Hospital General

Metro Hospital General is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The station logo represents the symbol of International Red Cross. Its name refers to the General Hospital of Mexico, which is located above the station. This station transfers to the "S" trolleybus line, which runs between ISSSTE Zaragoza and Metro Chapultepec. Metro Hospital General serves passengers in the Colonias (Neighborhoods) of Doctores and Roma.

Located at 19.4136, -99.1539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970, 1970 establishments in Mexico

Metro Etiopía

Metro Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia (formerly known as Metro Etiopía) is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The station logo depicts the head of a lion, a symbol of the African country of Ethiopia. Its name is given from the Etiopía traffic circle which existed in the same location before the construction of the subway station. This square was donated by the government of Ethiopia.

Located at 19.3956, -99.1563 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations

Metro Eugenia

Metro Eugenia is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Colonia Vertiz Narvarte and Colonia del Valle neighbourhoods of the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The station logo depicts a stork, and its name refers to the avenue above the station. The name Eugenia literally means "The well born", so the stork is a birth symbol. The station opened on 25 August 1980.

Located at 19.3855, -99.1575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1980

Metro Chilpancingo

Metro Chilpancingo is an underground metro station along Line 9 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. It is very close to Metrobús station of the same name. The station is named after the nearby Avenida Chilpancingo, which in turn is named after the city of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, the capital of the state of Guerrero. The station logo is the silhouette of a wasp since Chilpancingo means the place of the wasps in Nahuatl.

Located at 19.4059, -99.1686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1988

Colonia Roma

Colonia Roma is a colonia or neighborhood located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just west of the city’s historic center. The area was a very shallow part of Lake Texcoco, dotted with tiny islands and one small island village of Aztacalco during the pre-Hispanic period. During the colonial period, the area dried up and became rural lands first owned by Hernán Cortés and then by the Counts of Miraville.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Colonia del Valle

Colonia del Valle is a neighborhood in the Benito Juarez borough of Mexico City. It includes "... a great number of parks, vast and tree-lined streets, prestigious shopping malls, and some city landmarks...". However, Colonia del Valle has been referred to as a "crime-ridden neighborhood", and it is the second most dangerous neighborhood in Mexico City. It has been mentioned to be as dangerous as Tepito and Colonia Doctores.

Located at 19.3892, -99.1677 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Metro Obrera

Metro Obrera is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. The station is situated on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. The station's logo is a construction worker's helmet framed with two gears. The name obrera comes from the Colonia Obrera neighbourhood where the station is located.

Located at 19.4136, -99.1442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1994

Panteón Francés

El Panteón Francés de la Piedad ("the French Cemetery") is a cemetery in Mexico City in which several notable people are interred. It is located in the southern section of the city, adjacent to the medical center, the Centro Medico Metro station, and the Colonia Buenos Aires neighborhood. Note that there is another "Panteón Francés" in the northwest section of the city, near Panteones metro station; not the same cemetery.

Located at 19.4052, -99.1535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Geography of Mexico City

Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (Mexico)

The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (English: National Preparatory School) (ENP), the oldest senior high school system in Mexico, belonging to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), opened its doors on February 1, 1868. It was founded by Gabino Barreda, M.D. , following orders of then President of Mexico Benito Juárez. It is also modern UNAM's oldest institution.

Located at 19.3903, -99.1678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1868, National Autonomous University of Mexico, High schools in Mexico, Schools in Mexico

Metro Lázaro Cárdenas

Metro Lázaro Cárdenas (Spanish: Estación Lázaro Cárdenas) is on Line 9 of the Mexico City Metro System between Metro Centro Médico and Metro Chabacano at the intersection of Eje Central and Eje 3 Sur. It links to the Eje Central Trolebus line. The station is named after Lázaro Cárdenas, and the station logo shows a portrait in profile of him.

Located at 19.407, -99.1449 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations

Colonia Doctores

Colonia Doctores is an official neighborhood just southwest of the historic center of Mexico City. It is bordered by Avenida Cuauhtémoc to the west, Arcos de Belen Street to the north, Eje Central to the east and Eje 3 Sur José Peón Contreras to the south.

Located at 19.4176, -99.1474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Torre AXA México

Torre AXA México, previously Mexicana de Aviación Tower, was the worldwide headquarters of Mexicana de Aviación and a landmark located in Colonia del Valle in Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Mexico. The 32-storey building is 132 metres tall. It was designed by Rafael Mijares and Andrés Giovanni. In 2003, the airline announced plans to sell the tower, considered to be a landmark in the city, for US$35 million as an initial offer.

Located at 19.3964, -99.165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Mexico City, Skyscrapers between 100 and 149 meters, Buildings and structures completed in 1982, AXA, Mexicana

General Hospital of Mexico

The General Hospital of Mexico (Hospital General de México, HGM) is a hospital in Mexico City, operated by the federal government. The Metro Hospital General serves the hospital.

Located at 19.413, -99.1519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Hospitals in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Mexico City

Colonia Algarín

Colonia Algarín is a very small working class residential neighborhood located south of the historic center of Mexico City. Its border to the north is Eje 3 Sur José Peón Contreras, to the south Viaducto Miguel Alemán, to the east San Antonio Abad Ave (Calzada de Tlalpan) and to the west Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. Colonia Algarín is located between colonias Buenos Aires (Eje Central), Álamos (Viaducto), Obrera and Asturias (San Antonio Abad).

Located at 19.405, -99.1388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.813 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Colonia Buenos Aires

Colonia Buenos Aires is a colonia of the Cuauhtémoc borough located south of the historic center of Mexico City. This colonia is primarily known for its abundance of dealers selling used car parts, and an incident when six youths were executed by police. About half of the colonia’s residents make a living from car parts, but these businesses have a reputation for selling stolen merchandise.

Located at 19.4056, -99.1496 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Centro Urbano Benito Juárez

The Centro Urbano Benito Juárez, more commonly called the Multifamiliar Juárez, was a large apartment complex built on the southeast section of Colonia Roma, Mexico City in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was one of several projects of this type by architect Mario Pani, designed to be semi-autonomous and incorporate as much outdoors space as possible. It also featured one of the largest mural works of the 20th century by artist Carlos Mérida.

Located at 19.4097, -99.1575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City

Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México

The Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM) (Autonomous University of Mexico City) is a public university from the México City founded in 2001. Before, the Federal District was the only federal entity without a state university.

Located at 19.3858, -99.1608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.815 miles away.
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Public universities and colleges in Mexico

Centro Cultural Border (Mexico City)

The Centro Cultural Border, or Border Cultural Center, is an independent cultural space in Colonia Roma that encourages the production, formation and awareness of emerging contemporary art with a focus on visual art, multimedia and graffiti. The center has a cafeteria, library, book store and a series of workshops focused on urban art. The library has materials in english and spanish about illustration, graffiti, design and contemporary art.

Located at 19.4168, -99.1564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.814 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Mexico