Balcones del Carmen
Balcones del Carmen is a residential area in Monterrey Municipality, Nuevo León. Balcones del Carmen is situated nearby to the locality Cerro del Obispado.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Courtyard by Marriott and Palacio del Obispado.
Courtyard by Marriott
Hotel
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Courtyard by Marriott is an American brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. The hotels are primarily targeted to business travelers. As of June 30, 2020, there were 1,254 Courtyard Marriott Hotels worldwide with 187,095 rooms in addition to 288 hotels with 49,335 rooms in the pipeline. Courtyard by Marriott is situated 1 km northwest of Balcones del Carmen.
Palacio del Obispado
Museum
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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 1½ km east of Balcones 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 3½ km south of Balcones del Carmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerro del Obispado and Monterrey.
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.
Monterrey
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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.
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.
Balcones del Carmen
Latitude
25.66756° or 25° 40′ 3″ northLongitude
-100.35733° or 100° 21′ 26″ westElevation
589 metres (1,932 feet)Open location code
75QXMJ9V+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 749479708OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
13297441
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In Other Languages
“Balcones del Carmen” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Balcones del Carmen”
- Spanish: “Colonia Balcones del Carmen”
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