El Centinela

El Centinela is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 2,245 metres. El Centinela is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Also known as: “Colonia El Centinela”
  • Postal code: 04450

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Central Terminal and Anahuacalli Museum.

Bus station
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Terminal Central de Autobuses del Sur is the southern intercity bus station in Mexico City.

Museum
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The Diego Rivera is a museum and arts center in , located in the San Pablo de Tepetlapa neighborhood of , 10 minutes by car from the , as well as from the tourist neighborhood of this district.

Metro station
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, alternatively spelled Taxqueña, is a station on the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an at-grade railway stop with two side platforms serving Line 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia de La Candelaria and Churubusco.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood of . It is a part of the borough of . It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli".

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
This relatively large area in the southwest of 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.

El Centinela

Latitude
19.33599° or 19° 20′ 10″ north
Longitude
-99.1398° or 99° 8′ 23″ west
Elevation
2,245 metres (7,365 feet)
Open location code
76F28VP6+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9041879225
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11562469
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In Other Languages

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