Colonia del Carmen
Colonia del Carmen is a residential area in Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León. Colonia del Carmen is situated nearby to the locality Cerro del Obispado.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio del Obispado and La Purísima.
Palacio del Obispado
Museum
Photo: Brendablue77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palacio del Obispado, Spanish for Bishop's Palace, also known as El Obispado or the Bishop's Museum, originally called Palacio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is an 18th-century colonial building, located in Monterrey, Nuevo León state, Northeastern Mexico. Palacio del Obispado is situated 2 km east of Colonia del Carmen.
La Purísima
Church
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La Purísima is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Colonia del Carmen.
Alfa Planetarium
Museum
Photo: Félix Barrón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alfa Planetarium was a planetarium located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. This institution was created by ALFA in 1978 to promote science and technology in Latin America. Alfa Planetarium is situated 4 km south of Colonia del Carmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerro del Obispado and Western suburbs.
Cerro del Obispado
Locality
The Cerro del Obispado is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, named after the building constructed in the middle of the slope by the end of the 18th century.
Western suburbs
The Western suburbs of Monterrey consist of two municipalities - San Pedro Garza Garcia and Santa Catarina. San Pedro Garza Garcia is the wealthiest part of Monterrey, consisting of elegant neighborhoods, glitzy upscale shopping centers, towering high rise buildings and myriad restaurants and international hotels.
Monterrey
Photo: Rick González, CC BY 2.0.
Monterrey is the third largest city in Mexico and the capital of the state of Nuevo León. It is the commercial, industrial, educational, and transportation hub of northern Mexico, also third in economic importance after Mexico City and Mexico State.
Colonia del Carmen
- Type: Residential area
- Also known as: “Del Carmen”
- Location: Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
25.67042° or 25° 40′ 14″ northLongitude
-100.35966° or 100° 21′ 35″ westElevation
602 metres (1,975 feet)Open location code
75QXMJCR+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 749479707OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
13296120
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- Spanish: “Colonia del Carmen”
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