La Cantera
La Cantera is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,261 metres. La Cantera is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fraccionamiento Copilco Universidad, as well as near Colonia Copilco El Alto.- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Colonia La Cantera”
- Postal code: 04369
Places of Interest
Highlights include Copilco metro station and Central Library.
Copilco metro station
Metro station
Photo: GAED, Public domain.
Copilco is a station along Line 3 on the Mexico City Metro. Located in the Coyoacán borough, in the south of Mexico City, on Avenida Enríquez Ureña. It is the penultimate station along the southern portion of Line 3.
Central Library
Library
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Central Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico is the main library in the Ciudad Universitaria Campus. It holds one of the largest collections in Mexico.
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 Chimalistac.
Copilco
Quarter
Copilco was an important Mesoamerican ceremonial center, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Copilco is located approximately four kilometers north of Cuicuilco.
Ciudad Universitaria
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Universitaria is the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, located in Coyoacán borough in the southern part of Mexico City.
La Cantera
- Category: locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.33441° or 19° 20′ 4″ northLongitude
-99.17428° or 99° 10′ 27″ westElevation
2,261 metres (7,418 feet)Open location code
76F28RMG+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9041880460OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11562569
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In Other Languages
“La Cantera” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “La Cantera”
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Localities in the Area
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