Capacha
Capacha is an archaeological site located about 6 kilometers northeast of the Colima Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima. This site is the heart of the ancient Mesoamerican Capacha Culture.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: archaeological site in Colima State, Mexico
- Also known as: “La Capacha”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Campana.
La Campana
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Campana is an archaeological site included in the Mexican archaeological heritage list since 1917. Located in the vicinity of the city of Colima. This site was the largest prehispanic population center in western Mexico. La Campana is situated 4 km west of Capacha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comala.
Comala
Photo: Pabloangulo84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comala is a town of 10,000 people in the southwestern state of Colima, Mexico. It is nicknamed the "White Village of America" as the façades of the buildings in town have all been painted white since the 1960s.
Capacha
- Categories: archaeological site and locality
- Location: Colima, Colima, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.28135° or 19° 16′ 53″ northLongitude
-103.6918° or 103° 41′ 31″ westElevation
648 metres (2,126 feet)Open location code
75FR78J5+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 11105560895OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Capacha” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Капача”
- Belarusian: “Культура Капача”
- Catalan: “Cultura capacha”
- French: “Complexe céramique Capacha”
- French: “Le complexe céramique Capacha”
- Georgian: “კაპაჩის კულტურა”
- Portuguese: “Cultura Capacha”
- Russian: “Капача”
- Russian: “Культура Капача”
- Spanish: “Cultura capacha”
- Spanish: “Cultura Capacha”
- Spanish: “Cultura de Capacha”
- Swedish: “Capachakulturen”
- Ukrainian: “Капача”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jardín La Capacha and Plaza de Toros.
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