El Caracol
El Caracol is a locality in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,265 metres. El Caracol is situated nearby to the neighborhood La Zorra, as well as near the locality Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estadio Azteca and Cuicuilco.
Estadio Azteca
Stadium
Photo: Cvmontuy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Azteca is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team.
Cuicuilco
Museum
Photo: Felipe huerta hdez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuicuilco is an important archaeological site located on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico, in what is today the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City.
Universum
Museum
Photo: Lachaume, Public domain.
Universum is Mexico's primary museum dedicated to promoting science and technology to the public and to support the university's science missions. It opened in 1992 at the Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tlalpan and Ciudad Universitaria.
Tlalpan
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Tlalpan and Pedregal is a district of Mexico City. Tlalpan is best known as the location of most hospitals in Mexico City and its most natural parks. Pedregal is a wealthy residential area built on top of and using lava rock from the Xitle volcano.
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. Ciudad Universitaria is situated 3 km northwest of El Caracol.
Santa Úrsula Xitla
Quarter
Photo: Lore Colorado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Úrsula Xitla is a quarter, which is situated 3 km southwest of El Caracol.
El Caracol
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.30456° or 19° 18′ 16″ northLongitude
-99.16379° or 99° 9′ 50″ westElevation
2,265 metres (7,431 feet)Open location code
76F28R3P+RFGeoNames ID
11562581
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In Other Languages
“El Caracol” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Caracol”
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Localities in the Area
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