Unidad Modelo
Unidad Modelo is a locality in Iztapalapa, Mexico City and has an elevation of 2,238 metres. Unidad Modelo is situated nearby to the neighborhood Popular, as well as near the locality El Sifón.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Escuadrón 201 metro station and Mexicaltzingo metro station.
Escuadrón 201 metro station
Metro station
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Escuadrón 201 is a metro station in Mexico City, Mexico. It is located in the city's eastern Iztapalapa borough, close to the intersection of Eje 3 Oriente and Eje 8 Sur.
Mexicaltzingo metro station
Metro station
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Mexicaltzingo is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Ermita and Atlalilco. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.
Aculco metro station
Metro station
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Aculco is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. It is located under the bridge where the Trabajadoras Sociales passes over the Eje 3 Ote in the Colonia Pueblo Aculco neighborhood of the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pueblo Culhuacán and Churubusco.
Pueblo Culhuacán
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Pueblo Culhuacán is an officially designated neighborhood of the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, which used to be a major pre-Hispanic city. Ancient Culhuacán was founded around 600 CE and the site has been continuously occupied since. Pueblo Culhuacán is situated 3 km south of Unidad Modelo.
Churubusco
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Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. It is a part of the borough of Coyoacán. It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the Spanish invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli". Churubusco is situated 3½ km west of Unidad Modelo.
Coyoacán
This relatively large area in the southwest of Mexico City has always been a counterculture hotbed. This is where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived, a few blocks away from Leon Trotsky, and the tranquil residential area, with parks, squares, and cobblestone streets, is now a favourite spot for the bohemia set.
Unidad Modelo
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Colonia Unidad Modelo”
- Location: Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.36667° or 19° 22′ northLongitude
-99.11667° or 99° 7′ westElevation
2,238 metres (7,343 feet)Open location code
76F29V8M+M8GeoNames ID
3514923
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