Colonia del Sol

Colonia del Sol is a locality in Zapopan Municipality, Jalisco and has an elevation of 1,605 metres. Colonia del Sol is situated nearby to the locality Plaza del Sol, as well as near the neighborhood Jardines del Sol.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plaza del Sol and Matute Remus Bridge.

Plaza del Sol

Shopping center

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Plaza del Sol is one of the largest shopping malls in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Mexico, located in the municipality of Zapopan. Built at the end of the sixties by the architect Alejandro Zohn, it was the first mall in Latin America.

Matute Remus Bridge

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The Matute Remus Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. This work is part of a system of bridges that are located on the Lázaro Cárdenas road, at the junction with López Mateos avenue, one of the busiest in the city and that also crosses the 4 central municipalities of the Guadalajara metropolitan area.

Guadalajara Mexico Temple

Church

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The Guadalajara Mexico Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. The intent to build the temple was announced in a letter to local priesthood leaders on April 14, 1999, by the First Presidency.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guadalajara.

Guadalajara

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Guadalajara is the capital of the central state of Jalisco in Mexico, and the second-largest city in the country, with about a million and a half citizens in the core city and about 5.2 million in the metropolitan area.

Colonia del Sol

Type: Locality
Location: Zapopan Municipality, Jalisco, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

20.65286° or 20° 39′ 10″ north

Longitude

-103.40644° or 103° 24′ 23″ west

Elevation

1,605 metres (5,266 feet)

Open location code

75GRMH3V+4C

GeoNames ID

13402877

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Spanish: “Colonia del Sol”

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