Plaza de las Tres Culturas
The Plaza de las Tres Culturas is the main square within the Tlatelolco neighborhood of Mexico City. The name "Three Cultures" is in recognition of the three periods of Mexican history reflected by buildings in the square: pre-Columbian, Spanish colonial, and the independent nation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tlatelolco and Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco.
Tlatelolco
Museum
Photo: TlatelolcoTV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tlatelolco is an archaeological excavation site in Mexico City, Mexico, where remains of the pre-Columbian city-state of the same name have been found.
Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco
Museum
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Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco is a museum, which is situated 140 metres south of Plaza de las Tres Culturas.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 2 km south of Plaza de las Tres Culturas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tlatelolco and Colonia Santa María Insurgentes.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes
Neighborhood
Colonia Santa María Insurgentes is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the Mexico City's historic center. The colonia's borders are formed by the following roads: Calzada de San Simon to the south, Jacarandas to the north, Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte to the east and Jacarandas to the west.
Centro
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The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.45132° or 19° 27′ 5″ northLongitude
-99.13704° or 99° 8′ 13″ westElevation
2,243 metres (7,359 feet)Open location code
76F2FV27+G5GeoNames ID
11561312
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