Héroes de Churubusco

Héroes de Churubusco is a neighborhood in Iztapalapa, Mexico City and has an elevation of 2,240 metres. Héroes de Churubusco is situated nearby to the quarter Mexicaltzingo, as well as near the neighborhood Unidad Habitacional Xopa.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Colonia Heroes de Churubusco”, “Colonia Héroes de Churubusco”, and “Heroes de Churubusco”
Postal code: 09090

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mexicaltzingo metro station and Escuadrón 201 metro station.

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.

Escuadrón 201 metro station

Metro station

Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery

Photo: Spangineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma is a major brewery based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, founded in 1890. It is a subsidiary of Heineken International.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pueblo Culhuacán and Churubusco.

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 Héroes de Churubusco.

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". Churubusco is situated 3½ km west of Héroes de Churubusco.