Tlatilco
Tlatilco was a large pre-Columbian village in the Valley of Mexico situated near the modern-day town of the same name in the Mexican Federal District. It was one of the first chiefdom centers to arise in the Valley, flourishing on the western shore of Lake Texcoco during the Middle Pre-Classic period, between the years of 1200 BCE and 200 BCE.Photo: El Comandante, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Mexico
- Also known as: “Colonia Tlatilco”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’ and Multiforo Cultural Alicia.
Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’
Forest
Photo: E Zorro1000, CC0.
Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’ is a forest.
Multiforo Cultural Alicia
Theater building
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Multiforo Cultural Alicia is a theater building.
Museo de Geología de la UNAM
Museum
Photo: Luis enrique guerrero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de Geología de la UNAM is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonia Santa María Insurgentes and Tlatelolco.
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes
Neighborhood
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the Mexico City's historic center. The colonia's borders are formed by the following roads: Calzada de San Simon to the south, Jacarandas to the north, Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte to the east and Jacarandas to the west.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. Tlatelolco is situated 3 km southeast of Tlatilco.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 4 km south of Tlatilco.
Tlatilco
- Category: archaeological site
- Location: Azcapotzalco Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Tlatilco” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Тлатылька”
- Catalan: “Tlatilco”
- Chinese: “忒萊帝克”
- Chinese: “特拉蒂爾科”
- Dutch: “Tlatilco”
- Esperanto: “Tlatilco”
- French: “Tlatilco”
- German: “Tlatilco”
- Italian: “Tlatilco”
- Polish: “Tlatilco”
- Portuguese: “Cultura de Tlatilco”
- Portuguese: “Cultura tlatilca”
- Portuguese: “Tlatilco”
- Russian: “Тлатилько”
- Spanish: “Tlatilco”
- Ukrainian: “Тлатілько”
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