Lomas de San Juan Ixhuatepec

Lomas de San Juan Ixhuatepec is a locality in Mexico State, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,325 metres. Lomas de San Juan Ixhuatepec is situated nearby to the locality Reserva Ecológica Siete, as well as near the neighborhood Atrás del Tequiquil.

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. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated 3½ km south of Lomas de San Juan Ixhuatepec.

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 3 km south of Lomas de San Juan Ixhuatepec.

Indios Verdes metro station

Metro station

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Indios Verdes metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro along Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms serving as the northern terminus of Line 3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Villa de Guadalupe and Guadalupe Tepeyac.

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.