Tlatilco

Tlatilco was a large pre-Columbian village in the 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 during the Middle Pre-Classic period, between the years of 1200 BCE and 200 BCE.
Wikipedia
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.

University
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is an university.

Theater building
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building.

Museum
Photo: Luis enrique guerrero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia Santa María Insurgentes and Tlatelolco.

Neighborhood
is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the . 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.

Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the . 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. is situated 3 km southeast of Tlatilco.

Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of . 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. is situated 4 km south of Tlatilco.

Tlatilco

Latitude
19.46201° or 19° 27′ 43″ north
Longitude
-99.16337° or 99° 9′ 48″ west
Elevation
2,240 metres (7,349 feet)
Open location code
76F2FR6P+RM
Geo­Names ID
3515368
Wiki­data ID
Q1929180
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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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