Granjas Modernas

Granjas Modernas is a neighborhood in Gustavo A. Madero Borough, Mexico City and has an elevation of 2,238 metres. Granjas Modernas is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia Ampliación San Juan de Aragón, as well as near Residencial Zen.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Colonia Granjas Modernas”
Postal code: 07460

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tepeyac.

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.

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.

Martín Carrera metro station

Metro station

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Martín Carrera is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located at the borders of the Colonia Martín Carrera, Colonia 15 de Agosto, and Colonia Díaz Mirón districts in the Gustavo A.

Places in the Area

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

La Villa de Guadalupe

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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.