San Simón

San Simón is a bus stop in Mexico City, Central Mexico. San Simón is situated nearby to the swimming pool Alberca Ballenita, as well as near the water park Centro Reacreativo Acuático La Ballenita.

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Type: Bus stop
Description: Metrobús bus stop
Also known as: “Metrobus San Simon” and “San Simon station”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Vasconcelos and Tlatelolco metro station.

Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Library

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. Biblioteca Vasconcelos is situated 1½ km south of San Simón.

Tlatelolco metro station

Metro station

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Tlatelolco is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Tlatelolco neighbourhood of the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, to the north of the downtown area. Tlatelolco metro station is situated 620 metres southeast of San Simón.

Monumento a la Raza

Monument

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The Monumento a la Raza is a 50-meter high pyramid in northern Mexico City. It stands at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes, Circuito Interior and Calzada Vallejo, within the Cuauhtémoc borough. Monumento a la Raza is situated 670 metres northeast of San Simón.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia Santa María Insurgentes and Tlatelolco.

Colonia Santa María Insurgentes

Neighborhood

Colonia Santa María Insurgentes is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the Mexico City's historic center. The colonia's borders are formed by the following roads: Calzada de San Simon to the south, Jacarandas to the north, Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte to the east and Jacarandas to the west.

Tlatelolco

Quarter

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Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.