Chimalistac
Chimalistac is a quarter in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,279 metres. Chimalistac is situated nearby to the neighborhood Barrio Oxtopulco, as well as near Colonia Agrícola.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: Mexico City colonia
- Also known as: “Colonia Chimalistac”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miguel Ángel de Quevedo metro station and Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum.
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo metro station
Railway station
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo is a station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in Mexico City's southern Coyoacán borough, at the junction of Avenida Miguel Ángel de Quevedo and Avenida Universidad.
Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum
Museum
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum was the first museum in the world dedicated specifically to watercolor painting. It is located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City, in a former private house which was donated to the museum by the city government.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copilco and Xoco.
Copilco
Quarter
Copilco was an important Mesoamerican ceremonial center, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Copilco is located approximately four kilometers north of Cuicuilco.
Xoco
Quarter
Xoco is a neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez borough. Xoco was originally a village dating to before the Spanish conquest. Now it is an important commercial hot spot that lies just across the northern edge of Coyoacán.
Coyoacán
This relatively large area in the southwest of Mexico City has always been a counterculture hotbed. This is where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived, a few blocks away from Leon Trotsky, and the tranquil residential area, with parks, squares, and cobblestone streets, is now a favourite spot for the bohemia set.
Chimalistac
- Categories: Mexico City colonia and locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.34712° or 19° 20′ 50″ northLongitude
-99.18387° or 99° 11′ 2″ westElevation
2,279 metres (7,477 feet)Open location code
76F28RW8+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11258691915OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Chimalistac” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Chimalistac”
- Spanish: “Chimalistac”
- Spanish: “Colonia Chimalistac”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barrio Oxtopulco and Colonia Guadalupe Chimalistac.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parroquia de San Sebastián Mártir and Plaza Frederico Gamboa.
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