Juan González Romero

Juan González Romero is a neighborhood in Gustavo A. Madero Borough, Mexico City and has an elevation of 2,236 metres. Juan González Romero is situated nearby to the neighborhood Villa Hermosa, as well as near Colonia del Obrero.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Colonia Juan González Romero”, “Colonia Juan Romero Gonzalez”, “Juan Gonzalez Romero”, and “Juan Romero González”
Postal code: 07410

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tepeyac and Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Tepeyac

Peak

Photo: Eneas De Troya, CC BY 2.0.

Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost Alcaldía or borough of Mexico City. Tepeyac is situated 3½ km southwest of Juan González Romero.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Church

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The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated 3½ km southwest of Juan González Romero.

Museo de los Ferrocarrileros

Museum

Photo: Octavio Alonso Maya …, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museo de los Ferrocarrileros is a museum, which is situated 4 km southwest of Juan González Romero.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Villa de Guadalupe and San Juan de Aragón.

La Villa de Guadalupe

Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

La Villa de Guadalupe is in the northern part of Mexico City, part of the delegación of Gustavo A. Madero. It is home to the Basílica de Guadalupe complex at the base of Tepeyac Hill, perhaps Roman Catholicism's holiest site in Latin America.