Prado Churubusco

Prado Churubusco is a neighborhood in Iztapalapa, Mexico City and has an elevation of 2,241 metres. Prado Churubusco is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia Cacama, as well as near Unidad Habitacional Xopa.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Colonia Prado Churubusco”
Postal code: 04230

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mexicaltzingo metro station and Museo del Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos.

Mexicaltzingo metro station

Metro station

Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Museo del Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos

Museum

Photo: France N. Roseau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museo del Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos is a museum.

South Central Terminal

Bus station

Photo: Apsu09, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Central Terminal is a bus station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Churubusco and Pueblo Culhuacán.

Churubusco

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Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.

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".

Pueblo Culhuacán

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Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ km southeast of Prado Churubusco.