Santa Cecilia

Santa Cecilia is an archaeological site in Mexico State, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,346 metres.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Cecilia Acatitlan and Tenayuca.

Santa Cecilia Acatitlan

Park

Photo: Gargancio, Public domain.

Acatitlan is an archeological zone of the early Aztec culture located in the town of Santa Cecilia, in the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz in the State of Mexico, about 10 km northwest of Mexico City. Santa Cecilia Acatitlan is situated 1 km west of Santa Cecilia.

Tenayuca

Park

Photo: Maunus, Public domain.

Tenayuca is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico. In the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology, Tenayuca was a settlement on the former shoreline of the western arm of Lake Texcoco. Tenayuca is situated 2 km south of Santa Cecilia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azcapotzalco and Ciudad Satelite.

Azcapotzalco

Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Azcapotzalco is a district in northwestern Mexico City. Visitors to Mexico City are most likely to come to this area for events at the Arena de Ciudad de Mexico or to visit its well-known parks.

Ciudad Satelite

Photo: iivangm, CC BY 2.0.

Ciudad Satelite, or simply "Satelite", is part of the metropolitan area of Mexico City. Although there is a specific borough bearing that name, locals refer to Satelite to a broader area including other boroughs or colonias that are across the city limits into the State of Mexico.

Santa Cecilia

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Mexico State, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

19.55266° or 19° 33′ 10″ north

Longitude

-99.16414° or 99° 9′ 51″ west

Elevation

2,346 metres (7,697 feet)

Open location code

76F2HR3P+38

GeoNames ID

11536854

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In Other Languages

“Santa Cecilia” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Santa Cecilia”

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